A few desert animals, such as the Round-tailed Ground Squirrel, a diurnal mammal, enter a state of estivation when the days become too hot and the vegetation too dry. They sleep away the hottest part of the summer.
The average starting salary for a Georgia certified teacher is $38,925. According to the Georgia Department of Education, the average teacher salary for all levels of experience is $53,164. However, these figures are not guarantees of actual salaries for students pursuing teaching certification in Georgia.
In 2013 assistant professors at Georgia Southern University had an average nine month salary of $56,318. This is $1,528 more than assistant professors earned in 2012, the most recently reported prior year, and a 2.7 percent increase in earnings over the previous year's average nine month salary ($54,790).he average annual salary for male assistant professors is $76,544, which is $11,218 less than the average for male assistant professors at universities. The average annual salary for female assistant professors is $73,289, which is $10,318 less than the average for female assistant professors at universities.