Powerful hydrochloric acid in the stomach helps break down the bolus into a liquid called chyme. A thick mucus layer that lines the stomach walls prevents the stomach from digesting itself. When mucus is limited, an ulcer (erosion of tissue) may form. Food is digested in the stomach for several hours. During this time, a stomach enzyme called pepsin breaks down most of the protein in the food. Next, the chyme is slowly transported from the pylorus (end portion of the stomach) through a sphincter and into the small intestine where further digestion and nutrient absorption occurs.
The sable (Martes zibellina) is a marten species, a small carnivorous mammal inhabiting forest environments, primarily in Russia from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, northern Mongolia. Its habitat also leans the borders of eastern Kazakhstan, China, North Korea and HokkaidÅ in Japan.
Shaded sables are coats that are shaded throughout with three or more colors. This shading must be as uniform as possible with no patches of self color. In red sables the base colors have red hues with black tips. An orange sable has a light orange or creamy undercoat with deeper orange guard hairs ending in black tips. Cream sables are cream variations with black tips.