(n.) A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.
Example Sentences:
(1) We are pursuing legal action because there are still so many unanswered questions about the viability of Shenhua’s proposed koala plan and it seems at this point the plan does not guarantee the survival of the estimated 262 koalas currently living where Shenhua wants to put its mine,” said Ranclaud.
(2) The proposed $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine in New South Wales has been given the go-ahead to destroy the habitat of 262 koalas, which will be moved to another location if the mine goes ahead.
(3) We examined phenotypic characteristics of six mannitol-fermenting strains of Streptococcus bovis, including two unusual CO2-requiring strains isolated from koala feces.
(4) Seventy free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Magnetic Island (Queensland, Australia) underwent an ocular examination, blood collection and serological examination for Chlamydia psittaci antibodies, and an examination of their teeth and genitalia.
(5) Clinical signs, necropsy findings and histopathological changes are summarized for 43 macropods, two common wombats, two koalas, six possums, 15 dasyurids, two numbats, eight bandicoots and one bilby.
(6) No microbial growth was observed in pouch swabs from 13 of 17 (76%) koalas, including four females without young, seven with pouch young and two with back young (i.e.
(7) The $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine faces a significant setback after local landholders launched a legal challenge to the New South Wales government approval process over whether it properly considered the impact of the mine on the local koala population.
(8) The relative frequency and topographical distribution of endocrine cells containing gut hormones were studied by immunocytochemistry in the stomach gland patch of the koala.
(9) Seven of the 8 koalas with positive conjunctival swabs had overt signs of conjunctivitis, but only 3 of the 20 koalas with positive urogenital swabs had overt signs of 'wet bottom' (continual urine soiling due to cystitis) or purulent discharge.
(10) DNAs from eight Chlamydia psittaci isolates (koala conjunctivitis, avian psittacosis, avian ornithosis, ovine abortion, ovine polyarthritis, sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis, and feline conjunctivitis) and one Chlamydia trachomatis isolate (lymphogranuloma venereum) were compared by restriction endonuclease and DNA probe analyses.
(11) More than 40,000 hectares of koala habitat in Queensland has disappeared since the state’s land-clearing controls were weakened, a conservation group says.
(12) In the 18 koalas without chlamydia, one had overt conjunctivitis while 2 had past episodes of conjunctivitis.
(13) Gene probe analysis was also used employing a genus-specific probe pCKO-10 isolated from a koala chlamydial gene library (ocular strain) and a plasmid probe pCKU cloned from a urogenital strain.
(14) About halfway through the trip – we’ve just stopped to use a Nandos bathroom in a place called Lilydale – she informs me “we are going to meet a koala”.
(15) These data confirm that free-living koalas normally produce spermatozoa with a high incidence of structural heterogeneity almost solely confined to the head region; and demonstrate the utility and safety of conventional gamete and endocrine studies, approaches which will be useful for determining the impact of genetic isolation and venereal disease on species fertility.
(16) Immunoreactive cells were also seen in Brunner's glands: 5 types in the parma wallaby; 3 types in the great grey kangaroo and tiger cat; 2 types in the koala and common wombat; 1 type in the short-nosed bandicoot.
(17) Nocardia asteroides was isolated from one koala with extensive pneumonia, pleurisy and splenitis.
(18) These include animal embryos – platypus and wallaby – and specific body parts of other mammals, such as the arm of a koala.
(19) Last week, the Land and Environment court ruled in Shenhua’s favour in a case brought by the local Landcare group and the NSW Environmental Defenders Office regarding the loss of koala habitat.
(20) Tannin-protein complex (T-PC)-degrading enterobacteria (T-PCDE) were isolated from the feces and from a layer of bacteria attached to the cecal wall of koalas.
Panda
Definition:
(n.) A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains of Northern India.
Example Sentences:
(1) In short, there is a cultural imperative to love the panda that even the pandapathetic find hard to ignore.
(2) Pandas have long been an important symbol of Chinese diplomatic overtures to both allies and former foes.
(3) Estimates of panda numbers in the wild vary enormously due to the difficulty of collecting data about the notoriously shy animal, which lives in dense, high-altitude vegetation: the last survey required more than 35,000 volunteers.
(4) Conservation efforts should now aim to protect areas that have a better chance of supplying pandas with food, despite climate change, said the scientists.
(5) And if captive-breeding of pandas is the best solution, those skills are found in China.
(6) Iain Valentine, the zoo's director of giant pandas, said: "The annual panda breeding season is imminent and the next 24 hours are critical.
(7) Though Da Mao’s showdown with the snowman may have ended in frustration, the panda will probably have the last laugh.
(8) Tian Tian, the female, whose name means sweetie, and Yang Guang, meaning sunlight, travelled from China on board a Boeing 777F flight dubbed the FedEx Panda Express, with a vet and two animal handlers.
(9) Natural "bridges" could also be created to help the pandas escape from a bamboo famine.
(10) With the species's future in the balance, Chengdu's visitors help to fund a new reserve where it is hoped pandas will ultimately be reintroduced into the wild.
(11) "The results of cutting edge scientific analysis have shown that, across the entire pregnancy, Tian Tian had the profile of a pregnant panda likely to carry to full term.
(12) Meanwhile in Edinburgh, for the second consecutive year , zoo officials have admitted that their star attraction, the giant panda Tian Tian, is not pregnant , and probably miscarried after she was artificially inseminated in the spring.
(13) "The endangered status of the giant panda has not changed."
(14) Since its arrival at the Paris's zoological Park, the yeasts of the flora digestive tract of a young female of Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, was daily, then weekly studied.
(15) Up against the continuing might of animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 3 , as well as fellow debutants including romantic drama The Choice and horror-comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies , the 50s-set tale of a major film star gone missing scored just $11.4m (£7.9m) to open in second place.
(16) As the pandas settled into their new, £250,000 home at the zoo, more intelligence about their lifestyles emerged.
(17) Whatever the reason, the window of opportunity for Edinburgh's pandas closed yesterday afternoon.
(18) In 1999, a few years after the British handed Hong Kong back to the Chinese, the PRC gifted the region a couple of pandas and followed them up with another pair to mark the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty.
(19) As it was announced yesterday that Edinburgh zoo's giant panda, Tian Tian, "may be" pregnant , the usual lip service was once again paid to an animal that resists viability like no other.
(20) But the survey also showed that 223 of the endangered wild giant pandas, or 12% of the population, are at high risk due to pressure from factors such as habitat loss.