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What are some online dog grooming classes?

Penn Foster offers the ability to enroll in its online dog grooming course quickly. The site lays out the planned curriculum for the class and tells potential students what equipment they receive in order to go through the course.\nThe entire course curriculum is laid out on the Penn Foster website, so users can see just how long the course takes and what the students study from one week to the next. The Groomadog Academy has the ability to enroll in the program online and purchase the tools needed in order to groom a dog and follow along with the course work. The website breaks down the diffe..

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How does a jellyfish move?

Most jellyfish utilize the ocean's currents as their prime mode of movement. However, they use jet propulsion if they need to move themselves. They squeeze their bodies to push jets of water from the bottom of their bodies. The displaced water creates a vortex. This propels them through the water. Jellyfish pause in between contractions, so that the vortex gives them more push, allowing them to travel 30 percent farther with each contraction. Most jellyfish can move this way. The comb jellyfish has tiny cilia in rows on its body. These cilia beat against the water to propel the jellyfish ..

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What is a parti Pomeranian?

Pomeranians are the smallest member of the Spitz family of dogs, ranging from 7 to 12 inches tall. They weigh 3 to 7 pounds and can live as long as 16 years. Due to their small size and friendly disposition, they are excellent companion dogs.\nBoth the parti Pomeranian and Pomeranians with other coat colors have a very thick double coat. The coat stands out from the body and creates a ruff around the neck and chest. The undercoat is shed once a year in males. Unspayed females shed their undercoats more often. Brushing the Pomeranian at least twice a week with a wire slicker brush and metal com..

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What causes cats to drool?

Drooling in cats can also be caused by structural disorders of the cat's lips, oral and pharyngeal diseases and diseases of the salivary glands. Esophageal or gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic and neurologic disorders and drugs and toxins are other causes. Drool is also caused by the higher centers of the central nervous system and lesions existing within the central nervous system or the oral cavity.

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What is the typical outcome of a mongoose and cobra fight?

Although there are several species of mongoose, the one that is famous for killing cobras is the Indian gray, Herpestes edwardsi. This species has extremely quick reflexes, has high endurance, and is able to dodge cobra strikes until the snake is too tired to defend itself. The mongoose then attempts a killing bite to the head of the snake with its powerful jaws.\nEven if the snake is successful in striking a mongoose and injecting venom, the weasel-like creature possesses a natural defense. The mongoose has evolved altered acetylcholine receptors, which prevent cobra neurotoxin from having a ..

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What do eastern fence lizards eat?

The eastern fence lizards catch and eat a variety of insects available to them in their natural habitat. The lizards typically live in grasslands, edges of wooded areas and shrublands throughout the United States. This environment makes it easy for them to find an abundance of food options from which to choose. Female eastern fence lizards tend to eat more in the spring in an effort to store energy for laying eggs. These small creatures are known to forage twice a day for their food, according to Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. These animals do not feed ..

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What are some simple facts about elephants for children?

The male African elephant, called a bull elephant, is the largest known land dwelling animal. They reach an average height of 13 feet and weigh about 13,000 pounds. Elephants are known by their large, floppy ears and thick, sharp tusks made of a substance called ivory. Elephants use these tusks as tools for digging in mud, loosening greenery to eat and impressing their mates.Elephants are also characterized by their long trunks. Elephants use their trunks as a sort of straw to push water into their mouths. The trunk also acts as an arm to eat with and elephants bathe themselves by sucking wate..

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Where can you find images of eagles?

ADW organizes photographs according to scientific criteria, such as genus and species, while the National Geographic website offers a catch-all gallery entitled "Birds of Prey" for various species of predatory birds. National Geographic, in addition to its collection of photographs, also has galleries of painted illustrations by Walter Weber and Louis Agassiz Fuertes.\nPhotographs of eagles are available for viewing in ADW's information pages on Accipitridae, the taxonomic name for eagles, hawks and kites. Photos of particular species are located on their respective entries at ADW.

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What is a female fish called?

In most species of fish, the male is more brightly colored than the female and has more elaborate fins. The female is usually larger than the male. Fish reproduction is called spawning. The female releases a large quantity of eggs, or ova, into the water, while the male sprays them with sperm to fertilize them. The eggs hatch on their own, and the fry are left to fend for themselves. Lobsters, oysters and sea urchins also reproduce by spawning.

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Why do cows lay down?

Each resting period lasts between 30 minutes and three hours. A cow often rises just long enough to stretch and lie back down on the other side. In addition to promoting milk production, the resting period allows the cow's hooves to dry. Cows do not lie down if they have inadequate space or uncomfortable bedding, and this lack of rest disrupts the animal's natural behavior and feeding pattern.

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