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These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
Image Credit: Jordan Weinstein, 1996
Queen Parrotfish, Scarus vetula
A wide-eyed, sleeping queen parrotfish, slightly enveloped in a spiderweb-like shroud, self-secreted to prevent its scent from migrating beyond its rocky lair. This sleeping beauty displays its flat incisors used to scrape algae from rocks and coral. Photographed off the coast of Bonaire, February, 1996.
Public media to me is about being exposed to the natural wonders of the world.
These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
Humans use four different types of teeth (incisors, canine, premolars, and molars) to cut, tear and grind their food. (via Twitter twitter.com/KinderSmilesNJ/status/945232869517152257)
As well as taking photos of these marmosets I often stand back and just study them, which I enjoy. I have watched previous parents groom their young and clean their teeth. This is one of the most important jobs that they do. By grooming they get rid of any parasites or dead skin. Social grooming is also as important as it’s a form of social contact. The common marmoset has a V shaped mandible with incisors that are nearly extend level with the canines. These teeth are very sharp and can cause quite a lot of damage if you are bitten.
La vertu surmonte tout obstacle / Virtus omni obice major
Lebrun, Charles (1619 - 1690)
Incisore: Jean AUDRAN : Lyon, 1667 ; Paris, 1756
These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
Teleoceras was the reigning rhino in North America during the middle to late Miocene. It was short for a rhino and had a wide, barrel-shaped body. It was a grazer but it's body shape suggests it was semi-aquatic like a modern hippo. However it wouldn't have spent as much time in water since it's eyes and ears aren't very high on the head like a hippo's are. Males may have used their forklift incisors in ritual combat over territory, mates, or leadership of aa herd.
These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
I had braces twice, for a total of about five years. When I started the process I had crooked incisors and a horrific overbite; now that's all fixed. My orthodontist is very proud of his work; he shows before and after pictures of my mouth at conventions. One of my friends at Bennington told me I had "insanely perfect teeth" — in restrospect, I'm pretty sure he was hitting on me.
DID YOU KNOW?
The female Asian Elephant reaches sexual maturity at 10 years of age
Elephant tusks are a modified form of upper incisors; the front teeth that many animals use for cutting food
The ears of the Asian Elephant assist in cooling the animal. Heat is circulated to blood vessels located close to the skin of the ears and is diffused into the air
The trunk of the Asian Elephant is used for feeding, watering, smelling, touching, communicating, lifting, dusting and fighting
The trunk of an Asian Elephant can hold up to 8.5L of water
Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.
-Walter Bagehot, journalist and businessman (3 Feb 1826-1877)
This case study is an example of a combination of Invisalign and porcelain veneer treatment. The patient first completed the Invisalign treatment to correct the crowding that he had on his upper and lower incisors. The next phase of treatment involved the placement of 4 porcelain veneers to close a space between the front teeth and improve the overall shape and position of the upper incisors.
Here is Fluffy the cat, who can best be described as 'unfortunate looking' as my daughter would say, she is deaf, has only one top incisor which pokes out in a semi vampiric fashion and is possibly the least agile cat you will ever meet. Oh and she has the longest claws I have ever seen on a house cat. She regularly gets stuck to the carpet like some kind of ferocious velcro.
These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
Castor canadensis
Common name: North American Beaver
Family: Castoridae
Native to: North America
Comments:
Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. The beaver (genus Castor) is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent. Beavers have large webbed hind feet ideal for swimming, and hand-like front paws that allow them to manipulate objects with great dexterity. Beaver fur consists of short fine hairs for warmth and longer hairs for waterproofing. They need to groom their fur daily to keep it waterproof, and frequently groom each other’s fur. They have castor glands on the underside of their abdomen from which they can excrete an oily substance (castor) that they use in the grooming process, and to mark their territory. The beaver’s most distinctive feature is their large flat tail, which serves as a rudder when swimming, a prop when sitting or standing upright, and a storehouse of fat for the winter. Beavers will also slap their tail on the surface of the water as a danger warning to other beavers or sometimes in play. They do not use it to carry mud. Adult beavers typically weigh 45 to 60 pounds, but have been known to grow to 100 pounds. They are the second-largest rodent in the world (after the capybara).
Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges (homes). Their colonies create one or more dams to provide still, deep water to protect against predators, and to float food and building material. They prefer to dam streams in shallow valleys, where the flooded area becomes productive wetlands. These cradles of life support biodiversity that rivals tropical rain forests. Almost half of endangered and threatened species in North America rely upon wetlands. Freshwater wetlands have been rated as the world's most valuable land-based ecosystem.
American Indians called the beaver the "sacred center" of the land because this species creates such rich, watery habitat for other mammals, fish, turtles, frogs, birds and ducks. They respected beavers, and considered them “Little People.” Beavers and humans are alike in their ability to greatly alter their habitats to suit their own needs.
Beavers reliably and economically maintain wetlands that sponge up floodwaters, alleviate droughts and floods (because their dams keep water on the land longer), lessen erosion, raise the water table and act as the "earth's kidneys" to purify water. The latter occurs because several feet of silt collect upstream of older beaver dams, and toxics such as pesticides, are broken down by microbes in the wetlands that beavers create. Thus, water downstream of dams is cleaner and requires less treatment for human use.
Beavers are pure vegetarians, subsisting solely on woody and aquatic vegetation. They will eat fresh leaves, twigs, and stems. They also eat tree bark and the soft tissue, called cambium that lies beneath the bark. Beavers will chew on any species of tree, but preferred species include alder, aspen, birch, cottonwood, maple, poplar and willow. Aquatic foodstuffs include cattails, water lilies, sedges and rushes, and various berries. Cattail and water lily tubers are favorites. Using their nimble front paws, beavers will roll lily pads like cigars to eat them. Beavers do not eat fish or other animals.
Location: Huntley Meadows
Date: 4/13/2017
Photographer: Paula Croisetiere
Keywords: beaver, rodent, Huntley Meadows, mammal, biodiversity, silt
From the ones I've seen so far I like this best.
I am wondering if it is Political Correctness that deprived these elephants from their incredible incisors (otherwise known as tusks) without which they could not properly thrive in the wild.
Elephant Parade London 2010
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These marmosets have beautiful colouring on their fur coat with white faces, black tufts on their ears and grey and ochre patterned coats and a long tail. Their teeth are shaped incisors that allow them to make holes in tree branches to find sap and insects. They do look cute but they will bite. Like most marmosets they normally give birth to twins and triplets. The father will carry his young marmosets for the first two weeks, after the two weeks they are carried around by other members of the group who take turn looking after them. By the time they reach 6 months they are weaned and independent and capable or foraging for their own food.
In mostra le opere del pittore, incisore e scultore dell'avanguardia milanese. Inaugurazione domenica 18 luglio presso il Museo civico Villa Coppetti di Castelbellino (AN).
found in South Africa dating from 2.0 to 1.0 MYA
~large sagittal crest for large chewing muscle
~large molar and premolars
~thick enamel
~large incisors relative to size of body
~large mandible
Castor canadensis
Common name: North American Beaver
Family: Castoridae
Native to: North America
Comments:
Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. The beaver (genus Castor) is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent. Beavers have large webbed hind feet ideal for swimming, and hand-like front paws that allow them to manipulate objects with great dexterity. Beaver fur consists of short fine hairs for warmth and longer hairs for waterproofing. They need to groom their fur daily to keep it waterproof, and frequently groom each other’s fur. They have castor glands on the underside of their abdomen from which they can excrete an oily substance (castor) that they use in the grooming process, and to mark their territory. The beaver’s most distinctive feature is their large flat tail, which serves as a rudder when swimming, a prop when sitting or standing upright, and a storehouse of fat for the winter. Beavers will also slap their tail on the surface of the water as a danger warning to other beavers or sometimes in play. They do not use it to carry mud. Adult beavers typically weigh 45 to 60 pounds, but have been known to grow to 100 pounds. They are the second-largest rodent in the world (after the capybara).
Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges (homes). Their colonies create one or more dams to provide still, deep water to protect against predators, and to float food and building material. They prefer to dam streams in shallow valleys, where the flooded area becomes productive wetlands. These cradles of life support biodiversity that rivals tropical rain forests. Almost half of endangered and threatened species in North America rely upon wetlands. Freshwater wetlands have been rated as the world's most valuable land-based ecosystem.
American Indians called the beaver the "sacred center" of the land because this species creates such rich, watery habitat for other mammals, fish, turtles, frogs, birds and ducks. They respected beavers, and considered them “Little People.” Beavers and humans are alike in their ability to greatly alter their habitats to suit their own needs.
Beavers reliably and economically maintain wetlands that sponge up floodwaters, alleviate droughts and floods (because their dams keep water on the land longer), lessen erosion, raise the water table and act as the "earth's kidneys" to purify water. The latter occurs because several feet of silt collect upstream of older beaver dams, and toxics such as pesticides, are broken down by microbes in the wetlands that beavers create. Thus, water downstream of dams is cleaner and requires less treatment for human use.
Beavers are pure vegetarians, subsisting solely on woody and aquatic vegetation. They will eat fresh leaves, twigs, and stems. They also eat tree bark and the soft tissue, called cambium that lies beneath the bark. Beavers will chew on any species of tree, but preferred species include alder, aspen, birch, cottonwood, maple, poplar and willow. Aquatic foodstuffs include cattails, water lilies, sedges and rushes, and various berries. Cattail and water lily tubers are favorites. Using their nimble front paws, beavers will roll lily pads like cigars to eat them. Beavers do not eat fish or other animals.
Location: Huntley Meadows
Date: 4/24/2017
Photographer: Paula Croisetiere
Keywords: beaver, rodent, Huntley Meadows, mammal, biodiversity, silt