Sentences with phrase «sized animal called»

Working near an archaeological site in southern Yemen, Cole and his colleagues, with the help of a Bedouin guide, identified 25 middens that had been deposited in desert caves by a groundhog - sized animal called a hyrax.

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The shark tank alone will be 20 times the size of the exhibit at the previous location, and features a walk - through tunnel, the better to ogle the 2,000 animals that will call it home.

An index called the longevity quotient indicates whether a species has an average life span or is unusually long - lived or short - lived for an animal of its size.

Of all relationships between wild animals and people, few are more heartwarming than that of African honey hunters and a robin - sized bird called the greater honeyguide.

They also highlight the importance to animals of transmitting information about their size and identity to other individuals through their calls.

The technique, called geometric morphometrics, precisely determined differences in bone size, shape, and configuration between the animals.

In an article publishing April 28 in the Open Access journal PLOS Biology, the researchers from Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois describe how they studied 22 animals called median / paired fin swimmers, in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.

The filters (called houses because the animal lives inside) let bite - size food in but keep out larger, suspended gunk.

Current guidelines for the care for animals in research call for about 25 square feet (2.3 square meters) for each animal, but current cages are closer to the 1,000 - square - foot size, Anderson says.

Now, they may have an answer: After analyzing recordings of the elk bugling calls, researchers discovered that they actually comprise two parts — the high - pitched shrieking that can reach frequencies above 2000 hertz (heard in the video above) and a simultaneous, lower - pitched call around 145 hertz, a more typical frequency for an elk - sized animal.

Studies of animals and birds reveal that listeners can perceive a caller's body size and intension based on the frequency, voice quality and formant spacing of a call.

Although the packaging of Marc Jacobs Beauty's Christmas cracker, called Night Owl, is covered in stylized animal prints, the contents — a full - size mascara and two small eyeliners — are basic black.

«To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $ 10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus - size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high - powered plumbing magnate.»

To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $ 10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus - size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high - powered plumbing magnate.

The dog was called by some as the «Comforter» since the dog's small size along with its affectionate, and warm nature was comforting to those holding the animal in their hands.

Generally speaking, show animals must fall within the ideal range of both size and weight (for that country's breed standard), but it is not unusual to find male Dobies weighing over 100 pounds or females that are also larger than called for by the breed standards.

At Derry Animal Hospital, we use ultrasound to assess the shape, size, tissue density, internal structure, and position of your pet's abdominal organs, assess cardiac health (also called an echocardiogram), and diagnose pregnancy.

If they rent, you will want to call the owner / manager to find out if they allow pets and if there are any size restrictions which might apply to your companion animal.

She began to adorn the exterior of her house, which called the «playhouse,» with stuffed animals, life - sized dolls, animal - shaped hedges and sculptures made of chewing gum.

Island gigantism (also called insular gigantism) is a biological phenomenon wherein the size of an animal on an island increases significantly compared to its relatives on the mainland.