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japanese tosa :: Article Creator Japan's Stealth Embrace Of Aircraft Carriers Armed With F-35 Fighters The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released new photos of the JS Kaga (DDH 184), which had been undergoing major modifications that will allow the Izumo-class helicopter carrier to operate with the Lockheed Martin F-35B. In a post to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the JMSDF's Escort Flotilla Four announced that the refit has been completed and the flattop is now undergoing sea trials. JS Kaga underwent the year-long modifications at the JUM shipyard near her home port at the JMSDF Kure Naval Base, where the Escort Division Four of the Escort Flotilla Four is also based. According to a report from Naval News, the transformation was largely completed earlier this year. "The bow section of its flight deck had been modified from a trapezoid into a square shape, similar to that found on the US N

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mini doberman :: Article Creator Get Healthy: How To Keep You Pet Safe From Holliday Trimmings, Food, Gatherings Morgan McCabe Times correspondent Hold the mistletoe and poinsettias. Those are just two things that make the holidays merry and bright for you but can be a danger to your pets. "With all the new stimulation that comes with the holidays, decorations, family and friends visiting and trips, this is when they will most likely eat bad things or run out the front door," said Adrian Moreno, a recognized boxer breeder with 30 years of experience in dog training, particularly modifying aggressive behavior.. To prevent pets from slipping out as guests arrive, Moreno said it's best to  supervise your pets "or secure them in a suitable place" such as a quiet room with a bed and safe toys to soothe them. Or have willing guests occupy them with play. "Remember that pets observe and r

red spotted newt poisonous :: Article Creator Female Taricha Newts Are More Poisonous Than Males The newts of the genus Taricha come armed with a powerful neurotoxin that they excrete from their skin called tetrodotoxin. The toxin is a chemical defense used against predators. In a study published November 28 in the journal Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, a team of biologists describes how female Taricha newts produce more tetrodotoxin than males. The findings suggest that tetrodotoxin is not only a line of defense, but also a kind of signal.  [Related: Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors.] "It had long been considered that newts' toxin concentrations do not change in their lifetime and that males and females tend to have the same toxin concentrations. Now, we have shown that female newts actually contain more toxin than male newts," study co-author and University of Calif

emergency vets near me :: Article Creator Where To Get Free Vet Care For Your Cat Or Dog Pets require healthcare just like you and me, and just like you and me that healthcare can be shockingly expensive—especially as your cat or dog gets older and acquires more issues. We collectively spend more than $135 billion on our animal friends, and a lot of that money goes to visits to the local veterinarian, where a routine examination costs an average of $60-$100 depending on where you live and how many pets you have. But that cost skyrockets if your pet requires more than just an examination. Anything that requires a few tests and treatments can quickly run into hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If you're currently not sitting on a spare thousands of dollars (or even a spare dozens of dollars), and you're not sure how you'll afford care for your cat or dog, there are resources out there that can get you free vet care. Telemedicine You

springer spaniel family dog :: Article Creator Man Cancels Christmas After Dog Makes Off With Glazed Ham And Eats It All Luke Vandore-Mackay spent hours carefully preparing the 3.5kg joint of gammon for his family's Christmas dinner, only for his pet dog to wolfed it behind his back Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Huck The Spaniel is feeling a bit better after eating a 3.5kg of gammon A dog owner has had his Christmas ruined after his pet stole his glazed ham and wolfed it down - leaving him with nothing to have for his Christmas dinner. Luke Vandore-Mackay said he had spent hours carefully preparing a 3.5kg joint of gammon to have on Christmas Day, and was excited to serve it to his family before his springer spaniel, Huck, managed to steal the meat and ate around three-quarters of it behind his owner's back, breaking an expensive plate in the proces

color changing lizard :: Article Creator Climate Change Is Already Forcing Lizards, Insects And Other Species To Evolve Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.Some species have been able to meet the challenge with rapid evolutionary adaptation and other changes in behavior or physiology. Dark-colored dragonflies are getting paler in order to reduce the amount of heat they absorb from the sun. Mustard plants are flowering earlier to take advantage of earlier snowmelt. Lizards are becoming more cold-tolerant to handle the extreme variability of our new climate.However, scientific studies show that climate change is occurring much faster than species are changing.What is evolutionary adaptation?The word "adaptation" is used in many ways by climate scientists, but it has a very specific meaning to biologists: It refers to genetic changes that are passed on fro

water salamanders :: Article Creator Salamanders Of New York Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based animals. These adults typically return to the water to breed. A hallmark of amphibians is a smooth skin thatmust be kept moist because it is permeable to water. Unlike frogs, salamanders keep their larval tail and slender bodies and move about by crawling rather than jumping. Salamanders of Large Water Bodies There are two species of large salamanders in New York, and both spend their entire lives in water. The mudpuppy, with its bright red gills, reaches lengths of 19 inches and is found in several large rivers and lakes around the state, including the Hudson, Mohawk and Salmon rivers and lakes Ontario and Oneida. Mudpuppies have been introduced into many other lakes by people using th