This narwhal skull has double tusk s, a rare trait in narwhals.

His lack of political ambition, corruption, and nepotism was an exceedingly rare trait.

The Solomon Islands skink reproduces by viviparous matrotrophy :< sup id =" fn_c_back "> c </ sup > the female provides a placenta for its young, which are born after a gestation period of six to eight months ; this is a rare trait among reptiles.

Other breeds which exhibit this rare trait include the Dorking, Faverolles, and Sultan.

Melanism which extends beyond the skin into an animal's connective tissue is a rare trait, and the Silkie is one of only a handful of chickens to exhibit it.

For 2012, students will model proteins involved in the regulation of apoptosis as they explore the discovery and treatment of a rare ( one in a billion ) genetic trait discovered through genome sequencing.

It is a rare, often hereditary, trait found mostly within a small number of families — most of the common population that " break through " are either relatively weak or lack the education to make full use of their talents.

This particular variety is very rare, and has only recently ( 2008 / 2009 ) been reproduced in captivity as the homozygous form ( referred to as " super " by reptile keepers ) of the codominant hypomelanistic trait.

She shares her family's rare female genetic trait of vaguely human-like head hair.

The name was quite suitable, as Elanor had a notably elvish appearance, including golden hair — an extremely rare trait among hobbits.

The game also featured special technology that allowed for the compression of sound, allowing for voice clips for characters when in battles, another trait that was both very rare for a Super Nintendo game, and shared with Tales of Phantasia.

Slow lorises have a toxic bite, a rare trait among mammals.

* Charisma, a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a " magnetic " quality of personality

Far from being a rare trait that evolved a few times and remained stagnant, biomineralization pathways in fact evolved many times and are still evolving rapidly today ; even within a single genus it is possible to detect great variation within a single gene family.

It is a habitat for jaguars, primates, aquatic turtles, eagles and the rare agouti.

Fully developed nictitating membranes are found in birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and mammals, but are rare in primates.

Such avoidance is rare among New World primates.

Folivorous primates are relatively rare in the New World, the primary exception being howler monkeys.

On August 7 in 1987, Jim opened Monkey World for the public who received a rare opportunity of seeing exotic primates.

The grounds reverted back to their previous use and the wildlife park was home to 600 rare and endangered species including lemurs, primates, camels, reptiles and wildfowl.

Williams syndrome ( WS or WMS ; also Williams – Beuren syndrome or WBS ) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a distinctive, " elfin " facial appearance, along with a low nasal bridge, an unusually cheerful demeanor and ease with strangers ; developmental delay coupled with strong language skills ; and cardiovascular problems, such as supravalvular aortic stenosis and transient hypercalcaemia.

The use of the word to refer to mode locking of non-linear coupled oscillators appears mostly after about 1980, and remains relatively rare in comparison.

Animal names coupled with colours, such as White Hart and Red Lion, or of foreign or rare animals, are often heraldic ( see below ).

But kids in Glory's situation do occasionally develop a desire to dream big, coupled with the drive to succeed, and I find this rare character far more fun and interesting to write about than the typical .”

In 2009 it was held in Bangalore, along with Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangalore Amateur Radio Club VU2ARC Two ham conventions, with mostly forums, were held by the National Institute of Amateur Radio in Hyderabad in recent years which uniquely coupled the events with major DXpeditions, allowing foreign hams to operate from the rare locales of Andaman I and Lakshadweep I.

The woman eyed the youth with the avidity a coin collector might display toward a rare doubloon which is not yet in his collection.

The book concerned with the Negro's role in an urban society is rare indeed ; ;

The doctor, with the air of a man whose professional interests have found scope, drew Alex's attention to those excellences which might otherwise have escaped him: the fine color in comb and wattles, the length and quality of neck and saddle hackles, the firm, wide spread of the toes, and a rare justness in the formation of the ear lappets.

They've got a big vulture from Tanganika at the zoo here, with a wife for him, too, very rare birds, both of them, the only Vulturidae of their species outside Africa.

These have an upper-middle-class leadership and a middle-class membership, with rare exceptions, where working-class parents are active in local P.-T.A. matters.

In 1890 when the trip to Europe and the Holy Land was arranged for Miss Packard, it was Miss Upton who planned the trip, and `` with rare executive ability '' bore the brunt of `` the entire pilgrimage from beginning to end ''.

Actually Johnny is a glib, garrulous guy, with a rare sense of humor.

As of 2012, less than 50 Apple I computers ( with only six in working order ) are believed to exist, making it a very rare collector's item.

The high price was likely due to the rare documents and packaging offered in the sale in addition to the computer, including the original packaging ( with the return label showing Steve Jobs ' parents ' address, the original Apple Computer Inc ' headquarters ' being their garage ), a personally typed and signed letter from Jobs ( answering technical questions about the computer ), and the original invoice showing ' Steven ' as the salesman.

Using his excellent knowledge of Greek, which was then rare in the West, to his advantage, he studied the Hebrew Bible and Greek authors like Philo, Origen, Athanasius, and Basil of Caesarea, with whom he was also exchanging letters.

In rare cases a linguist may represent phonemes with abstract symbols, such as dingbats, so as not to privilege any one allophone.

; engraved gems and gem impressions ; legends written with pigment on pottery ( rare ); characters incised on stone or pottery.

The relatively small number of atomic absorption lines ( compared to atomic emission lines ) and their narrow width ( a few pm ) make spectral overlap rare ; there are only very few examples known that an absorption line from one element will overlap with another.

In rare cases such as Chediak Higashi Syndrome, albinism may be associated with deficiencies in the transportation of melanin granules.

Before her, erotica written by women was rare, with a few notable exceptions, such as the work of Kate Chopin.

In some rare cases when a person has become trapped in a deserted place, with no means of communication or hope of rescue, the victim has amputated his or her own limb:

Roughly 88 % of people affected with AVM are asymptomatic ; often the malformation is discovered as part of an autopsy or during treatment of an unrelated disorder ( called in medicine " an incidental finding "); in rare cases its expansion or a micro-bleed from an AVM in the brain can cause epilepsy, deficit or pain.

The new generation of DJs and musicians of the 2000s who have fallen in love with both Kuti's material and other rare releases have made compilations and remixes of these recordings, thus re-introducing the genre to new generations of listeners and fans of afropop and groove.

Free-swimming () organisms are relatively rare, with the majority of organisms being bottom dwelling ( benthic ) — either moving about ( vagrant ) or permanently attached to the sea floor ( sessile ).

" Early episodes with the controversial content intact are rare, and are traded on homemade video recordings made from the original broadcasts.

The production of the second-important isotope berkelium-247 involves the irradiation of the rare synthetic isotope curium-244 with high-energy alpha particles.

A batter may or may not be charged with a plate appearance ( and possibly at-bat ) in the rare instance when he is replaced by a pinch hitter after having already started his turn at bat.

In settling the American west it was generally faster to navigate down River from Brownsville, Pennsylvania, to the Ohio River confluence with the Mississippi and then pole up river against the current to St Louis than to travel overland on the rare primitive dirt roads for many decades after the American revolution.

There are even reports of humans who normally walk on all fours with their feet but not their knees on the ground, but these cases are a result of conditions such as Uner Tan syndrome — very rare genetic neurological disorders rather than normal behavior.

The tests currently available can detect mutations associated with rare genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and Huntington's disease.