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• Fish
  Zoology
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  Animals
   
  

  Vertebrate

  Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata (within the phylum Chordata), specifically, those chordates with backbones or spinal columns. About 57,739 species of vertebrates have been ... > 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
• Virology
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  Invasive Species
  Pests and Parasites
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  West Nile virus

  West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae, found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, ... > more
• Geography
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Geology
  Origin of Life
  Environmental Policy
   

  Cenozoic

  The Cenozoic Era is the most recent of the four classic geological eras. The Cenozoic is divided into two periods, the Palaeogene and Neogene, and they are in turn divided into epochs. The Palaeogene ... > more
• Behavioral Science
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Zoology
  Biology
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Instinct

  Instinct is the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior. Instincts are generally inherited patterns of responses or reactions to certain kinds of stimuli. Instinctive ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Sports Medicine
  Animals
  Healthy Aging
  Mating and Breeding
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Housefly

  The housefly (also house-fly or house fly) (Musca domestica) is the most common fly occurring in homes and indeed one of the most widely distributed animals and the most familiar of all flies; it is ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Early Birds
  Extinction
  New Species
  Fossils
  Birds
   
  

  Pterosaur

  Pterosaurs, "winged lizards," often referred to as "pterodactyls" were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period (228 to 65 ... > more
• Early Birds
  Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
  Fisheries
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Birds
   
  

  Feathered dinosaurs

  The realization that dinosaurs are closely related to birds raised the obvious possibility that some dinosaurs had feathers. Fossils of Archaeopteryx include well-preserved feathers, but it was not ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  New Species
  Zoology
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Crane fly

  The crane flies (Tipulidae) are a family of insects resembling giant mosquitoes. They are sometimes called mosquito eaters, mosquito hawks, or skeeter eaters. Adult crane flies feed on nectar or not ... > 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

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