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• Dolphins and Whales
  Fish
  Mammals
  Animals
  Sea Life
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Whale shark

  The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a distinctively-marked member of the subclass Elasmobranchii of the class Chondrichthyes. It is the largest shark and also the largest ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Food and Agriculture
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
   

  Parthenocarpy

  In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless. ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Early Mammals
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Animals
  Early Humans
   
  

  Evolution of cetaceans

  The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, and remnants of their terrestrial origins can be found in the fact that they must breathe air from the surface; ... > more
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  New Species
  Exotic Species
  Extinction
   
  

  Ecological niche

  In ecology, a niche is a term describing the relational position of a species or population in an ecosystem. More formally, the niche includes how a population responds to the abundance of its ... > more
• Dogs
  Mammals
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  Mating and Breeding
  Endangered Animals
   

  Canid hybrid

  Canid hybrids are the result of interbreeding between two different members of the canine (dog) family (Canidae). The wolf (including the dingo), coyote, jackal, and domestic dog all have 78 ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Behavioral Science
  Veterinary Medicine
  Zoology
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Animal husbandry

  Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. As such, it is a vital skill for farmers and, in some countries in many ... > more
• Animals
  Social Psychology
  Dogs
  Intelligence
  Autism
  Apes
   
  

  Mirror test

  The mirror test is a measure of self-awareness developed by Gordon Gallup Jr in 1970. The test gauges self-awareness by determining whether an animal can recognize its own reflection in a mirror as ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Spiders and Ticks
  Mammals
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Mixed-breed dog

  A mixed-breed dog, also called a mutt (shortened from muttonhead), crossbreed, mongrel, tyke, cur, or random-bred dog, is a dog that is a mixture of two or more breeds, or a descendant of feral or ... > more
• Cloning
  Epigenetics Research
  Epigenetics
  Developmental Biology
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cloning

  Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. A cloning in the biological sense, therefore, is a molecule, single cell (like bacteria, lymphocytes etc.) or ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  Zoology
  Mice
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Ball python

  The Ball Python, also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa. Its name derives from its tendency to curl into a tight "ball" ... > more

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