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Bull sharks get their name from their short, blunt snout, as well as their pugnacious disposition and a tendency to head-butt their prey before attacking. They are medium-size sharks, with thick, stout bodies and long pectoral fins.
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Bull sharks are common in warm, shallow waters along coasts throughout the world. They are known for their particularly unpredictable behavior, as they often travel up rivers and can pose a large threat to those who venture in to the water there.
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Bull SharkThe Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes) can be recognised by a combination of characters including a stout body, short blunt snout, triangular serrated teeth in the upper jaw and no fin markings as an adult.
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The Bull Shark has small eyes, a short nose, husky grey body, off-white under belly, and a long tapered back fin. Its teeth are triangular and very sharp. It will eat almost anything but its favorite prey is other sharks, turtles, and dolphins.
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Referred to as the "John Bull" canary, the Norwich Canary has a rather robust or bullish appearance. It is a thickset bird with a full head and heavy brows.
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Bull elk use a high-pitched, flute-like call, or bugle, to attract cows and to ann ounce their willingness to defend their cows and breeding territory against competing males.
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Bull elk grow antlers beginning in May and continuing through August of each year. Antlers are shed in late March and April. Antler growth begins when bulls reach approximately one year of age. A bull's first antlers typically are unbranched spikes.
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Bull Chub, Nocomis raneyi Physical Description: - Deep, chubby body - Small eye - Pointed snout with small, subterminal mouth - Large tail fin, ...
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Bull giraffes forage higher in trees than cow giraffes which reduces food competition between the sexes. 3.
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Bull, John; Farrand, Jr., John (April 1984). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Eastern Region. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-41405-5.
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Bull- Terrierthe Bull terrier recognizes at its very long head, the small triangular eyes and the thin Stehohren one. Size and weight: There are not any sizes or we... Send greeting Email ...
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Bull, J. 1964. Birds of the New York area. Harper & Row, New York.
Howell, S. N. G. and S. Webb. 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press, New York.
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Bull kelp is a common seaweed, and several uses for this abundant kelp have been discovered by humans. Along with other brown algae, bull kelp has been collected, treated, and sold as a fertilizer for terrestrial agriculture.
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& bull; Heating: Warming a baby squirrel is the first priority, as a cold baby will quickly succumb to hypothermia.
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" Bull" reds are best caught with natural bait. Fresh cut mullet, larger live mullet (6-8 inches long) and blue crab are the best baits. Both single and double-drop bottom rigs are good.
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The bull moose sheds and regrows its antlers every year. A moose's hair is hollow. The moose can rotate its ears 180° which allows it to locate predators from great distances. The largest subspecies of the moose is found in Alaska.
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The bull is heavier than the cow. Habitat is grass plains with open marshes and enough water. Important requirements include areas with short grass, water for drinking and bathing, thickets for shelter and fairly flat terrain.
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The Bull Frog is the only species that might eat creatures favored by people, such as fish, young ducks, or other frogs. But their impact is very minor. The Bull Frog is valued as a game animal itself as the source of "frog legs" used for human food.
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The bull- terrier, as its name implies, is a cross between the bulldog and the smooth terrier. It is a clever, agile and powerful dog, extremely pugnacious in disposition.
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Males (Bull) 700 to 1000 lbs.
Females (Cow) 500-600 lbs.
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A good bull has horns which start from wide bases which almost meet in the middle (the gap should be about an inch).
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African bull elephants reach a height at a the shoulder of the 11 ft., where there asiatic cousin bull elephant reaches a height to of about 9 ft. the African elephant also has larger ears and tusks.
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A large bull may stand 2 m (6 ft.) high at the shoulder and weigh about 1 t (1.1 tn.). It is the heaviest land mammal native to North America.
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African bull frogs are carnivores they are aggressive and have very sharp teeth. The wild African bull frog will eat anything that fits into its mouth including insects, small rodents and birds, reptiles and other amphibians.
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Authors: Bull, Evelyn L., and Charles T. Collins
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Citation: Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl., 38:7.
Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, mountains of C Toradja Dist.
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The male or bull moose has huge broad and flat antlers that can stretch 4 to 5 feet across. Antlers start to grow in the early summer. When antlers first start to grow, they are covered with a soft fuzzy skin called velvet.
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Dolly Varden/ Bull TroutDolly Varden is a fine looking fish that resembles a bull trout and can be found in the western Mackenzie Delta, along the northern slope of the Richardson Mountains and on the Peel River watershed. They can reach up to 1.
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Bull: an adult male Calf: a young cow, either male or female Cow: a female that has had at least one baby Heifer: a young female that has not had a baby Polled: cattle born without horns Sire: a father bovine Steer: a castrated male ...
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Bull shark, Ganges, Nicaragua, river, shovelnose, slipway, grey, square-nose, Van Rooyens, Zambezi sharkIt is possible that this species is actually responsible for many of the attacks attributed to great whites.
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5 m long Bull Shark at 'The Cod Hole' A 25 cm long Viperfish. A 42 mm Australian Handfish A 5 cm standard length Triplewart Seadevil. A 52 mm Australian Handfish A 7 cm female (upper) and a 6 cm male Deepsea Coffinfish ...
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Bull. Essex Inst., 6:43-66. Allen, J. A. 1895. List of mammals collected in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and in western Kansas by Mr. Walter W. Granger with field notes by the collector. Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist., 7:258-274. Allen, P.
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Gallon Jug Sighting 14 Manatee Forest Reserve 6 Chiquibul Forest Reserve 10 Columbia River Forest Reserve 21 Columbia River Forest Reserve 4 Chiquibul National Park Sighting August 9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 19 Hidden Valley & Falls ( Bull ...
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State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bull. 112. xii + 318p.
Mauger, David, and Cherie Robeson. 1993. Unpublished data summary for Thorn Creek Woods. Forest Preserve District of Will County. 4p.
Mierzwa, Kenneth S. 1985.
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When cornered, they may raise their head, strike, and vibrate their tails, (which turns out like a rapid tail wagging when compared to Rat, Bull, or Fox Snakes).
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Ongoing studies at Amboseli Research Center in Kenya indicate a complex bull dominance structure which determines mating success as well as every day life.
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One incident that illustrates something of the difficulty of keeping adult bull elephants was the sad death of an amiable African Bull, Jumbolino, at Chester in 1976.
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Bull Thistle - Cirsium vulgare
Naked-stem Hawksbeard - Crepis runcinata
Narrow-leaf Hawkweed - Crepis tectorum
Bitter Fleabane - Erigeron acris
Tufted Fleabane - Erigeron caespitosus
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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas): The bull shark gets its name from its snout, which is wider than it is long. It is possibly more dangerous to humans than the great white shark because it lives in shallow, murky water in areas where people swim.
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Gopher snakes are related to pine and bull snakes. Found throughout North America and Mexico, there are eight known subspecies, of which two may actually be separate species. In the wild, their diet consists of small mammals, birds and eggs.
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Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.) NIGHTHAWK; BULL- BAT. Ad.--Upper parts black, irregularly marked with whitish, cream-buff, or ochraceous-buff; primaries fuscous, ...
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The male, or bull, is mostly dark brown in color, shading to gray at the shoulders.
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An African bull tusk typically weighs 20 to 45 kg (50 to 100 lb) and is 1.8 to 2.4 m (6 to 8 ft) in length. The tusks of an adult Asian bull average 1.5 m (5 ft) in length and 30 kg (70 lb) in weight.
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• Crown clearly bluish contrasting with the nape = L. rufaxilla; crown greyish brown blending with the nape = L. verreauxi
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• How the activities of shooters and dealers are to be controlled;
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President Theodore Roosevelt was referring to this behavior when he said "I am as strong as a bull moose" (some accounts say "fit as a bull moose"). Because of this, Roosevelt's Progressive Party became popularly known as the " Bull moose Party".
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Bull. 107. 1923. Life histories of North American wild fowl. Part 1. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 126. 1925. Life histories of North American wild fowl. Part 2. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 126. 1927. Life histories of North American shore birds. Part 1 . U.S Nat.
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A bull can weigh more than 2000 pounds and stand more than 6 feet tall. During the early 1800s this animal ranged across most of North America and was critical to the livelihood of Native Americans.
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Male's also gains weight with age, through bone deposition the process that creates the extra knobs on an old bull's head enabling a bull to deliver ever heavier blows during contests.
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A giraffe cow in season attracts males from all around, but is soon won by a dominant bull. He drives off the subordinate bulls by threatening them; fighting is rarely necessary at this stage.
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They have a short broad muzzle with virtually no stop (the point at which the nose meets the forehead); very small rounded ears set low on the sides of their head; a rounded, almost pit-bull like jawset; very thick lower jaw and rounded head; ...
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New research and survey projects funded for 2002 include a bull mortality study utilizing radio telemetry techniques, a landowner survey to obtain information on attitudes and perceptions about elk and elk management, ...
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The Bull frogs even though they are aggressive would probable be a cool pet to have. The only problem is that they would require a lot of care to keep them healthy. These frogs need lots of sun and plenty of food.
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In contrast, bull elephants compete with one another for access to potential female mates. As a result, bulls live apart from other elephants.
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A premating bond develops between the bull and the cow, and the pair remain together during resting and feeding. They even sleep in contact with each other. Especially at mating, young are sometimes attacked by males.
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 See also: Snake, Diver, Lizard, Perch, Fly
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