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• Monkeys
  Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Sea-Monkey

  Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid of Artemia salina, a species of brine shrimp. These are a type of fairy shrimp -- not true shrimp, but a branchiopod. The term Sea-Monkeys (sometimes unhyphenated) is a ... > more
• Horses
  Mammals
  Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Pony

  A pony is most commonly a certain breed of small horse, generally of northern European origin, that usually measures less than 14.2 hh (hands high) at the withers. The term "pony" can be used in ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Ecology Research
  Wild Animals
  Nature
   
  

  Seed predation

  Seed predation includes any process inflicted on a plant’s seeds by an animal that results in the inviability of the seed. Generally this refers to the consumption and digestion of the seed, ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Endangered Animals
  Animals
  Mammals
  New Species
  Apes
   
  

  Toothed whale

  The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form a suborder of the cetaceans. As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by having ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Animals
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Blue Whale

  The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived, at up to 30 metres (100 feet) in ... > more
• Fisheries
  Mating and Breeding
  Fish
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Horseshoe crab

  The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is an arthropod that is more closely related to spiders than crabs. Horseshoe crabs possess the rare ability to regrow limbs lost. Limulus has been extensively ... > more
• Horses
  Mammals
  Mating and Breeding
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Genetics
   

  Hinny

  A hinny is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey (jennet or jenny). They are rarer than mules, which are the offspring of a male donkey (jackass or jack) and a female horse. Like the ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Extreme Survival
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Deep sea fish

  Deep sea fish is a term for fish that live below the photic zone of the ocean. Examples include the lanternfish, flashlight fish, cookie-cutter shark, bristlemouths, and anglerfish. The fish of the ... > more
• Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
  Genes
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Molecular biology

  Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly ... > more
• Botany
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Nature
   
  

  Phytoplankton

  Phytoplankton refers to the autotrophic component of the plankton that drifts in the water column. Most phytoplankton are too small to be individually seen with the unaided eye. Phytoplankton, like ... > more

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