shelter

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At two months old, both normal mice and those lacking CSE performed similarly, locating the shelter within three minutes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

They gather drinking water from a river, start fires with sticks, arrange palm fronds for one type of shelter and ice blocks for another, as well as prepare meals of cactus and beetles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Dogs at the Chesterfield Square animal shelter have been kept inside their kennels for three weeks due to a giardia outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

With temperatures ranging from below freezing in August to 40C in the summer months, it would also have been tough without shelter.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Wearily, Jonathan crawled into the shelter and lay beside her.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret