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• Fish
  New Species
  Fisheries
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Piranha

  The piranhas are a group of carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers. They are known for their sharp teeth (able to bite through a steel fishing hook) and an aggressive appetite ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Animals
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program

  The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals (principally Bottlenose Dolphins and California Sea Lions) and ... > more
• Water
  Oceanography
  Marine Biology
  Ecosystems
  Fish
  Geography
   
  

  Seawater

  Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5%, or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of ... > 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
• Spiders and Ticks
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Opiliones

  The Phalangids (legacy name) or Opiliones (better known as "harvestmen") are eight-legged invertebrate animals belonging to the order Opiliones in the class Arachnida, inthe subphylum Chelicerata of ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  New Species
  Sea Life
  Invasive Species
  Frogs and Reptiles
   
  

  Stingray

  Dasyatidae is a family of rays, cartilaginous marine fishes, related to skates and sharks. Some adult rays may be no larger than a human palm, while other species, like the short-tail stingray, may ... > more
• Water
  Energy and the Environment
  Sustainability
  Ecosystems
  Environmental Issues
  Renewable Energy
   
  

  Desalination

  Desalination or desalinization refers to any of several processes that remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or ... > more
• Marine Biology
  New Species
  Fish
  Invasive Species
  Fisheries
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Abalone

  Abalone is a species of shellfish (mollusks) from the Haliotidae family (genus Haliotis). The abalones belong to the large class of gastropods (Gastropoda). The family has unmistakable ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Sea Life
  Zoology
  Mammals
  Animals
   
  

  Common Seal

  The Harbor Seal or Common seal (Phoca vitulina) is a true seal of the Northern Hemisphere. Having the widest range of all pinnipeds, Harbor seals are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Mammals
  Invasive Species
   
  

  List of dog breeds

  Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different lines. Dog breeds can be divided into ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Early Climate
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Earthquake

  An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are accordingly measured with a seismometer, commonly known as a ... > more

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