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Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. The better known chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes, the Common Chimpanzee, living primarily in West, ... > more -
Human biology
Human biology is an academic field of biology which focuses on humans; it is closely related to medicine, primate biology, and a number of other fields. A human being is a multicellular eukaryote ... > more -
Bird intelligence
The level of intelligence in birds, as a scientific inquiry, has not been as thoroughly researched as similar questions regarding primates and other mammals. However, there is a general belief that ... > more -
Animal rights
Animal rights, or animal liberation, is the movement to protect animals from being used or regarded as property by human beings. It is a radical social movement, insofar as it aims not merely to ... > more -
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientific community of the occurrence of evolution and proposing the ... > more -
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet). It is a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae, and inhabits ... > more -
Introduction to genetics
Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions ... > more
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