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• Dogs
  Allergy
  Veterinary Medicine
  Cats
  Staying Healthy
  Animals
   
  

  Hypoallergenic

  Hypoallergenic is the characteristic of provoking fewer allergic reactions in allergy sufferers. Hypoallergenic means to have a decreased tendency to cause allergies; hypo means less, not none. ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Mammals
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
   
  

  Baleen whale

  The baleen whales, also called whalebone whales or great whales, form a suborder of the order cetacea. The distinguishing feature between this suborder and the toothed whales is that baleen whales ... > more
• Horses
  Veterinary Medicine
  Cats
  Mammals
  Animals
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Palomino

  Palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white or flaxen mane and tail. Genetically, the palomino color is created by a dilution gene working on a red (chestnut) base coat. ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Mating and Breeding
  Cloning
  Genetics
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Dog breeding

  Dog breeding is the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics. The skilled breeder has at least ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Zoology
  Animals
  Birds
  Invasive Species
  Nature
   
  

  Difference between a butterfly and a moth

  Although the separation of Lepidopterans into "butterfly" and "moth" categories is a well-known distinction, the difference between a butterfly and a moth is not actually a standard taxonomic ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Biology
   
  

  Convergent evolution

  In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Mammals
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
   
  

  Bowhead Whale

  The Bowhead Whale, also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a marine mammal of the order Cetacea. Bowhead Whales are the only baleen whales that spend their entire lives in and around ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Mating and Breeding
  Nature
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Hybrid

  In biology, hybrid has two meanings. The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Sea Life
  Animals
  Marine Biology
  Mammals
  New Species
   
  

  Porpoise

  The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small ... > more

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