| ubendian belt |
Belt of metamorphic rocks
formed 1 800 million years ago in southern
and central Africa |
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| undercoat |
The soft insulating underfur beneath the longer, coarser guard hairs of the outer coat. |
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| ungulate |
a hoofed animal |
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| unguligrade |
an animal (ungulate) that walks on the tips of its modified toes (hooves) |
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| ur |
Believed to be the Earth’s oldest continent,
consisting of cratonic areas of South Africa,
Madagascar, India and Western Australia;
believed to have formed between 3 000
million and 1 500 million years ago |
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| urea |
a non-protein nitrogen source often included in licks as a protein supplement |
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| urine energy |
energy lost from the animal through urination in the form of heat and nutrients |
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| urohydrosis |
the practice of urinating or defecating on oneself as a mechanism of cooling down. Well noted in Marabou Storks, and accounts for the white streaks frequently seen on thier legs. |
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