Bird Articles

• 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
• Cats
  Animals
  Nature
  Mammals
  Wild Animals
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Canada Lynx

  The Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a close relative of the Eurasian Lynx. Some authorities regard both as conspecific. However, in some characteristics the Canada Lynx is more similar to the Bobcat ... > more
• Tundra
  Geography
  Animals
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Fish
   
  

  Arctic fox

  The Arctic fox, also known as the polar fox, is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is common in all three tundra biomes. The Arctic fox has evolved to live in ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Asthma
  Heart Disease
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Lung

  The lung is the essential organ of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from ... > more
• New Species
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
  Mating and Breeding
  Endangered Animals
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Species

  Aspecies is the basic unit of biodiversity. A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed in nature to produce a fertile ... > more
• Zoology
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  New Species
   
  

  Penguin

  Penguins are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not, contrary to popular belief, found only ... > more
• Trees
  New Species
  Mammals
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Beer and Wine
   
  

  Dove

  The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes. The terms dove and pigeon are used interchangeably, although smaller species are more likely to be called ... > more
• Lyme Disease
  Spiders and Ticks
  Healthy Aging
  Joint Pain
  Animals
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Tick

  Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with mites, constitute the order Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Fisheries
  Endangered Animals
  Zoology
  New Species
  Animals
   
  

  Snapping turtle

  Snapping turtles (or snappers) are large, New World freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae. Snapping turtles are noted for their powerful beak-like jaws and pugnacious disposition. They have a ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  New Species
   
  

  Bee

  Bees are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. There are approximately 20,000 species of bees, and they may be found on every continent except Antarctica. Bees are adapted for feeding ... > more

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