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  Japanese Crane

  The Red-crowned Crane is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. In SE Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck and fidelity. The estimated population of the species is only 1,700 - ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Extinction
  Zoology
  Endangered Animals
  Animals
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  Amphibian

  Amphibians generally spend part of their time on land, but they do not have the adaptations to an entirely terrestrial existence found in most other modern tetrapods (amniotes). There are about 5,950 ... > more
• Zoology
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  Bat

  Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Their most distingushing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammal capable of flight.There are estimated to be ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
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  Difference between a butterfly and a moth

  Although the separation of Lepidopterans into "butterfly" and "moth" categories is a well-known distinction, the difference between a butterfly and a moth is not actually a standard taxonomic ... > more
• Trees
  Beer and Wine
  Mating and Breeding
  Ecology Research
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  Red-cockaded Woodpecker

  About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 20-22 cm long, with a wingspan of about 35 cm. Its back is barred with black and white ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
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  Convergent evolution

  In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar ... > more
• Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  New Species
  Marine Biology
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  Caribbean Monk Seal

  The Caribbean Monk Seal, the only seal ever known to be native to the Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico, is now considered ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Extinction
  Geography
  Nature
  Environmental Policy
  Marine Biology
   

  Cretaceous

  The Cretaceous period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic period, about 146 million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the Paleocene epoch ... > more
• Birds
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Zoology
  Bird Flu Research
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Whooping Crane

  The Whooping Craneis a very large crane. It is the tallest North American bird. Adults are white; they have a red crown and a long, dark, pointed bill. They have long dark legs which trail behind in ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Mammals
  Zoology
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Louse

  Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Lice attach their eggs to their host's hair with specialized saliva which results in a ... > more

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