The pancreas is also a digestive organ, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.he pancreas also functions as an exocrine gland that assists the digestive system. It secretes pancreatic fluid that contains digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (fats) in the chyme.
Other Quick Facts. 1  The Aby excels at learning tricksâand heâs even better at training people to do what he wants. 2  Abyssinians can live to be 15 years and older. 3  Thanks to his inquisitive, highly social nature, he can be taught to go for walks on a leash.  The Aby was bred in the U.S. for the first time in 1935.
Sexual maturity is reached at 4-5 years, and overall lifespans of these storks is about 20 years. They are normally silent, but may utter two-note whistles at nest. The Abdimâs Storkâs natural habitat is grasslands, pastures, and cultivated fields in East Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa. Its diet consists primarily of large insects, but may also include small reptiles, amphibians, mice, and fish. Abdimâs Storks are widespread and common throughout their home range.