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• Endangered Animals
  Extinction
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  Nature
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  Endangered species

  An endangered species is a population of an organism (usually a taxonomic species), which because it is either few in number or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters, leaving ... > more
• Trees
  Beer and Wine
  Mating and Breeding
  Ecology Research
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Red-cockaded Woodpecker

  About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 20-22 cm long, with a wingspan of about 35 cm. Its back is barred with black and white ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Birds
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Hunting dog

  A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting. There are several types of hunting dogs developed for the many tasks hunters require that they fulfill. The major categories of hunting ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Birds
  Fish
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
   
  

  Egg (biology)

  In most birds and reptiles, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. It nourishes and protects the embryo. Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  New Species
  Wild Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Alligator

  An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two living alligator species: the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Chinese Alligator ... > more
• 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
• Mammals
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Marsupial

  Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy. They differ from placental mammals (Placentalia) in their reproductive traits. The ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Evolution
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Timeline of evolution

  This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more
• Dogs
  Gene Therapy
  Veterinary Medicine
  Staying Healthy
  Personalized Medicine
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Therapy dog

  Therapy Dog refers to a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, mental institutions, schools, and stressful situations such as disaster ... > more
• Language Acquisition
  Apes
  Child Development
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Behavioral Science
   

  Great Ape language

  Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and ... > more

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