This is a tough question. A long second dorsal compared to what? Usually,the females second dorsal is shorter than a males. I have heard that they had a female w/ a longer second dorsal, but over 100+ fish my males all seem to have the longer second dorsal.

Though his fin has straightened to some degree as Keiko's health and conditioning have improved, it will never fully straighten. However, it is not a totally unusual condition and has been observed in wild whales. It does not hamper his swimming or social behavior.

Pectoral fins are curved back slightly and pointed at the tips. Dolphins use their pectoral flippers mainly to steer. Pectoral flippers have the major skeletal elements of the forelimbs of land mammals, but they are foreshortened and modified. The back fin is like the keel of the boats, that gives stability while they swim and unlike the pectoral fins this one does not have any bony structure, but woven connective fibrous, that gives its form and firmness.

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The pectoral fins have the function of the rudder in the boats; it means that they give them the capacity of direction during the swim. The fins are very similar to the arms of the humans, since they are structured in the same way.

Fishes' fins turn whitish and die back. Fin rot often follows damage or injury. It can also be caused by poor water quality. Remedy: First, fix the water and remove any fin-nipping fish. Change some water (25% is good) and add 1 tsp/gallon salt to promote healing. If bad water quality or an aggressive tankmate was the problem, that should be adequate. Healing will begin within a couple of days. If it worsens, decide first whether it's fungal or bacterial.

This can vary from one dog to the next. Typically, the heat cycle lasts around two to three weeks. The female's vulva will swell and then bleed for several days. Mating is typically done after being in heat for a good 10 days. Some females have what is called a silent heat. This occurs when a dog does not show the typical signs of being in heat but can still get pregnant. Be careful if your dog is in heat and you do not wish her to be bred.

Literature supports a 95% survivorship of 10 years and 80% at 20 years. However, all implants have a limited life expectancy depending on an individual's age, weight, activity level, and medical condition(s). A total joint implant's longevity will vary in every patient. While it is important to follow all of your surgeon's recommendations after surgery, there is no guarantee that your particular implant will last for any specific length of time.

Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulator is a specialized device, which stimulates nerves by tiny electrical impulses via small electrical wires placed on the spinal cord. Currently at TPM, Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulator is offered to patients with chronic and severe pain, who have not responded to other treatment modalities. Most of these patients are suffering form RSD/CRPPS or back and leg pain after back surgeries.

Sperm can live in a woman's body for 5 sometimes 7 days, therefore a woman can get pregnant if she has sex up to 5 sometimes 7 days before ovulation.

Cats reach puberty around six months of age. A female kitten's first heat cycle will last about four to eight days and if she is not spayed or mated, she may go into heat again in another two to three weeks. A female cat's ovaries do not release eggs until she has mated, so a sexual encounter nearly always results in pregnancy. Because a full-term pregnancy is only eight to nine weeks, a healthy female is capable of producing several litters of kittens in a year.

Dogs reach puberty around six months of age. Your female puppy's first heat cycle will last 21 to 22 days, and she will continue to go into heat on the average of every six months, usually in the late winter and summer.

Here you will get a variety of answers. Sperm only has about a 72 hour life span. It can take anywhere from 1 month to a year for their hormones to dissipate and their scent glands to disappear. As long as those hormones are present, their mating urge will still be strong. If you are neutering to prevent unwanted joeys, it is probably best to keep them separate for 3-5 days.

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A fin tube, whether baseboard or convector-style, is a heating element, made from copper or steel, for a pipe system. It has square or spiral aluminum “fins” that radiate (distribute) the heat and are low to the floor. Fin tubes replaced radiators in the 1940s and 50s, and were popular before forced air system became common a decade later.

Put the Wavegrinder fin an inch or two back from where you place your typical swept-back, sickle-shaped fin. Both sickle-shaped fins and the Wavegrinder have a center of effort, the location on which the turning force in general acts, in a location such as that depicted below. To be able to compare apples to apples and turning moment to turning moment, the centers of effort should be lined up, as shown, which means its sits a couple of inches back in the box from where you are used to it (1.

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Also known as the vaginal pouch, the female condom is a disposable sheath designed to protect a woman from pregnancy and STDs by lining the vagina. (Kind of like the male's condom but inside of the female.) It can be used with a spermicide for added protection. Always read instruction and study pictures before you begin. Use care when opening the condom package. Stand with one leg on a chair or the toilet.

The males are usually larger and may be more aggressive. Females, being of a smaller stature, may be more ideally suited as a house companion. Males tend to be more outgoing, and more forgiving of mistakes in training. Females tend to be less dominant and work well with children - however, many females may actually be more protective of their households than males. Nevertheless, generalities do not always apply, and it is best to ask the breeder for their advice.

Yes, there are several. Indeed, two of the very best "Living Masters" are female. The primary concern for many beginning female operators, if they are in good shape, is the proper fit of the operator's vest. Even the "Short Vest" can be a little loose on some operators; on other operators, the chest may be too tight.

It is very difficult to predict if the procedure will indeed help you or not. For that reason temporary wires are placed to determine if this device will be effective to relieve your pain or not. Typically, patients will have a 50 to 70 % reduction in their pain.

A dorsal columellar implant is used to augment the dorsum or the height of the nose as well as the tip of the nose. These implants are made of foreign material and are generally not recommended by most plastic surgeons.

Females usually have one calf every three years. Gestation (pregnancy) is about 13 months. Most calves are born during August.

On average a bitch will be in season for 3 weeks twice a year. It is advisable to keep them away from males for the full 3 weeks, or better still have them neutered.

If you are a part-time student (less than 12 hours) or an online student you are not required to have the second MMR. You will need to sign an agreement in the Admissions office before registering for classes.

Your service is personally designed for your needs. About four weeks after your first delivery, we will call you to assess your usage and design a service interval and appropriate inventory to keep you in seltzer. When we deliver, we'll replace your empty bottles one for one with fresh bottles, unless your usage indicates (or you suggest) a change in the number of bottles you keep on hand. Your invoice will list your next scheduled delivery.

There are 1,000 to 3,000 eggs in a female coho salmon, depending on the size of the fish. A female steelhead may contain 3,000 to 5,000 eggs, depending on the size and age of the fish.

We keep all slides and blocks for a minimum of five years. At any time in that five years, we can make duplicate slides to send out for a second opinion.