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21 hours ago · Leptin levels signal when an animal has enough stored energy to spend it in pursuits besides acquiring food. [125] [127] This would mean that leptin resistance in obese people is a normal part of mammalian physiology and possibly, could confer a survival advantage. [128]
- LEP, LEPD, OB, OBS, leptin
7 hours ago · These microscopic animals can withstand immense levels of radiation. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. Tardigrades are minuscule creatures, measuring only 0.02 inches long, and are found in a vast array ...
3 hours ago · A lifeless beaver that died of rabbit fever. A total of nine bodies were found in Utah. The disease is transmissible to humans. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
21 hours ago · Etymology and naming The spotted hyena's scientific name Crocuta was once widely thought to be derived from the Latin loanword crocutus, which translates as 'saffron-coloured one', in reference to the animal's fur colour. This was proven to be incorrect, as the correct spelling of the loanword would have been Crocāta, and the word was never used in that sense by Graeco-Roman sources. Crocuta ...
21 hours ago · A python is stuck in a cage and is struggling to get out. There is a large animal in the stomach and it is shaking because a rope is tied around its neck ...
