Sentences with phrase «poisonous animals»

In some countries this can pose more of a danger than others, with poisonous animals or even Canadian grizzlies to worry about.

Iceland is extremely safe — you can drink water from the tap, serious diseases are rare, no poisonous animals.

There are not many poisonous animals in this country, besides the snakes only some frogs and toads.

What they found: Many of these trypophobia triggers have spectral characteristics — luminosity and contrast features — that resemble those of poisonous animals, such as the deathstalker scorpion and the puffer fish.

Scientists have understood quite well why so many poisonous animals have brightly colored bodies — the colors send a message to the predators:» don't eat me, or you'll get sick and die.»

Previous explanations for the condition include the suggestion that people are evolutionarily predisposed to respond to clusters of round shapes because these shapes are also found on poisonous animals, like some snakes and the blue - ringed octopus.

This summer we've looked at many of the venomous and poisonous animals at Shedd Aquarium.

So you think intentionally handling poisonous animals because of a literal interpretation of one of many thousands of Bible verses is the same as passing a homeless man on the street.

Some animals use mimicry, seeming to be something else, such as a leaf, a stone, a twig, or a similar but more dangerous / poisonous animal.

Terra Natura is another wildlife park, split into five areas of adventure including a petting zoo and a poisonous animal area.

Not exact matches

Our distant ancestors» brains were wired to locate animals to hunt, discern poisonous plants from edible ones, and get us home before dark.

Poisonous plants and animals.

: poisonous matter normally secreted by some animals (as snakes, scorpions, or bees) and transmitted to prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging; broadly: material that is poisonous

Don't you think it would have been easier for god to make those animals poisonous so we wouldn't eat them for fear of dying?

Adrift for millennia in splendid isolation in the blue of the South Pacific it has escaped the evils of industrial progress, the incursions of dangerous animals, poisonous snakes, spiders and pestilent diseases such as malaria.

When foraging out in the wild and in unfamiliar areas, be sure to keep a lookout for poisonous and irritating plants and animals.

«There are poisonous snakes not only among the animals, but also among people.

Though not poisonous to most people, beachgoers should avoid the animals because their venom can cause stinging in the eyes and mouth

In most animals, taste has evolved to avoid all things bitter — a key to survival — to avoid eating something that could be poisonous via taste receptors, known as Tas2r, that quickly spring into action and elicit the bitter sensation.

That was Peter Cook's challenge 8 years ago when he was trying to figure out whether poisonous algae were irrevocably damaging the animals» brains.

Gila monsters These nearly two - foot - long lizards use their poisonous bite to prey on small animals in the southwestern United States.

From poisonous toads to toxic tarantulas, venomous animals provide ingredients for traditional medicines around the world.

The findings question the common hypothesis that bitter taste developed primarily to protect animals from ingesting poisonous plant compounds.

They defend plants by warning animals away and protect animals by letting them know when a plant may be poisonous.

7 Initially, the moon rocks were quarantined with about a dozen species of animals to make sure they did not harbor toxic or poisonous materials.

It is poisonous but only at relatively large doses; in rats it killed half of the animals tested at concentrations above 825 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.

The researchers hope the discovery will lead to new ways of making some poisonous plants safer for human and animal consumption.

They eat frogs, but can't handle the poisons in cane toads, and so are killed when they try to eat the poisonous new froglike animal.

God created many poisonous species of plants and animals, and they are good, though not beneficial to the human person.

At 680 °F toxic gases are released which are known to be carcinogenic to animals, poisonous to plants, and even lethal to humans.

Raw eggplant contains the toxin solanine, which is also found in potatoes and can be poisonous to some animals, but rarely to humans.

London About Blog Animal PoisonLine is the only 24 - hour specialised emergency telephone service in the UK dedicated to helping pet owners who are worried their pet may have been exposed to something harmful or poisonous.

But when an animal subject rebels, the whole shebang explodes into Earth's atmosphere, dropping poisonous DNA canisters into a swamp (next to a croc), a prairie (by a wolf), and yes, into the gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo.

There, in a fun prologue, he takes a page from Rousseau and rejects civilization in the pursuit of indulging his animal self: he tames a fierce space - dog and makes himself immune to the poisonous bite of a space - scorpion monster.

Remember engine coolant can be under pressure when warm and can be poisonous to small animals.

Every day in the life of any villager under thirty, this terrible eruption - the flaring of gas from the oil extracted by PetroGlobal Luandia from beneath the deep - red clay - had never ceased, its searing, poisonous heat denuding trees, killing birds and animals, and turning the rainfall to acid, which corroded the roofs that sheltered the people's thatched homes.

That, and searching the surrounding bush for animals (poisonous and otherwise) to let loose in their schoolroom.

Find out the joys of fostering pets, protect your companion animals from poisonous plants, get to know adoption advocate and Miss Utah International Laura Swanson, and more in the April 2014 issue of Pets in the City Magazine.

According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the ten most frequently reported calls involve items that are readily found in most households but yet are not always perceived as poisonous.

Her dispute with the county erupted last month when she publicly charged that the animal shelter was abusing animals, and that killing animals there with a poisonous gas is inhumane.

County officials suspended Crawford after accusing her of appealing to administrators above her own supervisor and using an unauthorized tranquilizer.Her dispute with the county erupted last month when she publicly charged that the animal shelter was abusing animals, and that killing animals there with a poisonous gas is inhumane.

Ticks, centipedes and poisonous spiders are three examples of animals that are not insects.

American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Contains useful information including lists of poisonous plants, disaster preparedness plans, and an animal behavior section.

Animal Behavior College's Pet CPR and First Aid Certification will give you the knowledge needed to respond safely and effectively to medical emergencies like choking, heat stroke, bleeding injuries and poisonous bites from insects and snakes.

Should your puppy ingest poisonous substances: - CONTACT ASPCA - Animal Poison Control Center or your veternarian immediately!

As with the existing ordinance, the draft bans a large number of exotic animals, from poisonous snakes to hippopotamuses.

Because it is free of any substances that are poisonous to cats, there is no need to scurry off to the animal hospital if your cat accidentally consumes a large quantity in one sitting.

«All gas chambers using any poisonous inhalant gas to kill animals should be put out of use immediately, not in the year 2012.

A surprisingly long list of indoor and outdoor plants may also be poisonous to animals.

If you catch your cat munching or slurping up a poisonous substance or if you suspect poisoning (cats can walk through toxic substances and then ingest them when they lick their paws), immediately call your veterinarian or the 24 - hour National Animal Poison Control Center (NAPCC) at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.