The shapes of the stems vary as some grow curved and there are multi-headed ones.

In contrast to Prolog, the rules are multi-headed and are executed in a committed-choice manner using a forward chaining algorithm.

One might therefore argue instead that coordinate structures like these are multi-headed, each conjunct being or containing a head.

Meanwhile, Buffy, Angel, Faith, Giles and Willow are at the library fending off the giant multi-headed monster and the members of the group of female demons and successfully close the Hellmouth.

Some of the motifs represented in the lintels and other sandstone carvings are the sky-god Indra mounted on the elephant Airavata, serpent-like monsters called makaras, and multi-headed nagas.

The four are discovered at the last second ( Ringo accidentally steps on a bagpipe ) and a clown Meanie sounds the alarm, causing the Beatles to flee hastily from the Meanies ' vicious multi-headed ( and multi-bodied ) dog.

Cerberus (), or Kerberos, ( Greek form: Κέρβερος, ) in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound ( usually three-headed ) which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.

For instance, multi-headed dragons in Greek mythology include the wind-god Typhon who had several polycephalic offspring, including the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra and the 100-headed Ladon, both slain by Hercules.

The gun was named Cerberus in reference to the multi-headed hound with the same name from Greek and Roman mythology ; the gun has three barrels as Cerberus has three heads.

It is also compared to the Lernaean Hydra, the multi-headed snake from Greek mythology ( ironically, the Wyrm King was killed by fire-breathing giants while the Lernaean Hydra was also killed with fire by Heracles and his nephew Iolaus ).

This multi-headed nāga is part of a decorative lintel from the end of the 9th century.

At Angkor in Cambodia, numerous stone sculptures present hooded multi-headed nāgas as guardians of temples or other premises.

A favorite motif of Angkorean sculptors from approximately the 12th century A. D. onward was that of the Buddha, sitting in the position of meditation, his weight supported by the coils of a multi-headed naga that also uses its flared hood to shield him from above.

thumbIn many Buddhist countries, the concept of the nāga has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons, as depicted in this stairway image of a multi-headed nāga emerging from the mouth of a Makara in the style of a Chinese dragon at Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol on the premises of Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam in Thailand's Roi Et Province Nong Phok District.

Seeing that Heracles was being overwhelmed by the multi-headed monster ( the Lernaean Hydra ), who grew two heads in place of each one cut off, Iolaus sprang to help, cauterizing each neck as Heracles beheaded it.

The strictly modern depiction of Tiamat as a multi-headed dragon was popularized in the 1970s as a fixture of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game inspired by earlier sources associating Tiamat with later mythological characters, such as Lotan.

In many of these examples, the serpent god is often seen as multi-headed or multi-tailed.

The Cartoon Network staple Codename: Kids Next Door had a parody of their own of the climactic fight and the Freeza character, with the Delightful Children From Down the Lane portraying him as a multi-headed monstrosity.

He also mentioned multi-headed deities of other Slavic tribes ; Rugievit, Porewit and Porentius.

Several other multi-headed statues were discovered elsewhere.

; The Hydra of Lernaea: A multi-headed snake monster.

The main weapon is a multi-headed spiked flail mounted on top of the body.

It is often multi-headed ( with 3, 7 or 9 heads ) and breathes fire.

Tiamat has appeared in many Final Fantasy games, usually taking the shape of a multi-headed dragon.

It is also sometimes referred to as multi-headed bog cotton.

There, they meet the giant multi-headed dragon, who had already started to kill the giants that had gathered to fight it.

these are fairly large, tough animals.

The fish, animals, and birds which may be found at the site are another interest.

Additive should not be fed 72 hours before animals are slaughtered.

`` Is it true that you believe the other animals are saner than the human species ''??

I must add at once that these animals are what we call `` queens '', young females that have mated in the previous summer or autumn.

The rows of animals and birds, in particular, suggest awareness of Oriental animal friezes, transmitted perhaps via Syrian silver bowls and textiles, but the specific forms of these rows on local vases and metal products are nonetheless Greek.

The efficiency with which animals convert grains and forages to meat has risen steadily in the United States since the 1930's and has paralleled the increased feeding of the cake and meal that are a byproduct when seeds are processed for oil.

That animals and humans are more altruistic towards close kin than to distant kin and non-kin has been confirmed in numerous studies across many different cultures.

Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.

The order Caudata ( from the Latin cauda meaning " tail ") consists of the salamanders, elongated, low-slung animals that mostly resemble lizards in form, though this is a symplesiomorphic trait and the two groups are no more closely related than salamanders are to mammals.

These are long, cylindrical, limbless animals with a snake or worm-like form.

Their gills are never covered by gill sacs and are reabsorbed just before the animals leave the water.

They are often considered useful, non-dangerous animals by farmers.

Winter annuals are important ecologically, as they provide vegetative cover that prevents soil erosion during winter and early spring when no other cover exists and they provide fresh vegetation for animals and birds that feed on them.

The Vicuña and Guanaco can be found living in the Altiplano, while the closely related domesticated Llama and Alpaca are widely kept by locals as pack animals and for their meat and wool.

In August 2012, two mites preserved in amber were determined to be the oldest animals ever to have been found in the substance ; the mites are 230 million years old and were discovered in north-eastern Italy.

Urarina myths that portray plants, inanimate objects, and non-human animals as personal beings are examples of animism in its more restrictive sense.

Wallace did extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the Wallace Line that divides the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts, one in which animals closely related to those of Australia are common, and one in which the species are largely of Asian origin.

The Andaman islands are home to a number animals, many of them endemic.

Wildlife enthusiasts are using the northward march of the armadillo as an opportunity to educate others about the animals, which can be a burrowing nuisance to property owners and managers.

During April and May the arctic fox also preys on ringed seal pups when the young animals are confined to a snow den and are relatively helpless.