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Bactrian Camel
The Bactrian camel is a large even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of eastern Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the Dromedary which has one. Nearly all of the ... > more -
Horseshoe crab
The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is an arthropod that is more closely related to spiders than crabs. Horseshoe crabs possess the rare ability to regrow limbs lost. Limulus has been extensively ... > more -
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of the plants, animals, and other organisms that live in the ocean. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea ... > more -
Wild Horse
The Wild Horse (Equus ferus) is a member of the Horse genus and was found in Europe and Asia. The true wild horse is not merely a feral horse like the Mustang; a true wild horse is one that was never ... > more -
Timeline of evolution
This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more -
Common Chimpanzee
The Common Chimpanzee, also known as the Robust Chimpanzee, is a great ape. Colloquially, it is often called the chimpanzee (or simply "chimp"), though technically this term refers to both species in ... > more -
Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event
The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event was a period of massive extinction of species, about 65.5 million years ago. It corresponds to the end of the Cretaceous Period and the beginning of the ... > more -
Atlantic sturgeon
The Atlantic sturgeon is a member of the Acipenseridae family and is among one of the oldest fish species in the world. Its range extends from New Brunswick, Canada to the eastern coast of Florida. ... > more
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