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... that the ampullae of Lorenzini enable sharks to sense electric fields? (2022-10-10)
... that the modern study of human anatomy is considered to have been founded by Andreas Vesalius (anatomical drawing pictured) in the sixteenth century? (2013-07-27)
... that despite over a hundred years of scientific study, fierce debate still rages about how arthropods' heads are constructed? (2007-07-16)
... that scientists first discovered the biological screw joint in the Papuan weevil Trigonopterus oblongus? (2011-08-07)
... that birds' eyes have three lids, including the nictitating membrane (pictured), which moves across the eyeball horizontally? (2008-07-16)
... that you started out as a blastula? (2013-05-04)
... that the casques of some large hornbill species (example pictured) can take up to six years to reach their full size? (2021-05-08)
... that some hamsters hide their young in their cheek pouches to carry them when they fear danger? (2012-11-09)
... that the cloven hoof is a characteristic of mountain goats, certain kosher foods and in some traditions, the Devil? (2007-12-07)
... that a corallite is a cup for a coral? (2015-05-05)
... that the black sea cucumber (pictured) can emit a mass of sticky cuvierian tubules to enmesh a potential predator? (2013-03-13)
... that according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, deer penis is said to enchance virility in men, and was added to the list of banned substances during the 2008 Beijing Olympics? (2010-06-30)
... that you can count lines in dinosaur teeth to determine their age? (2017-12-20)
... that colour vision with resolution and clarity are the most prominent features of eagles' eyes (pictured), and hence the epithet given to sharp-sighted people is "eagle-eyed”? (2012-11-12)
... that electric organs are composed of stacks of specialised cells that can generate electricity? (2023-01-19)
... that the human mouth forms when the opening that becomes the anus tunnels through the embryo and comes out the other side? (2008-12-11)
... that Endochondral ossification is one of two types of bone formation and is the process responsible for much of the bone growth in vertebrate skeletons? (2004-12-24)
... that femoral pores are a part of a secretory gland found on the thighs of certain lizards which release pheromones to attract mates or mark territory? (2009-12-23)
... that fins are used on artefacts and by aquatic animals such as killer whales (pictured) to generate thrust, to control motion, or to regulate temperature? (2012-11-29)
... that some species of fish undergo a genetically programmed sex change during their development? (2007-06-08)
... that some species of waterfowl lose all their flight feathers (pictured) at once while moulting, rendering them incapable of flight? (2007-05-29)
... that the ear's hair cells encode the information from the fluid waves of the cochlea for use by the auditory nerve? (2004-08-11)
... that Hunter-Schreger bands strengthen the enamel of the incisor in rodents? (2010-01-24)
... that pit vipers and some boas and pythons have specialized facial pits for sensing infrared radiation? (2007-12-07)
... that possible traces of interdigital webbing have been preserved in fossils of pakicetids, the ancestors of whales? (2009-12-29)
... that the largest body parts do not all belong to the largest animal, and that there are numerous Guinness World Records for the largest human body parts? (2006-08-10)
... that some hermaphrodite snails and slugs pierce each other with love darts (pictured) during mating? (2008-10-09)
... that the epidermis of the mantle, an organ in mollusks, secretes the calcium carbonate that creates their shell? (2005-01-28)
... that the anatomical term "mesentery" is derived from the Greek mesos, meaning "in the middle", and enteron, "intestine"? (2015-06-10)
... that in Swabia, the length of a housefly's penis is an idiomatic expression for a very short length? (2013-08-31)
... that at least twelve different nomenclatures have been proposed for features of the molar in muroid rodents? (2010-03-15)
... that mushroom bodies have nothing to do with fungi, but are part of the brain anatomy of arthropods? (2004-03-17)
... that the spines of a sea urchin (two pictured) are connected to other ossicles by ball and socket joints? (2013-05-16)
... that many rice rats have pits at the back of their palates recessed into a deep depression? (2010-01-23)
... that the hirola (pictured) is often referred to as the "four-eyed antelope" due to its large preorbital glands? (2012-05-30)
... that oysters deposit pseudofeces in such amounts that they can clean up an entire estuary? (2008-09-30)
... that while they are primarily feeding structures, radioles (pictured) also serve as respiratory organs for certain sessile marine polychaetes? (2010-05-09)
... that a galloping horse must breathe with every stride, due to the movement of the gut contents pushing forward and back on the diaphragm? (2007-08-02)
... that the canine teeth of male baboons—which can be up to four times as long as those of females—are an example of a sexual dimorphism? (2008-06-01)
... that a siphon (example pictured) is used by some marine snails for tasting, by some clams for reproducing, and by octopuses for jet propulsion? (2008-11-21)
... that, in female bedbugs, the spermalege reduces the wounding costs caused by a male's needle-like penis? (2011-02-06)
... that in 1973, an experiment successfully demonstrated that spiders can spin webs in space? (2007-01-29)
... that prosimian primates like lemurs and slow lorises have a "second tongue" called a sublingua, which they use to clean their toothcomb? (2012-02-22)
... that some plants have tentacles, but octopuses have none (they have arms)? (2004-04-10)
... that one method of preparing a tiger penis for consumption is to place it dried, with testicles still attached, into a bottle of French cognac, whiskey or Chinese wine and let it soak for many weeks? (2010-07-05)
... that lemurs, lorises, and galagos have a special dental structure called a toothcomb (example pictured), which they use to comb their fur during grooming? (2012-03-19)
... that in rice rats living in the water, the tufts of hair at the base of the claws are reduced? (2010-04-08)
... that the deep water barreleye fish (pictured) is so named because of its unusual visual system which uses barrel-shaped, telescopic eyes that are generally directed upwards? (2011-10-04)
... that some water birds use their webbed feet (illustration shown) as an aid in elaborate courtship displays? (2019-02-21)
... that the Weberian apparatus, a set of modified bones that link the swim bladder and inner ear of some fishes, is a distinguishing characteristic of the superorder Ostariophysi? (2009-01-27)
... that in rodents, the position of the zygomatic plate varies from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical? (2010-01-25)