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    Claw (redirect from Claws)
    known as their chelae, are sometimes called claws. A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin. Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous...
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    Lobster (redirect from Lobster claws)
    crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others...
    58 KB (5,531 words) - 01:45, 5 October 2024
  • Maine Celtics (redirect from Red Claws)
    Expo Building. The team debuted in the 2009–10 season as the Maine Red Claws and have since won three division titles. The Boston Celtics purchased the...
    17 KB (1,078 words) - 02:47, 7 October 2024
  • Declawing of crabs is the process whereby one or both claws of a crab are manually detached before the return of the live crab to the water, as practiced...
    13 KB (1,490 words) - 20:03, 30 September 2024
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    загадочных рептилий мезозоя" [On the giant claws of enigmatic Mesozoic reptiles]. Paleontological Journal (in Russian). 1970 (1): 131–141. Osmólska, H...
    63 KB (7,228 words) - 15:21, 28 August 2024
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    pairs of legs with claws (plus one pair without claws); females have 19 to 23 pairs of legs with claws (plus one pair without claws). Females range from...
    7 KB (740 words) - 02:39, 17 September 2024
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    horizontal posture, ratite-like spine, and especially the enlarged raptorial claws on the feet, which suggested an active, agile predator. "Terrible claw"...
    74 KB (8,403 words) - 18:11, 3 October 2024
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    claws in other tetrapod animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-keratin, a polymer also found in the claws,...
    33 KB (4,055 words) - 13:22, 17 September 2024
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    diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores. Cats have retractile claws, slender muscular bodies and strong flexible forelimbs. Their teeth and...
    49 KB (3,882 words) - 19:35, 7 October 2024
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    motion of the claws as if the cat were kneading dough. The cat exerts firm downwards pressure with its paw, opening its toes to expose its claws, then closes...
    5 KB (638 words) - 08:44, 16 October 2024
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    females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage. The giant anteater is found in multiple...
    50 KB (5,482 words) - 08:30, 24 August 2024
  • Genocide Question and Indian Residential Schools in Canada", Canadian Journal of Political Science 45(2):427-449. "Recovery and Wellness" Archived 2010-10-18...
    7 KB (696 words) - 04:57, 25 September 2024
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    four toes facing forward, elongated necks and prominent arms with sharp claws. Both species were similar in dimensions, but N. graffami was slightly more...
    29 KB (3,311 words) - 04:29, 21 June 2024
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    Heliconia (redirect from Lobster-claws)
    Florida, Gambia, and Thailand. Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan beak, wild plantain, or false bird-of-paradise; the last term refers...
    39 KB (2,586 words) - 23:34, 30 July 2024
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    either a bare patch or adhesive pad, which provides increased friction. Claws can be used to interact with rough substrates and re-orient the direction...
    20 KB (2,377 words) - 20:56, 31 March 2024
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    Cat (section Claws)
    for companionship and its ability to kill vermin, the cat's retractable claws are adapted to killing small prey like mice and rats. It has a strong, flexible...
    161 KB (16,541 words) - 14:43, 16 October 2024
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    628964F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028964. PMC 3237572. PMID 22194962. Choi, Charles (14 December 2011). "Velociraptors' Killer Claws Helped Them Eat Prey...
    92 KB (9,232 words) - 11:57, 12 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Peripatopsis capensis
    18 pairs of legs: 17 pregenital leg pairs with claws plus one strongly reduced last pair without claws or spinous pads. Females of this species range...
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    armadillos are characterized by a leathery armor shell and long, sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average...
    36 KB (3,519 words) - 02:17, 4 September 2024
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    to that of others. It is also recognized for its broad forefeet, stout claws, and naked hindfeet. While it was previously lumped in with the dwarf and...
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