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They can be distinguished from the tadpoles of other species by the fact that the mouth is the same width as the space between the eyes , and this is twice as large as the distance between the nostrils . | They can be told apart from the tadpoles of other species by the fact that the mouth is the same width as the space between the eyes , and this is twice as large as the distance between the nostrils . |
The common toad usually moves by walking rather slowly or in short shuffling jumps involving all four legs . | The common toad usually moves by walking rather slowly or in short jumps using all four legs . |
At breeding time , the male develops nuptial pads on the first three fingers . | At breeding time , the male gets nuptial pads on the first three fingers . |
The males are very enthusiastic , will try to grasp fish or inanimate objects and often mount the backs of other males . | They will try to grasp fish or inanimate objects and often mount on the backs of other males . |
The underside is a dirty white speckled with gray and black patches . | The underside is a dirty white spotted with gray and black patches . |
Their age can be determined by counting the number of annual growth rings in the bones of their phalanges . | Their age can be found by counting the number of yearly growth rings in the bones of their phalanges . |
Adults use the same location year after year and over 80 % of males marked as juveniles have been found to return to the pond at which they were spawned . | Over 80 % of males marked as juveniles have been found to return to the pond at which they were spawned . |
The males arrive first and remain in the location for several weeks while the females only stay long enough to mate and spawn . | The females only stay long enough to mate and spawn . |
It is voracious and eats woodlice , slugs , beetles , caterpillars , flies , earthworms and even small mice . | It has a large appetite and eats woodlice , slugs , beetles , caterpillars , flies , worms and even small mice . |
Small , fast moving prey may be caught by a flick of the tongue while larger items are grabbed with the jaws . | Small , fast moving prey may be caught by a flick of the tongue . |
Over the course of a few weeks their legs develop and their tail gradually gets reabsorbed . | Over a few weeks their legs develop and their tail slowly gets reabsorbed . |
Rather than fighting for the right to mate with a female , male toads may settle disputes by means of the pitch of their voice . | Rather than fighting for the right to mate with a female , male toads use the pitch of their voice . |
It moves with a slow ungainly walk or short jumps and has greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps . | It has a greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps . |
It lays its eggs on the toad 's skin and when these hatch , the larvae crawl into the toad 's nostrils and eat its flesh internally with lethal consequences . | When these hatch , the larvae crawl into the toad 's nostrils and eat its flesh . |
The hind legs are short relative to other frogs ' legs and the hind feet have long , unwebbed toes . | The back legs are short and the back feet have long , unwebbed toes . |
The tadpoles also exude noxious substances which deter fishes from eating them but not the great crested newt . | The tadpoles also have noxious substances which keep fishes from eating them but not the great crested newt . |
The head joins the body without a noticeable neck and there is no external vocal sac . | There is no external vocal sac . |
Common toads can live for many years and have survived for fifty years in captivity . | They have lived for fifty years in captivity . |
Croaking provides a reliable sign of body size and hence of prowess . | Croaking gives a sign of body size and prowess . |
It emerges at dusk and may travel some distance in the dark while hunting . | It may travel some distance in the dark while hunting . |
The common toad can reach about 15 cm ( 6 in ) in length . | The common toad can grow to about 15 cm ( 6 in ) in length . |
The tadpoles at first look similar to those of the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) but they are a darker color , being blackish above and dark gray below . | The tadpoles look like those of the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) . |
The common toad tends to be sexually dimorphic with the females being browner and the males greyer . | The common toad tends to be sexually dimorphic . |
The strings of eggs absorb water and swell in size , and small tadpoles hatch out after a fortnight to three weeks . | The strings of eggs absorb water and swell in size . |
It does not recognize its prey as such but will try to consume any small , dark colored , moving object it encounters at night . | It will try to eat any small , dark colored , moving object it encounters at night . |
The fore limbs are short with the toes of the fore feet turning inwards . | The front limbs are short with the toes of the front feet turning inwards . |
By morning it has returned to its base and may occupy the same place for several months . | By morning it has returned to its base . |
The European common toad ( Bufo bufo ) seems to have arisen more recently . | The common toad or European toad ( Bufo bufo ) is an amphibian . |
The skin is dry and covered with small wart-like lumps . | The skin is dry and covered with small warts . |
The common toad reaches maturity at three to seven years old but there is great variability between populations . | The common toad reaches maturity at three to seven years . |
He uses these to grasp the female when mating . | These are to hold the female . |
The head is broad with a wide mouth below the terminal snout which has two small nostrils . | The head is broad with a wide mouth . |
The color is a fairly uniform shade of brown , olive-brown or greyish-brown , sometimes partly blotched or banded with a darker shade . | Sometimes it is partly blotched or banded with a darker shade . |
A successful male stays in amplexus for several days and , as the female lays a long , double string of small black eggs , he fertilises them with his sperm . | A successful male stays in amplexus for several days . |
At first they cling to the remains of the strings and feed on the jelly . | At first they hold onto the remains of the strings and feed on the jelly . |
The toad is an inconspicuous animal as it usually lies hidden during the day . | The toad usually lies hidden during the day . |
Its chief means of defense lies in the foul tasting secretion that is produced by its paratoid glands and other glands on its skin . | Its main means of defense is a foul tasting secretion . |
As the pair wander piggyback around the shallow edges of the pond , the gelatinous egg strings , which may contain 3000 to 6000 eggs and be 3 to 4.5 metres ( 10 to 15 ft ) in length , get tangled in plant stalks . | The egg strings may have 3000 to 6000 eggs and be 3 to 4.5 metres ( 10 to 15 ft ) in length . |
The toads in this genus are included in the family Bufonidae , the true toads . | The toads in this genus are known as true toads . |
This contains a toxin called bufagin and is enough to deter many predators although grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it . | Grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it . |
Periodically , the common toad sheds its skin . | On occasion , the common toad sheds its skin which comes away in tattered pieces . |
Although usually a solitary animal , in the breeding season large numbers of toads converge on certain breeding ponds , where the males compete to mate with the females . | Large numbers of toads move towards the breeding ponds . |
They contain a noxious substance , bufotoxin , which is used to deter potential predators . | They have a noxious substance called bufotoxin . |
On 5 October 2000 , the MTR Corporation Limited became Hong Kong 's first privatised rail and metro company , which marked the start of the Hong Kong government 's planned initiative to wind down its interests in various public utilities . | On 5 October 2000 the operator of the MTR network , MTR Corporation Limited , became Hong Kong 's first privatised rail and metro company , which marked the start of the Hong Kong government 's planned initiative to wind down its interests in various public utilities . |
MTR Corporation has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits ( although the rail lines are profitable themselves ) ; many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes . | MTR Corporation Limited has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits ( although the rail lines are profitable themselves ) ; many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes . |
Prior to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Mass Transit Railway Corporation was wholly owned by the Hong Kong Government . | Prior to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Mass Transit Railway Coporation was wholly owned by the Hong Kong Government . |
In June 2001 , MTR was transferred to Hang Seng Index . | In June , 2001 , MTR Corporation Limited was transferred to Hang Seng Index . |
The offering involved the sale of around one billion shares , and the company now has around 250,000 shareholders . | The offering involved the sale of around one billion shares , and the company now has the largest shareholder base of any company listed in Hong Kong . |
In 1886 , Édouard Marchand conceived a new genre of entertainment for the Folies Bergère : the music-hall review . | In 1886 , Édouard Marchand thought up a new type of entertainment for the Folies Bergère : the music-hall review . |
In the early 1890s , the American dancer Loie Fuller starred at the Folies Bergère . | In the early 1890s , the American dancer Loïe Fuller starred at the Folies Bergère . |
It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise , with light entertainment including operettas , opéra comique ( comic opera ) , popular songs , and gymnastics . | It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise , offering operettas , comic opera , popular songs , and gymnastics . |
In 1882 , Édouard Manet painted his well-known painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère which depicts a bar-girl , one of the demimondaines , standing before a mirror . | In 1882 , Édouard Manet painted the famous A Bar at the Folies-Bergère . |
It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872 , named after a nearby street , the rue Bergère ( `` bergère '' means `` shepherdess '' ) . | It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872 , named after a nearby street , the rue Bergère . |
The institution is still in business , and is always a strong symbol of French and Parisian life . | It is still in business . |
The habanero chili comes from the Amazonas region , and from there it was spread through Mexico . | The habanero chili comes from the Amazonas region . |
Unripe habaneros are green , and they color as they mature . | Unripe habaneros are green . |
The habanero is a perennial flowering plant , meaning that with proper care and growing conditions , it can produce flowers ( and thus fruit ) for many years . | With proper care and growing conditions , it can produce flowers ( and thus fruit ) for many years . |
Habanero chilis are very hot , rated 100,000-350 ,000 on the Scoville scale . | Habanero chilis are very spicy , rated 100,000-350 ,000 on the Scoville scale . |
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association . | The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association , played under a best-of-seven playoff format . |
The NBA Finals has been played at the end of every NBA and Basketball Association of America season in history , the first being held in 1947 . | This event has been played at the end of every NBA and BAA season in history . |
On 13 May 1787 a fleet of 11 ships , which came to be known as the First Fleet , was sent by the British Admiralty from England to Australia . | On 13 May 1787 , 11 ships were sent from Great Britain to Australia . |
However , New Year 's Day was already a public holiday , and Commonwealth Day did not gather much support . | Australia Day is a public holiday held each year in Australia . |
The court in Guildford heard on Monday , 17 January 1597 ( Julian date , equating to the year 1598 in the Gregorian calendar ) from a 59 year-old coroner , John Derrick , who gave witness that when he was a scholar at the `` Free School at Guildford '' , fifty years earlier , `` hee and diverse of his fellows did runne and play ( on the common land ) at creckett and other plaies . '' | The court in Guildford heard a coroner , John Derrick , that when he was a scholar at the `` Free School at Guildford '' , fifty years earlier , `` hee and diverse of his fellows did runne and play ( on the common land ) at creckett and other plaies '' . |
Cricket is played on a grassy field . | A cricket field is where cricket is played . |
Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century . | The game started in England in the 16th century . |
If the batsman hits the ball over the field boundary without the ball touching the field , the batting team scores six runs . | The other fielders chase the ball after the batsman has hit it . |
The batsman tries to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket by striking the ball with his bat . | The batsman is trying to defend the wicket from getting hit with the ball . |
In four-innings matches there is also the possibility of a draw : the team with fewer runs still has batsmen on the field when the game ends . | There are two teams : the team bowling has 11 players on the field . |
The wicket is made of three vertical stumps supporting two small horizontal bails . | The bowler is trying to aim the ball at a wicket , which is made up of three sticks ( called stumps ) stuck into the earth , with two small sticks ( called bails ) balanced on them . |
After a bowler has bowled six times ( an over ) , another member of the fielding team is designated as the new bowler , the old bowler taking up a fielding position . | The same bowler can not bowl two overs one after the other . |
All eleven members of the fielding team take the field , but only two members of the batting team ( two batsmen ) are on the field at any given time . | The captain of the bowling team chooses a bowler from his team ; the other 10 players are called fielders . |
Cricket is a bat and ball game , played between two teams of eleven players each . | It is played between two teams of eleven players each who score runs ( points ) by running between two sets of three small , wooden posts called wickets . |
Carmichael was born in Boulder , Colorado , United States . | Carmichael was born in Boulder , Colorado , United States on April 2 , 1979 . |
Jesse Royal Carmichael ( born April 2 , 1979 ) is the keyboardist of American pop rock band Maroon 5 . | Jesse Royal Carmichael ( b. 2 April 1979 ) is an American musician , guitarist & keyboardist . |
The province facing Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea . | Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites : Hiroshima faces Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea . |
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island . | is a Japanese prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu . |
The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province . | The area of Bingo Province and Aki Province were merged in Hiroshima Prefecture . |
However , the film won an award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for best feature film with lesbian content . | Even though the lesbian content had been hidden , the movie won an award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) for best feature movie with lesbian content . |
Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg . | It is set in 1920s and 1980s Birmingham , Alabama and is based on a novel by Fannie Flagg called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe . |
Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski , it stars Kathy Bates , Jessica Tandy , Mary Stuart Masterson , and Mary-Louise Parker . | The movie stars Kathy Bates , Jessica Tandy , Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson . |
Ninny , over several encounters with Evelyn , tells her the story of the now-abandoned town of Whistle Stop , Alabama , and the people who lived there . | Ninny tells Evelyn her stories over several visits . |
It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women , Ruth and Idgie , and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn , a middle-aged housewife , and Ninny , an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie . | In particular , she tells Evelyn about two young women , Idgie and Ruth . |
Lynx preys largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds . | Lynx prey mostly on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds . |
Among the recorded prey items for the species are hares , rabbits , marmots , squirrels , dormice , other rodents , grouse , red foxes , wild boar , foxes , chamois , moose , roe deer , red deer , reindeer and other ungulates . | Among prey for the species are hares , rabbits , marmots , squirrels , dormice , other rodents , grouse , red foxes , wild boar , foxes , chamois , moose , roe deer , red deer , reindeer and other ungulates . |
Where common , roe deer appear to be the preferred prey species for the lynx . | Where common , roe deer are the preferred prey species for the lynx . |
Even where roe deer are quite uncommon , the deer are still quantitatively the favored prey species , though in summer smaller prey and occasional domestic sheep are eaten more regularly . | Even where roe deer are quite uncommon , as in Sweden , the deer are still the favored prey species , though in summer smaller prey and occasional domestic sheep are eaten . |
In some areas of Poland and Austria , red deer are the preferred prey and , in Switzerland , chamois may be locally favored . | In some areas of Poland and Austria , red deer are the preferred prey and , in Switzerland , chamois are taken . |
They are the only Lynx species in which ungulates provide a great portion of their diet in relation to lagomorphs or rodents . | They are the only Lynx species in which ungulates provide more of their diet than lagomorphs or rodents . |
The Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx ) is a medium-sized cat native to European and Siberian forests , Central Asia and East Asia . | The Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx ) is a medium-sized cat native to Europe ( Including Finland , Sweden , Norway ) and Asia . |
Once the Eurasian lynx was quite common in all of Europe . | Most Eurasian lynxes are in Russia . |
They have three ocelli and short antennae . | They have two ocelli ( eye spots ) and short antennae . |
These insects characteristically have large rounded heads covered mostly by well-developed , compound eyes , legs that facilitate catching prey ( other insects ) in flight , two pairs of long , transparent wings that move independently , and elongated abdomens . | These insects characteristically have large rounded heads covered mostly by big compound eyes , legs that catch prey ( other insects ) in flight , two pairs of long , transparent wings that move independently , and long abdomens . |
Odonata is an order of carnivorous insects , encompassing dragonflies ( Anisoptera\/Epiprocta ) and damselflies ( Zygoptera ) . | The Odonata are an order of flying insects , the dragonflies and damselflies . |
After leaving Tunbridge Wells , he was loaned to Blackheath F.C. . | After he left Tunbridge Wells , he was loaned to Blackheath F.C. . |
He made his debut for Saracens in 2010 and went on to make 5 first team appearances for Saracens . | He went on to make 5 first team appearances for Saracens . |
While at Bedford , he received praise for his performances . | While at Bedford , he received praise for his playing performance . |
In 2003 , he represented Judd at Kent County Athletics U13 Championships at Canterbury High School , finishing third in the 75-metre hurdles and fourth in the 100-metres . | In 2003 , he represented Judd at Kent County Athletics Under-13 Championships at Canterbury High School . |
Luke Baldwin ( born 15 September 1990 ) is a rugby union player born in Royal Tunbridge Wells , England . | Luke Baldwin ( born 15 September 1990 ) is an English rugby union player . |
In 2010 , he was loaned to RFU Championship side , Bedford Blues as part of a player linkup . | In 2010 , he was loaned to RFU Championship side , Bedford Blues . |
Baldwin was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge , where he also played rugby for them . | Luke Baldwin was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge . |
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