Although Triatominae bugs feed on them, birds appear to be immune to infection and therefore are not considered to be a T. cruzi reservoir.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Although there are no endemic birds, there are internationally important seabird colonies.

Although pesticides advertise the control of garden pests, gardeners must recognize that garden " friends " like bees, ladybugs, and birds can also be affected by pesticides.

Although they have scutes on their feet and lay eggs, birds have historically been excluded from the reptiles, in part because they are warm-blooded.

Although owls have binocular vision, their large eyes are fixed in their sockets — as are those of other birds — so they must turn their entire head to change views.

Although other sorts of creatures, both birds and beasts have white varieties ...

Although never successful in creating a " flying machine ", Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452 – 1519 ) was a keen observer of the anatomy and flight of birds, and made numerous notes and sketches on his observations as well as sketches of various " flying machines ".

Although most birds generally do not have teeth, swans are known to be an exception to this, having small jagged ' teeth ' as part of their beaks used for catching and eating fish.

Although it has been called " America's Dead Sea ", the lake provides habitat for millions of native birds, brine shrimp, shorebirds, and waterfowl, including the largest staging population of Wilson's Phalarope in the world.

Although their main hunting technique is perch-and-pounce, they are agile birds with a swift, goshawk-like wing action and the ability to manoeuvre rapidly when pursuing prey or hawking for insects.

Although many species of birds settle permanently in the Wadden Sea, use it as a winter habitat or as a resting place.

Although the results were not quantitative and did not initially improve on morphological classification, they provided tantalizing hints that long-held notions of the classifications of birds, for example, needed substantial revision.

Although the weta had native predators in the form of birds ( especially the weka and kiwi ), reptiles, and bats before the arrival of humans, introduced species such as cats, hedgehogs, rats ( including kiore ) and mustelids have caused a sharp increase in the rate of predation.

Although the study of birds and natural history became fashionable in Britain during the Victorian Era, it was mainly collection oriented with eggs and later skins being the artifacts of interest.

Although the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act do not include purpose-bred rodents and birds, these species are equally regulated under Public Health Service policies that govern the IACUCs.

Although the results were not quantitative and did not initially improve on morphological classification, they provided tantalizing hints that long-held notions of the classifications of birds, for example, needed substantial revision.

Although dissimilar, Egyptian and Bearded Vultures both have a lozenge-shaped tail that is unusual among birds of prey.

Although normally punctual, the failure of the birds to turn up was attributed to the presence of " sinners " among the onlookers.

Although they do not look like torii and serve a different function, these " bird perches " show how birds in several Asian cultures are believed to have magic or spiritual properties, and may therefore help explain the enigmatic literal meaning of the torii's name (" bird perch ").

Although the word ' beak ' was, in the past, generally restricted to the sharpened bills of birds of prey, in modern ornithology, the terms ' beak ' and ' bill ' are generally considered to be synonymous.

Although the Australian Brushturkey is the only species of bird in which sex ratio is confirmed to be incubation-temperature dependent, it is speculated that this is common to all Megapodes, as they share nesting methods unique among birds.

Although they occasionally kill and harass some land birds given the opportunity, White-tailed eagles usually target water-based birds as prey.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although it is constantly made to look foolish ( too simple to come in out of the rain, people say, who have found in the innocent an impediment ), it does not mind looking foolish because it is not concerned with how it looks.

Although we have no measures of its strength or intensity, the heritage of the doctrine of inalienable rights is retained.

Although he questions the extent and nature of the alleged revival of religion and the alleged increase in conformity, and thinks that `` hedonistic '' present-time orientation does not have the meaning usually attributed to it, he does conclude that Americans increasingly enjoy leisure without guilt, do not stress achievement so much as formerly, are more accepting of group harmony as a goal, more tolerant of diversity and aware of other cultures.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

Although one meets with occasional extremists like Zachrisson or, very recently, Arthur Wade-Evans the majority of scholars have taken a middle position between the extremes of scepticism and gullibility.

Although the United States and the U.S.S.R. have been arguing whether there shall be four, five or six top assistants, the most important element in the situation is not the number of deputies but the manner in which these deputies are to do their work.

Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.

Although biopsies have shown structural changes in some of the reported cases of steroid-induced weakness, this case provides the only example known to us in which necropsy afforded the opportunity for extensive study of multiple muscle groups.

Although the inner functions of religion are not of direct significance in social organization, they have important indirect consequences.

Although it is in some ways comparable to a voluntary sale of assets for cash, to which section 203 quite clearly applies, the courts and Treasury have held that acquiring corporations in several types of non-taxable reorganizations may sue for refund of taxes paid by transferors.

Although Utopian communism is both new in 1516 and also modern, it is not modern communism or even modern socialism, as they exist or have ever existed in theory or in practice.

Although it was at the Battle of The Little Horn, about which more words have been written than any other battle in American history, that the 7th Cavalry first made its mark in history, the regiment was ten years old by then.

Although Brooklyn College does not yet have a junior-year-abroad program, a good number of students spend summers in Europe.

Although there was no doubt in my mind and we've been handling it as one I'm glad to have it made official ''.

Although economic and personal circumstances vary widely among those now choosing apartments, Leo J. Pantas, vice president of a hardware manufacturing company, pointed out recently that many apartment seekers seem to have one characteristic in common: a desire for greater convenience and freedom from the problems involved in maintaining a house.

Although the resolution might have been far more specific, it was considerably tougher than the earlier one.

Although they have also been concerned to stand squarely within the tradition of the apostolic church, they have exhibited no willingness whatever to sacrifice their modernity to their Christianity.

Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.

Although I have emphasized the barriers which an aroused nationalism has raised against relations between Christians and non-Christians in Asia, the fact is that this development has also widened the gulf between certain Afro-Asian religions themselves.

Although I absolutely reject the Platonism of it, I have literally squealed with delight at the imperturbable perfection with which the position is laid down on page after page ''.

Although he is not graced with the subtleties of romantic technique, that's not what an ex-prize fighter is supposed to have, anyway.

Although his respect for Aristotle was diminished as his travels made it clear that much of Aristotle's geography was clearly wrong, when the old philosopher released his works to the public, Alexander complained " Thou hast not done well to publish thy acroamatic doctrines ; for in what shall I surpass other men if those doctrines wherein I have been trained are to be all men's common property?