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What do gerbils eat?

Nutritionally complete, commercial gerbil food covers a gerbil's dietary needs. Owners can supplement the gerbil?s diet with small amounts of vegetables and fruit given as treats. If fed too much rich food, a gerbil may become afflicted with diarrhea, which can be deadly. Owners should avoid feeding gerbils grapes, rhubarb, spinach and lettuce, as these foods can be harmful to gerbils. Gerbil owners must remove any fruits or vegetables not eaten within 12 hours to avoid spoilage. Certain seeds such as peanut and sunflower seeds are high in fat and can bring about obesity in gerbils. Pumpk..

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How do echinoderms move?

Water from the ampulla finds its way into the tube-like foot muscle, which is hollow, when flexion deflates the ampulla. When the tube foot moves, the water is forcibly ejected back into the ampulla so that the process of movement through fluid distribution can begin again.Tube feet function as suction cups, creating vacuums where their cup-like ends touch ground and allowing the echinoderm to push itself forward before disengaging. Echinoderms have hundreds of tube feet and can use them all in concert to direct themselves across the sea floor or even to navigate small seabed obstacles like ro..

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What are some examples of DSH (domestic shorthair) cat breeds?

Domestic short-haired cats are often called house cats, tabby cats or alley cats. Due to the differences in gene pools, their sizes and shapes vary according to region. American and European varieties are usually stouter, making them appear thick and heavy. Asian varieties take on more of a streamlined appearance, as seen in Tonkinese and Siamese cats.

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Why do snakes hiss?

A snake hisses through the glottis, an organ in the throat. By breathing forcibly, the snake creates the hissing sound by rattling the structures inside the glottis. Along with biting, expelling musk or fleeing, hissing is one of several ways that snakes defend themselves. Hissing is not a form of communication among snakes. Some snakes, such as the Hognose and Pine, are excellent hissers, but many smaller snakes rarely hiss.

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How is bidding done at a farm animal auction?

Although most auctions issue numbered cards to the buyers, well-known farmers and livestock buyers do not always use them. They may use more subtle signs, such as a nod of the head or a slightly raised finger, to signal their bids. Buyers should be careful when a sale is in progress because they may accidentally bid on animals by waving to a friend.\nAuctions typically have several employees, known as ringmen, whose job it is to assist the auctioneer and watch for bids. These are the people who actually record who the buyers are, and they typically note each new bid by saying "yep" or another ..

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What is a good hip score for a German shepherd?

The OFA and BVA assign their grades based on a number of criteria, including how well the hip socket is formed, how well the femoral head is seated in the socket, and whether or not irregularities are found in the joint. For breeding purposes, a German shepherd should have a normal hip, have at least 75 percent siblings with normal hips and come from bloodlines that consistently have normal hips.

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What are some fun facts about pandas?

Because the giant panda feeds so heavily on bamboo, its stomach has evolved to digest the fibrous plant. Not only is it lined in special muscles to aid in digestion, but it is also coated in a mucus that protects the tissue from harsh bamboo wood. One reason that pandas ingest so much bamboo is that is has very few nutrients. Other parts of the panda have evolved because of its bamboo-centric diet such as its front paws. It has an extra finger, called a pseudo-thumb, that helps the panda to remove leaves from the plant in order to eat. Its large molars and strong jaw help to grind and break do..

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What is a female polar bear called?

Polar bears are the largest land carnivores. They have thick, white fur coats, and their skin is black. They have a layer of fat that stores energy and keeps them warm. Polar bears eat seals, walruses, narwhals, beluga whales, fish, reindeer and birds. They usually live 15 to 18 years, although some have lived for over 30 years. Only female polar bears hibernate, especially when they are pregnant. They give birth – usually to two cubs – while hibernating in their dens from November through January.

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What are the major imports of Iraq?

In 2013, the top five exporters to Iraq are Turkey, China, Syria, the United States and South Korea. Turkey accounted for 25.4 percent of all imported articles, while China, Syria, the U.S. and South Korea were at 15.5 percent, 14.3 percent, 4.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. In 2012, automobiles made up the largest bulk of imported products at 5.15 percent. Other commodities imported by Iraq included raw iron bars, refined petroleum, raw sugar, wheat, rice, insulated wire, vegetable and seed oils, iron pipes and structures, poultry meat and eggs.

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How can someone locate a wasp nest?

There are different types of wasps that build unique nests. Paper wasps build open, exposed nests that resemble upturned umbrellas, and they can become quite aggressive and sting if they sense a threat. Yellow jacket and bald-faced wasps build a paper covering over their nests, and they can also become quite aggressive when it comes to protecting their nests. Mud daubers construct nests of mud or clay designed in a tubular shape.Wasp nests grow in size throughout the summer, and they can reach considerable size by mid-summer, after queens have laid eggs and worker wasps have continued the buil..

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