Mites live in the ears of army worms and other moths. The mites are found in only one ear.
In the bat's wing, the hand is greatly elongated except for the thumb.
The female mantis, during intimate moments, sometimes eats the male.
Infant Macaques, separated from their mothers at birth, but allowed to play with monkeys their own age, develop normally.
Phoebe was a Holstein, described in a story by Donald Hall,* She was treated like a pet from birth, eating apples and peas in the pod. Her master slept on the other side of a wall so that he could attend her breathing.
* String too Short to be Saved
Fitch was a sheltie
his pleasures were these:
chicken livers,
chocolate,
and any kind of cheese.
Abercrombie, brother to Fitch
The disappearance of the Oryx is linked to the discovery of oil which suddenly enriched feudal lords. They adopted the modern methods of hunting- by automobile.
When surviving Oryx found refuge in the soft sands where automobiles could not follow, the hunters switched to airplanes and helicopters.
On the hind feet of the male echidna are horny spurs used, some say, to inject the female with toxin which reduces her will to resist.
The guinea pig's teeth are bevel edged because the inner side wears down more quickly.