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The Pug is a breed of dog with the physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. An ancient breed, with roots dating back to 400 B.C., [2] they have a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, most often fawn (light brown) or black, and a compact, square body with well developed and thick muscles all over the body.
The Great St Bernard Pass is located near the western end of the Valais Alps, the next pass to the west, Col Ferret, marking the transition with the Mont Blanc massif.In that area, between Mont Dolent and Mont Vélan, the main crest of the Alps barely reaches 3,000 metres, unlike in the much higher section of the Valais Alps east of Mont Vélan and Grand Combin.
The hottest temperature recorded in Allegany State Park was 101 °F (38.3 °C) on July 9, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was −35 °F (−37.2 °C) on February 9, 1934. [ 16 ] Climate data for Allegany State Park, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1924–present
Due to their relative lack of speed, they cannot run down a wallaby or a rabbit, but they can attack animals that have become slow due to illness. [81] They survey flocks of sheep by sniffing them from 10–15 m (33–49 ft) away and attack if the prey is ill. The sheep stamp their feet in a show of strength. [60]
The race's namesake is the Iditarod Trail, which was designated as one of the first four US National Historic Trails in 1978. [6] The trail, in turn, is named for the town of Iditarod, which was an Athabaskan village before becoming the center of the Inland Empire's [a] Iditarod Mining District in 1910, and then becoming a ghost town at the end of the local gold rush.
The average annual temperature of the sea ranges from 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) in September to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in February. [136] Sydney has an average of 7.2 hours of sunshine per day [137] and 109.5 clear days annually. [4] Due to the inland location, frost is recorded early in the morning in Western Sydney a few times in winter. Autumn and ...
Many birds, like this American flamingo, tuck their head into their back when sleeping. The high metabolic rates of birds during the active part of the day is supplemented by rest at other times. Sleeping birds often use a type of sleep known as vigilant sleep, where periods of rest are interspersed with quick eye-opening "peeks", allowing them ...
Typically, the warmest day should reach 28.8 °C (83.8 °F), [88] though slightly over 10 days [89] should achieve a temperature of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or more in an "average" year. All averages refer to the 1991–2020 period. [90] The absolute minimum temperature is −11.1 °C (12.0 °F), [91] recorded during January 1982. Winters are ...