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  2. Olfactory system - Wikipedia

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    The olfactory system or sense of smell is the sensory system used for smelling ( olfaction ). Olfaction is one of the special senses, that have directly associated specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory system detects airborne substances, while the accessory ...

  3. Diving reflex - Wikipedia

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    The diving reflex, also known as the diving response and mammalian diving reflex, is a set of physiological responses to immersion that overrides the basic homeostatic reflexes, and is found in all air-breathing vertebrates studied to date. [1] [2] [3] It optimizes respiration by preferentially distributing oxygen stores to the heart and brain ...

  4. Obligate nasal breathing - Wikipedia

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    Infants. Human infants are commonly described as obligate nasal breathers as they breathe through their nose rather than the mouth. [20] Most infants, however, are able to breathe through their mouth if their nose is blocked. [20] There are however certain infants with conditions such as choanal atresia in which deaths have resulted from nasal ...

  5. Elephant seal - Wikipedia

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    Elephant seals are shielded from extreme cold more by their blubber than by fur. Their hair and outer layers of skin molt in large patches. The skin has to be regrown by blood vessels reaching through the blubber. When molting occurs, the seal is susceptible to the cold, and must rest on land, in a safe place called a " haul out ".

  6. Pseudogymnoascus destructans - Wikipedia

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    Pseudogymnoascus destructans (formerly known as Geomyces destructans) is a psychrophilic (cold-loving) fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fatal disease that has devastated bat populations in parts of the United States and Canada. Unlike species of Geomyces, P. destructans forms asymmetrically curved conidia. [1] Pseudogymnoascus destructans grows very slowly on artificial media ...

  7. Sawfish - Wikipedia

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    Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish, with some species reaching lengths of about 7–7.6 m (23–25 ft). [2] They are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine and ...