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| Do earth worms have electromagnetic fields? | 11/12/2009 |
Q: can you please help
A: Yes, I think the worms would get shocked, and I'm not sure the paper would create an electromagnetic ...
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| What is this? | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I found this "creature" on a bench. I live near the gulf coast of central Florida and have never ...
A: I think what you have is a "puss caterpillar", Megalopyge opercularis. The adult is rather ...
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| What is this? | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I found this "creature" on a bench. I live near the gulf coast of central Florida and have never ...
A: Unfortunately the picture is not focused on the animal. From the details you give and what I can ...
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| career help! | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I have just completed a National Diploma in Animal Management in England, I came out of the course ...
A: In the United States many organizations offer internships. Some, usually smaller places, are purely ...
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| cat repredues | 10/30/2009 |
Q: how many babies can a cat give in birth?
A: Domestic cats can have up to 10 kittens in a litter and the average number of kittens in a litter is ...
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| Snake! | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I found a snake in my lawn mom says its a grass snake it has a red stripe strait down its back. and ...
A: It sounds like it could be a rainbow snake (1) or possibly a ground snake (2), but since I'm not ...
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| Need to identify a snake | 10/21/2009 |
Q: We just found a baby snake in our office and need to identify it. We are in Central Florida. ...
A: I'm pretty sure this one is a racer. Here's a picture that looks remarkably like yours: ...
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| My Cat Chewy | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I have an interesting question to ask you. My 2 Year old male cat Chewy didn't get his name for ...
A: I don't think he was taken too early. Typically cat breeders let their kittens go to their new ...
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| cat cleaning | 9/12/2009 |
Q: I saw a cat cleaning himself once, and this question came to my head: If a cat cleans itself with ...
A: I hadn't thought about that before, but that's a good question. My search isn't turning up ...
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| Snake | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I was visiting my parents home today and found a very small black snake with a white ring around the ...
A: I believe this is probably a ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus). In my area they are typically ...
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| zoology colleges | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I am not sure if you can help, but I live in Kentucky and all the courses I am finding in the local ...
A: Any college with a good biology program will fill your needs. I've researched this type of question ...
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| identify this baby snake | 8/9/2009 |
Q: This is the second snake I've asked you to identify. It seems they are coming from no-where. It's ...
A: This one I'm really iffy on. It -may- be a pine woods snake, Rhadinaea flavilata, but the photos ...
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| cats | 8/5/2009 |
Q: what are the kinds of cats in florida
A: There are two kinds of cats native to Florida. The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) lives ...
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| identify this snake | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I got a picture of a snake crawling outside. It's been staying in my pond. Can you tell me what ...
A: That's ok. I have people all the time wanting me to identify snakes (both online and in person) ...
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| identify this snake | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I got a picture of a snake crawling outside. It's been staying in my pond. Can you tell me what ...
A: Since that's not a particularly distinct color pattern (i.e. a lot of snakes have it) I'll be better ...
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| snake | 7/10/2009 |
Q: i have a snake reddish-brown in color and i found it in north california what is it?
A: It could be several things. Perhaps it is a coachwhip: ...
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| Tiger strenth | 6/28/2009 |
Q: I have two questions regarding tigers: 1) There is this guy posting on youtub that if he had a knife ...
A: Hmm... feels kind of strange to discuss this, but I guess in a way I -am- defending the tiger, eh? ...
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| Need an identification on a Snake found in our home in Tampa, FL | 6/19/2009 |
Q: This snake was found in our front foyer. We have no idea how it got in. There is only the front ...
A: That looks like a juvenile black racer (Coluber constrictor), which seems to be the most common kind ...
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| non-bite rabies exposure | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I was wondering at what risk i am at for rabies exposure. about four days ago i was scratched by a ...
A: I don't think you have anything to worry about. Rabies is transferred primarily through bites. It ...
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| Florida Squirrel Id? | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I saw a squirrel (?) yesterday at a golf course in Clearwate, FL by the water and I have never seen ...
A: That would be a fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), given there are only four species of squirrel in ...
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| mystery wildcat | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I have attached a picture of a taxidermy preserved wildcat that was in a condo we rented in Mammoth ...
A: That appears to be a poorly done bobcat. I've seen worse, but I've also seen ones you'd swear were ...
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| zoology | 5/7/2009 |
Q: i am in middle school.what are things i can do if i whant to be a zoo keper when I grow up
A: Now's a great time to start thinking about it. First you'll want to be sure that you really want ...
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| Snake | 4/2/2009 |
Q: How do I identify what kind of snake is in my yard? Where can I look for pictures of snakes on the ...
A: I tend to start at eNature.com. It's basically Audubon's field guides online. Here's the link for ...
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| Cheetah dynamics | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I have a question, and its possibly a bit stupid..but please humour me. Do you think, given your ...
A: I seriously doubt an unarmed person could kill a cheetah in most cases. They're built powerfully, ...
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| Zoology | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I want to know the full name of the journal Archs. Zool. Exp. Gen. Can you help ?
A: This what I found at Biodiversity Heritage Library: "Archives de zoologie exp©rimentale et ...
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| tadpoles | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me what the largest tadpole is and how big it is?
A: The largest tadpole appears to be that of the "Paradoxical Frog" (Pseudis paradoxus), with figures ...
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| Cat Behavior | 2/9/2009 |
Q: Is it possible that the reason for the decline or endangered nature of specific wild cats(such as ...
A: At first glance this sounds plausible. I don't believe this is a cause, however. Cats are at the ...
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| Classification | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I'm wondering why do scientists use scientific name for organism??
A: Many organisms have more than one common name. The cougar, puma, mountain lion, catamount, painter, ...
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| How to work with wild tigers | 11/28/2008 |
Q: Fanx
A: By working with wild big cats do you mean studying them in the wild? If so, zoology is a pretty ...
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| lions | 11/28/2008 |
Q: I am in grade 3 and in science we are to research hearing in lions. Could you tell me how lions ...
A: Lions hear much like other animals do. They use vision most when hunting, but hearing is a definite ...
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| Regarding honey | 11/14/2008 |
Q: I read that honey is emitted from bees mouth. Is this visible by naked eye? When was was this ...
A: From what I understand some of the process will be visible, though probably difficult to see, ...
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| ahhhh snake | 11/13/2008 |
Q: my son was taking a bath and screamed snake i need to know what kind it is its small dark with a ...
A: Unfortunately I can't tell you exactly what kind it is because I need more information, such as ...
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| my cat drinking habit | 10/27/2008 |
Q: My cat is 10 years old,he came to me 4 years ago,recently he is clawing at his water bowl and ...
A: That is a bit odd isn't it. I guess my first question, as I don't think you mentioned it, would be ...
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| Zoo | 10/9/2008 |
Q: I want to work at a zoo as a zoo keeper. I love animals and i have always had exotic pets. I was ...
A: Sorry about the delay, I was actually at the zoo (literally) all weekend :P. I currently work ...
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| fff | 10/1/2008 |
Q: which fish eats seaweed
A: There are a lot of different kinds of seaweed, found in a lot of different kinds of habitats, which ...
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| Found a small reddish snake | 9/28/2008 |
Q: I found a reddish/pinkish snake at my sisters house in Oregon. She lives in the hills with trees. ...
A: I'm familiar mainly with Florida snakes, so I'm not positive, but I think you might have either a ...
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| Wolf gift giving | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I've attached a pic of a wolf with sticks in it's mouth supposedly giving them to another wolf as a ...
A: As I can't locate any information myself, I have a feeling that the person who described the picture ...
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| Nuptial pad | 9/6/2008 |
Q: What is the function of nuptial pads that occurs in a male frogs front legs in the breeding season?
A: Frogs usually mate in a position called amplexus, where the male "hugs" the female from behind. The ...
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| Food Web | 9/1/2008 |
Q: How many food chains are needed to make up a food web?
A: Most animals eat several kinds of food and are likewise eaten by more than one kind of animal, so a ...
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