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Litters of 20–40 are common, [5] although fewer offspring may occur, as few as one. [17] The reported maximum is 75 [24] in a single litter. At birth, juveniles are 215–260 mm (8.5–10.2 in) in total length. The minimum total length for a gravid female is about 100 cm (39 in). It seems that sexual maturity is achieved in 2–3 years.
Early in snake evolution, the Hox gene expression in the axial skeleton responsible for the development of the thorax became dominant. As a result, the vertebrae anterior to the hindlimb buds (when present) all have the same thoracic-like identity (except from the atlas, axis, and 1–3 neck vertebrae). In other words, most of a snake's ...
Taxon Type Named for Notes Ref Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981: Anglerfish: Gargantua [18]†Gargantuavis Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998 Bird: Gargantua A genus of fossil flightless birds from the Cretaceous of Europe, and the largest known birds of the Mesozoic era; "generic name from Gargantua, the giant of French folklore made famous by François Rabelais, and avis ...
Butler has career averages of 18.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 834 games (729 starts) with the Chicago Bulls (2011-17), Minnesota Timberwolves (2017-18), Philadelphia 76ers (2018-19 ...
The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens in New Orleans on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month, his half-brother told ABC News. Shamsud-Din Jabbar ...
President-elect Trump will hold a rally in Washington the day before he is set to be inaugurated for a second term. The president-elect will hold what is being dubbed a “victory rally” at ...
"Kimi ha 1000%" was an instant success, peaking at 5th place on the Oricon Singles Chart and selling 350,000 copies, with the popularity of "Kimi ha 1000%" and the unique voice making Toshiki popular as an idol. [5] [6] The single was used as the theme song for the Nippon TV drama Shin Netchū Jidai Sengen, starring Ikue Sakakibara. [4]
Common leopard gecko. Carrier's constraint is the observation that air-breathing vertebrates with two lungs that flex their bodies sideways during locomotion find it difficult to move and breathe at the same time, because the sideways flexing expands one lung and compresses the other, shunting stale air from lung to lung instead of expelling it completely to make room for fresh air.