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It could raise its hackles into a ruff, which it used for display.
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Male ruffs may also be able to tolerate colder winter conditions because they are larger than females.
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Fine linen shirts, chemises, ruffs, collars, coifs and caps were embroidered in monochrome silks and edged in lace.
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There are also black bear, deer, bobcat, coyote, fox, fisher cat, loon, wild turkey, and ruffed grouse.
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Threatened by habitat loss and hunting, ruffed lemurs are facing extinction in the wild.
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Ruff proposes that this may indicate that tzi was a high-altitude shepherd.
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The level of polyandry in the ruff is the highest known for any avian lekking species and for any shorebird.
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Women used to still wear elaborate ruffs and large, elaborate dresses (the decoration depended on the wealth and social class of the women wearing it).
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At high frequencies, the ruff plays a role in reflecting sound for heightened sensitivity to vertical elevation.
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One of the breed characteristics is a long ruff that surrounds the neck and then a strip trails down towards the rear of the dog.
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