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• Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Arthritis
  Dogs
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Hip dysplasia

  Hip dysplasia is a hereditary 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
• Cloning
  Epigenetics Research
  Epigenetics
  Developmental Biology
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cloning

  Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. A cloning in the biological sense, therefore, is a molecule, single cell (like bacteria, lymphocytes etc.) or ... > more
• Monkeys
  Animals
  Mammals
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Apes
   
  

  Capuchin monkey

  The capuchins are the group of New World monkeys classified as genus Cebus. Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal. With the exception of a midday nap, they spend their ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  Fish
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
   
  

  American Alligator

  The American Alligator has a large, slightly rounded body, with thick limbs, a broad head, and a very powerful tail. Males can weigh 500 lbs to over 1000 pounds; one American Alligator allegedly ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Zoology
  New Species
  Mammals
   
  

  Tortoise

  The tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile which is of the order Testudines. Like their aquatic cousins, the turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Nature
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Introduced species

  An introduced species (also known as an exotic species) is an organism that is not native to the place or area where it is considered introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Nature
  Marine Biology
  Extinction
  Endangered Plants
  Food
   
  

  Trophic level

  In ecology, the trophic level is the position that an organism occupies in a food chain - what it eats, and what eats it. Wildlife biologists look at a natural "economy of energy" that ultimately ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Brown Rat

  The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
  Foodborne Illness
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Colitis
   
  

  Vomiting

  Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth. Although it probably evolved as a mechanism for expelling ingested poisons, vomiting may result from ... > more
• Psychology
  Intelligence
  Behavioral Science
  Behavior
  Animals
  Memory
   
  

  Animal cognition

  Animal cognition, or cognitive ethology, is the title given to a modern approach to the mental capacities of non human animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been ... > more

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