I found a Nat'l Geographic featuring Nasalis, I noted 2 items: 1) the infant's hand is very similar to Human hand (unlike adult Nasalis), the thumb is...
In a book I read, river otters have both fur and SC fat, and have webbed hands, while sea otters lack sc fat and have almost no webbing on hands. Sea otters...
Medit. tsunami caused by landslide of Mt. Etna Italy, caused Canaan village to leave fish on shore 8000BP Video & pics (Paul H. HoM) [Or were the fish simply...
... of nasal ... nostrils, ... cartilagues, ... inferior ... when one ... this will ... believe that in seals and I suspect in us the muscles only operate to ...
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274:121-5 Human parental effort and environmental risk Robert J Quinlan 2006 Parental investment...
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... I don't know about seals, but I have muscles that flare nostrils and others that close them, totally against low inward pressure, but leakily against...
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... From: " A. Lemak A.S. " To: AAT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: [AAT] Sea otters Sea otters lack anal glands (scent and...
... From: Ken Moore To: AAT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [AAT] Transition to breath holder ... I don't know about...
Dear Elaine After your last message, I´ve been experimenting: - I can flare my nostrils OK, but I can´t close them. I can even flare my nostrils and widen my...
I mentioned that one book stated that river otters have sc fat, that is an error I think, haven't found confirmation of sc fat in any otters, perhaps a...
To equalize internal air pressure, one needs more than an oral valve and a nasal valve. Yawning (with or without inhalation) releases air pressure differences,...
Elaine, the stoat info I gave should be questioned ( I don't recall the source, I don't believe it was a scholarly document). The reason i didn't question it...
Here is pic of Asian small claw otter nose: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/AAT/photos/view/2cf1?b=16 (Not absolutely certain this is correct species picture)...
As a guess, I'd say that sea otters in water mate VV, and those penned in cages (for zoo, transport, pet, medical) which may only have a small pool to swim and...
[Are seals-sea lions-penguins common around Wharton Beach?] Shark rips off teenager's leg Dec 2 2006 icWales A shark ripped off part of the leg of a...
[From Deeper blue, swimming upside down without plugged nose] Originally Posted by XabreTooth Can you guys swim upside-down with your nose exposed? GG: I have...
... Sea otters stick to shallow waters, coastal waters tens of meters deep, not the hundreds like aquatic adapted mammals.... increased depth compresses the...
... Recorded Depth Records (Males generally dive deepest, except elephant seals) Harbour Seal 420m Emperor Penguin 565m Elephant Seal 2000m Sperm Whale 3200m ...
I think it should be stressed that the sea otter species has gone through an enormous bottleneck during the fur trade, this extermination policy was focused on...
... From: " A. Lemak A.S. " To: AAT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:47 PM Subject: [AAT] Re: Sea otters Here is pic of Asian small claw...
... From: " A. Lemak A.S. " To: AAT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: [AAT] Re: Sea otters I>> > > As a guess, I'd say that sea...
Last night, I skimmed through the "scientific" sea otter book, and found this (from memory): 2 previous observations of mating sea otters had reported VV ,...
Thinking of "artificial" warmth insulation employed by Hs, via grass skirts, earliest nets, early textiles, cattail fluff, twisted-wound fibers, feather-down...
... Some 30 years ago I took some classes in forensic medicine & AFAIR they said human hairs were easily discernable from "animal" hairs (= dog, cat, cow, ...