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• Frogs and Reptiles
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Ecology Research
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  Decline in amphibian populations

  Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinction, have been noted since the 1980s from locations all over the world, and amphibian declines are ... > more
• New Species
  Fish
  Birds
  Wild Animals
  Fisheries
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  Cormorant

  The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by 38 species of cormorants and shags. Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large seabirds. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. Their feet ... > more
• Birds
  Wild Animals
  Zoology
  Fish
  Bird Flu Research
  New Species
   
  

  Osprey

  The Osprey is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. It is often known by other colloquial names such as fishhawk, seahawk or Fish Eagle. It is the only ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Biology
  Endangered Animals
   

  Neoteny

  Neoteny is the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles (pedomorphosis/paedomorphosis), and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In ... > more
• Birds
  New Species
  Apes
  Nature
  Fish
  Bird Flu Research
   
  

  Great albatross

  The great albatrosses are seabirds in the genus Diomedea in the albatross family. Great albatrosses are the largest of the albatrosses and are amongst the largest of flying ... > more
• Insects (and Butterflies)
  Zoology
  Spiders and Ticks
  Invasive Species
  Trees
  Animals
   
  

  Pupa

  A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage occurs only in holometabolic insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; ... > more
• Zoology
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  New Species
   
  

  Penguin

  Penguins are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not, contrary to popular belief, found only ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Endangered Animals
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Zoology
  Fisheries
   
  

  Turtle

  Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the crown group Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilagenous shell developed from their ... > more
• Animals
  Trees
  Soil Types
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
  Beer and Wine
   
  

  Centipede

  Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Geography
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Geology
  Origin of Life
  Environmental Policy
   

  Cenozoic

  The Cenozoic Era is the most recent of the four classic geological eras. The Cenozoic is divided into two periods, the Palaeogene and Neogene, and they are in turn divided into epochs. The Palaeogene ... > more
• Insects (and Butterflies)
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  New Species
  Zoology
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Crane fly

  The crane flies (Tipulidae) are a family of insects resembling giant mosquitoes. They are sometimes called mosquito eaters, mosquito hawks, or skeeter eaters. Adult crane flies feed on nectar or not ... > more

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