Squealer (Animal Farm) the Seven Commandments. The animals experience a vague feeling of unease, and when Clover and Muriel ponder the changes, they are told that they have simply forgotten — and they accept this easily, which is helped along by the growling dogs that accompany the pigs everywhere. Benjamin alone appears to understand what is happening, though he never acts. If asked, he says that donkeys live a long time, and that "none of you has ever seen a dead donkey". True to his cynical nature, he continues to believe that life never gets better. He is briefly outraged by Boxer's death,
Mytilaster minimus many areas of theMediterranean. The invasive mussel is better able to tolerate higher temperatures and salinities than "M. minimus", and in recent years average water temperatures in the Mediterranean have been increasing. "B. pharaonis" interferes with the recruitment of "M. minimus" and has a detrimental affect on its survival and growth. In some area of Israel "M. minimus" is now rarely encountered M. minimus is not tolerant of pollution and this can cause colonies to disappear. Mytilaster minimus Mytilaster minimus, the dwarf mussel or variable mussel, is a species of mussel from sea and brackish waters of the Mediterranean Sea.