Ursids

(ˈɜːsɪdz)

pl n

(Astronomy) a shower of meteors apparently originating from near the constellation Ursa Minor and lasting for about a week from December 17th to the 25th

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In terrestrial mammals leucism has been reported in canids (Lopez-Gonzalez, 2011), ursids (Ritland et al., 2001), erinaceids (Morris and Tutt, 1996), mustelids (Tortato and Althoff, 2007), cervids (de Oliveira, 2009), soricids (Guevara et al., 2011), rodents (Nedyalkov et al., 2014), and procyonids (Silva-Caballero et al., 2014), and it is relatively common in bats (Boada and Tirira, 2010; Marin-Vazquez et al., 2010; Garcia-Morales et al., 2012; Velandia-Perilla et al., 2013; Tello et al., 2014).

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Geminids meteor shower - December 13 to 23: The month of December is good for meteor shower watchers, with the Geminids gracing the skies, peaking around December 13 and 14, and the Ursids which peak around December 22 and 23.

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Stewart's character, however, my only neighbors are cervids, canids, felids, and ursids. I also have for years had a keen desire to photo wild life, undisturbed in their natural habitat.

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This fact would be the main cause of the local extinction of the Hemicyonidae and the presence of various herbivorous ursids of different sizes such as Ursavus and Indarctos.

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The Ursids are a much under-observed shower and would benefit from increased watches despite the proximity of the festive season.