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• Frogs and Reptiles
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  Zoology
  Mice
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  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
• Wild Animals
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  Nature
  Mammals
  Extinction
   
  

  Feral

  A feral organism is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. Rarely will a local environment perfectly integrate the feral organism into 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
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Organic
   
  

  Biological pest control

  Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Seeds
  Nature
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
   
  

  Herbivore

  A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered ... > more
• Zoology
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Bat

  Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Their most distingushing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammal capable of flight.There are estimated to be ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Animals
  Zoology
  Veterinary Medicine
  Food
   
  

  Livestock

  Livestock are domesticated animals intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to make produce such as food or fibre, or for their labour. Livestock include pigs, cattle, goats, deer, sheep, yaks ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Biology
  Endangered Animals
   

  Neoteny

  Neoteny is the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles (pedomorphosis/paedomorphosis), and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  New Species
  Invasive Species
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Lizard

  Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata. They are usually four-legged, with external ear openings and movable eyelids. Some lizard species called "glass snakes" or "glass lizards" have no ... > more
• Veterinary Medicine
  Dogs
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Cats
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Spaying and neutering

  Spaying and neutering are the respective surgical processes of female and male animal sterilization, to keep them from producing offspring. Neutering is sometimes used to refer to the surgery in ... > more

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