nine-banded armadillo Re: Tricked! (was rite of passage and adulthood)
sablehs
Subject: Re: Re: Tricked! (was rite of passage and adulthood)
In a message dated 5/26/03 5:21:04 PM, bunsofaluminum60@... writes:
<< Other than the dolphin, which does have sex outside of a
female's "season", >>
This popped in to my mind thanks to Animal Planet on a lot in this house. LOL
The nine-banded armadillo has delayed implantation.
Tracy
<snip>
Reproduction in the nine-banded armadillo is marked by two distinct and apparently unrelated phenomena: the long period of arrested development of the blastocyst prior to implantation (delayed implantation), and the phenomenon of specific polyembryony, which results in the normal formation of identical quadruplets. In normal years about half of the females become pregnant by the end of July, which is the beginning of the breeding season. At 5-7 days the ovum forms a blastocyst and passes into the uterus. At this point development ceases, and the vesicle remains free in the uterus. Here it is constantly bathed in fluids secreted by the glandular lining of the uterus, which supplies enough nutrition and oxygen for survival. Implantation does not occur until November, about 14 weeks after fertilization. During this process, the blastocyst divides into growth centers, each of which very shortly redivides to produce four embryonic growth centers attached by a common placenta to the uterus. Development of each of the embryos then proceeds normally, and the four young are born approximately 4 months later in March, although some females have been noted with new litters as early as February and as late as the latter part of May. Young are born fully formed and with eyes open. Within a few hours they are walking, and they begin to accompany the mother on foraging expeditions within a few weeks. The nursing period is probably less than 2 months, but the young may remain with the mother even after weaning until they are several months old. Normally the young born in one year mature during the winter and mate for the first time in the early summer of the following year.
This phenomenon of delayed implantation may, in part, account for the successful invasion of the armadillo into temperate regions. Without this characteristic of the reproductive cycle, the young would be born at the beginning of winter, when their chance of survival would be greatly reduced. Apparently, the reproductive cycle is easily affected by adverse environmental conditions, particularly drought conditions. This probably is due to the shortage of ground insects or the difficulty of obtaining these in sandy or hard dried soils.
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In a message dated 5/26/03 5:21:04 PM, bunsofaluminum60@... writes:
<< Other than the dolphin, which does have sex outside of a
female's "season", >>
This popped in to my mind thanks to Animal Planet on a lot in this house. LOL
The nine-banded armadillo has delayed implantation.
Tracy
<snip>
Reproduction in the nine-banded armadillo is marked by two distinct and apparently unrelated phenomena: the long period of arrested development of the blastocyst prior to implantation (delayed implantation), and the phenomenon of specific polyembryony, which results in the normal formation of identical quadruplets. In normal years about half of the females become pregnant by the end of July, which is the beginning of the breeding season. At 5-7 days the ovum forms a blastocyst and passes into the uterus. At this point development ceases, and the vesicle remains free in the uterus. Here it is constantly bathed in fluids secreted by the glandular lining of the uterus, which supplies enough nutrition and oxygen for survival. Implantation does not occur until November, about 14 weeks after fertilization. During this process, the blastocyst divides into growth centers, each of which very shortly redivides to produce four embryonic growth centers attached by a common placenta to the uterus. Development of each of the embryos then proceeds normally, and the four young are born approximately 4 months later in March, although some females have been noted with new litters as early as February and as late as the latter part of May. Young are born fully formed and with eyes open. Within a few hours they are walking, and they begin to accompany the mother on foraging expeditions within a few weeks. The nursing period is probably less than 2 months, but the young may remain with the mother even after weaning until they are several months old. Normally the young born in one year mature during the winter and mate for the first time in the early summer of the following year.
This phenomenon of delayed implantation may, in part, account for the successful invasion of the armadillo into temperate regions. Without this characteristic of the reproductive cycle, the young would be born at the beginning of winter, when their chance of survival would be greatly reduced. Apparently, the reproductive cycle is easily affected by adverse environmental conditions, particularly drought conditions. This probably is due to the shortage of ground insects or the difficulty of obtaining these in sandy or hard dried soils.
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Heidi
--- In [email protected], sablehs <sablehs@y...>
wrote:
LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
never forgotten it! L
HeidiC
wrote:
> Subject: Re: Re: Tricked! (was rite of passage and adulthood)house. LOL
>
>
> In a message dated 5/26/03 5:21:04 PM, bunsofaluminum60@h... writes:
>
> << Other than the dolphin, which does have sex outside of a
>
> female's "season", >>
>
> This popped in to my mind thanks to Animal Planet on a lot in this
> The nine-banded armadillo has delayed implantation.okay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
> Tracy
> <snip>
>
LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
never forgotten it! L
HeidiC
Tracy
--- In [email protected], "Heidi" > > This popped in
to my mind thanks to Animal Planet on a lot in this
of those little tricks. LOL
Tracy
to my mind thanks to Animal Planet on a lot in this
> house. LOLI've
> > The nine-banded armadillo has delayed implantation.
> > Tracy
> > <snip>
> >
> okay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
>
> LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but
> never forgotten it! LAnd I'm sure several HUMAN females might like to have use of either
>
of those little tricks. LOL
Tracy
Tracy
> --- In [email protected], "Heidi" > > This poppedokay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
> >And you know I had to go and look that up.
> > LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but
> I've
> > never forgotten it! L
> >
>
LOL
http://www.awr.net/old/Carn/hyena/hyenafaq.html
Tracy
Heidi
--- In [email protected], "Tracy" <sablehs@y...>
wrote:
wonder how many MEN would like to be able to do THAT!
hee
HeidiC going to sleep, look what she's giggling over
wrote:
>popped
> > --- In [email protected], "Heidi" > > This
> okay, but the female hyena has a fake penisROFLOL "voluntary, like raising your arm"
> > >
> > > LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but
> > I've
> > > never forgotten it! L
> > >
> >
>
> And you know I had to go and look that up.
> LOL
> http://www.awr.net/old/Carn/hyena/hyenafaq.html
> Tracy
wonder how many MEN would like to be able to do THAT!
hee
HeidiC going to sleep, look what she's giggling over
Mary
From: "Heidi" <bunsofaluminum60@...>
<<okay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
never forgotten it! >>
National Geographic just had that on last week. Once you hear that, you
never forget!!!
Mary B
<<okay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
never forgotten it! >>
National Geographic just had that on last week. Once you hear that, you
never forget!!!
Mary B
Heidi
--- In [email protected], "Mary" <mummy124@b...>
wrote:
cubs gets bit by a cobra? Is that the one you saw?
HEidiC
wrote:
> From: "Heidi" <bunsofaluminum60@h...>you
>
> <<okay, but the female hyena has a fake penis
>
> LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
> never forgotten it! >>
>
>
> National Geographic just had that on last week. Once you hear that,
> never forget!!!I think it was a Nat'l Geo video. It also had lions, and one of the
> Mary B
cubs gets bit by a cobra? Is that the one you saw?
HEidiC
Mary
From: "Heidi" <bunsofaluminum60@...>
<<I think it was a Nat'l Geo video. It also had lions, and one of the
cubs gets bit by a cobra? Is that the one you saw?>>
Yes this one was with lions too. I didn't catch the whole thing, I was in
and out of the living room as usual. I remember though where some female
lions attacked another female lion and killed her. Hyenas had a nice feast
with that one. That's when I actually had to leave the room. It wasn't a
quick attack and done for food. Too much for me to watch.
Mary B
<<I think it was a Nat'l Geo video. It also had lions, and one of the
cubs gets bit by a cobra? Is that the one you saw?>>
Yes this one was with lions too. I didn't catch the whole thing, I was in
and out of the living room as usual. I remember though where some female
lions attacked another female lion and killed her. Hyenas had a nice feast
with that one. That's when I actually had to leave the room. It wasn't a
quick attack and done for food. Too much for me to watch.
Mary B
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In a message dated 5/26/03 10:29:25 PM, sablehs@... writes:
<< And I'm sure several HUMAN females might like to have use of either
of those little tricks. LOL >>
I get e-mail offers to make my penis two inches longer. That would be a LOT.
What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with a B.
I can't remember. They have kind of baboon faces, but they're not
multi-colored like baboons. They have sex just for fun, socially, whenever. Or for
social purposes, like shaking hands or grooming or watching sports together.
Sandra
<< And I'm sure several HUMAN females might like to have use of either
of those little tricks. LOL >>
I get e-mail offers to make my penis two inches longer. That would be a LOT.
What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with a B.
I can't remember. They have kind of baboon faces, but they're not
multi-colored like baboons. They have sex just for fun, socially, whenever. Or for
social purposes, like shaking hands or grooming or watching sports together.
Sandra
Tia Leschke
> okay, but the female hyena has a fake penisI've never forgotten the movie I saw years ago about seahorses. Apparently
>
> LOL I don't remember what nature documentary I saw that on, but I've
> never forgotten it! L
the female carries them for a while, then somehow transfers them to the
male. The scene I remember was of the male shooting a whole bunch of baby
seahorses into the water. Looked like he was jacking off. (Hmm, do I have
an obsession with this particular subject?) <g>
Tia
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
saftety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
leschke@...
Heidi
--- In [email protected], "Mary" <mummy124@b...>
wrote:
warning that it's graphic. I thought it was, myself. The cubs
staggering around, dying of cobra poison...ugh...
HeidiC
wrote:
> From: "Heidi" <bunsofaluminum60@h...>the
>
> <<I think it was a Nat'l Geo video. It also had lions, and one of
> cubs gets bit by a cobra? Is that the one you saw?>>was in
>
>
> Yes this one was with lions too. I didn't catch the whole thing, I
> and out of the living room as usual. I remember though where somefemale
> lions attacked another female lion and killed her. Hyenas had anice feast
> with that one. That's when I actually had to leave the room. Itwasn't a
> quick attack and done for food. Too much for me to watch.If I remember rightly, there was a disclaimer before the thing began,
>
> Mary B
warning that it's graphic. I thought it was, myself. The cubs
staggering around, dying of cobra poison...ugh...
HeidiC
Deborah Lewis
***What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with
a B.***
That would be my Brother in Law.
Deb L
a B.***
That would be my Brother in Law.
Deb L
Mary
From: "Tia Leschke" <leschke@...>
<<I've never forgotten the movie I saw years ago about seahorses.
Apparently
the female carries them for a while, then somehow transfers them to the
male. The scene I remember was of the male shooting a whole bunch of baby
seahorses into the water. Looked like he was jacking off. (Hmm, do I have
an obsession with this particular subject?) <g>>>
Yep I saw that one too. I'm a big animal fanatic here. I remember watching
it and Joe walked through the room and said "what are you watching" right at
the part where the seahorse is spitting (squeezing, shooting??) out all the
babies!! I just liked the part about the dad getting to share in the good
part of having babies!
Mary B
<<I've never forgotten the movie I saw years ago about seahorses.
Apparently
the female carries them for a while, then somehow transfers them to the
male. The scene I remember was of the male shooting a whole bunch of baby
seahorses into the water. Looked like he was jacking off. (Hmm, do I have
an obsession with this particular subject?) <g>>>
Yep I saw that one too. I'm a big animal fanatic here. I remember watching
it and Joe walked through the room and said "what are you watching" right at
the part where the seahorse is spitting (squeezing, shooting??) out all the
babies!! I just liked the part about the dad getting to share in the good
part of having babies!
Mary B
Mary
From: <SandraDodd@...>
<<What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with a
B.
I can't remember. They have kind of baboon faces, but they're not
multi-colored like baboons. They have sex just for fun, socially, whenever.
Or for
social purposes, like shaking hands or grooming or watching sports
together.>>
It took me a minute to remember. They are bonobo's. I think they rather look
more like chimps though than baboons. Very sexual. Female to male, male to
male, female to female, juveniles. They don't care and do it just to do it.
When they are happy and when they are nervous or tense. They just love to do
it. Which comes to mind the movie of History of the World Part I. You do it,
you know you do it, you love to do it!!!
Mary B
<<What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with a
B.
I can't remember. They have kind of baboon faces, but they're not
multi-colored like baboons. They have sex just for fun, socially, whenever.
Or for
social purposes, like shaking hands or grooming or watching sports
together.>>
It took me a minute to remember. They are bonobo's. I think they rather look
more like chimps though than baboons. Very sexual. Female to male, male to
male, female to female, juveniles. They don't care and do it just to do it.
When they are happy and when they are nervous or tense. They just love to do
it. Which comes to mind the movie of History of the World Part I. You do it,
you know you do it, you love to do it!!!
Mary B
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In a message dated 5/27/03 10:47:38 AM, ddzimlew@... writes:
<< ***What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with
a B.***
That would be my Brother in Law. >>
Good one!
<< ***What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts with
a B.***
That would be my Brother in Law. >>
Good one!
[email protected]
In a message dated 27/05/2003 09:47:43 Pacific Daylight Time,
ddzimlew@... writes:
I thought maybe it was the Happy Relaxed Monkey, I wonder if they smoke
after, shower often, or sleep after?
Nancy in bC
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ddzimlew@... writes:
> ***What is the kind of monkey that has sex a lot? I think it starts withNow I am laughing harder than ever. I like this answer.
> a B.***
>
> That would be my Brother in Law.
>
> Deb L
>
>
I thought maybe it was the Happy Relaxed Monkey, I wonder if they smoke
after, shower often, or sleep after?
Nancy in bC
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