Around 300,000 people a year break their collarbone. In most cases, the bone will knit back together - but 9,000 patients with more serious fractures need a titanium plate inserted. Stephen Bennett, 53, a building contractor from East Molesey, Surrey, tells ANGELA BROOKS about his experience, while his surgeon explains the procedure.
Pagophilus groenlandicus meansâthe ice lover from Greenlandâ! The harp seal is named for the dark âsaddleâ or âharpâ-shapedmarkings on the backs of adults. Each spring the ice floes off Canadaâs east coast are transformed into theharp seal nursery, with as many as 900,000 pups thought to be born eachyear.his stage lasts a week ormore. Pagophilus groenlandicus By the time they have finished nursing, approximately 12 days after birth, most pupsweigh an average of 36 kg (80 lbs) or more.
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia, is a sexual attraction or sexual act involving corpses. The attraction is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association. 15% by sexual attraction to dead people; 2  15% by a desire for comfort or to overcome feelings of isolation; and. 3  12% by a desire to remedy low self-esteem by expressing power over a corpse.