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• Eye Care
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disability
  Cosmetic Surgery
   
  

  Pupil

  In the eye, the pupil is the opening in the middle of the iris. It appears black because most of the light entering it is absorbed by the tissues inside the eye. In humans and many animals (but few ... > more
• Endangered Animals
  Extinction
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  New Species
  Ecology
   
  

  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
• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Staying Healthy
  Sports Medicine
  Food
   
  

  Allergen

  An allergen is any substance (antigen), most often eaten or inhaled, that is recognized by the immune system and causes an allergic reaction. Dust, pollen and pet dander are all common allergens, but ... > more
• Horses
  Veterinary Medicine
  Cats
  Mammals
  Animals
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Palomino

  Palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white or flaxen mane and tail. Genetically, the palomino color is created by a dilution gene working on a red (chestnut) base coat. ... > more
• Behavioral Science
  Animals
  Life Sciences
  Dogs
  Wild Animals
  Nature
   

  Comparative psychology

  Comparative psychology, taken in its most usual, broad sense, refers to the study of the behavior and mental life of animals other than human beings. It is synonymous with animal psychology, but ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Life Sciences
  Animals
  Biotechnology
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Hip dysplasia

  Hip dysplasia is a congenital disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and ... > 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
• Fungus
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Cats
  Pests and Parasites
  Trees
   
  

  Puffball

  A puffball is a member of any of a number of groups of fungus in the division Basidiomycota. Puffballs are common in meadows and woods and on heaths or lawns. When young, their fruiting bodies are ... > more
• Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Biology
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Dolly the Sheep

  Dolly (July 5, 1996 - February 14, 2003), a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, and lived ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Chinchilla

  Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, nocturnal mammals native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. Chinchilla fur is considered the ... > more

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