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- Animal ID Challenge - African or Asian Elephant…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 01:15:30 EST Updated: 2009-11-03 @ 01:16:19 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal ID Challenge - Black or White Rhinoceros…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 01:08:18 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal ID Challenge - A Mystery AukCreated: 2009-11-03 @ 00:45:46 EST Updated: 2009-11-03 @ 01:07:32 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Frogs - Ten Facts About FrogsCreated: 2009-11-03 @ 00:21:43 EST
Frogs are the most familiar group of amphibians. They have worldwide distribution with the exception of the polar regions, some oceanic islands, and the driest of deserts… - Newts and Salamanders - Profile of Newts and Salamanders…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 17:00:28 EST
Newts and salamanders (Order Caudata) are a group of amphibians that include about 10 families and 470 species… - Birds - Ten Facts About BirdsCreated: 2009-11-02 @ 15:45:50 EST
Birds (Class Aves) are one of the six basic groups of animals. Birds, best known for their ability to fly, are unmatched in their command of the skies. Albatrosses glide long distances over the ope… - Amphibians - Ten Facts About AmphibiansCreated: 2009-11-02 @ 15:34:54 EST
Amphibians include frogs, toads, caecilians, newts and salamanders. Amphibians are the descendents of the first vertebrates to make the move from life in water to life on land. Despite their early … - Animal Groups - Six Basic Animal GroupsCreated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:54:25 EST
An understanding of the main groups of animals provides a good foundation for further learning. In this article, we'll take a look at six groups of animals, their characteristics and the types of o… - Tufted Titmouse - Profile of the Tufted Titmouse…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 14:01:27 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:39:59 EST
Tufted Titmouse - Profile of the Tufted Titmouse… - Animal ID Challenge - Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, or Chickadee…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 13:43:46 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 15:26:32 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal ID Challenge - Moose, Caribou, or Mule Deer…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 13:19:45 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 13:27:55 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal ID Challenge - Bobcat, Leopard, or Mountain Lion…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 13:02:04 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 13:04:49 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal ID Challenge - Marine Iguana, Galapagos Land Iguana, or Komod…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 12:40:55 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 13:26:12 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Binocular - Definition of BinocularCreated: 2009-10-28 @ 09:28:28 EDT
The term binocular refers to a type of vision that arises from the ability of an animal to view an object with both eyes at the same time… - Mammal Evolution and DiversificationCreated: 2009-10-28 @ 09:27:23 EDT
This chart provides brief information about the various eons, eras, periods, and epochs that are used to describe the Earth's history… - Devonian PeriodCreated: 2009-10-28 @ 09:26:54 EDT
The Devonian Period (408-360 Myr BP) is the fourth of six periods that make up the Paleozoic Era. It is preceeded by the Silurian Period and followed by the Carboniferous Period… - Bird Groups - The 29 Bird GroupsCreated: 2009-10-27 @ 14:23:28 EDT Updated: 2009-10-28 @ 02:01:57 EDT
Although there are numerous different classification systems for birds, on this website, we recognize that there are 29 groups of birds, though this is by no means the only manner in which birds ha… - Animal Fact FilesCreated: 2009-10-25 @ 21:37:27 EDT
Animal Fact Files… - Amphibians - Adaptive Challenges Faced by Early Amphibians…Created: 2009-10-25 @ 09:35:48 EDT Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 09:54:12 EDT
The vertebrates that underwent the evolutionary transition from life in water to life on land faced four basic adaptive challenges… - Animals - How Many Animal Species Inhabit Our Planet…Created: 2009-10-24 @ 14:55:46 EDT
The estimated number of animals on our planet falls somewhere in the vast range of 3-30 million species (Erwin 1983, Wolosz 1988)… - Ten Animals of North AmericaCreated: 2009-10-24 @ 14:15:48 EDT Updated: 2009-10-24 @ 14:16:53 EDT
Ten Animals of North America… - Reptiles - Ten Facts About ReptilesCreated: 2009-10-22 @ 22:56:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 21:07:54 EDT
Ten Facts About Reptiles… - Mammals - Ten Facts About MammalsCreated: 2009-10-22 @ 22:56:18 EDT Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 21:06:48 EDT
Ten Facts About Mammals… - Invertebrates - Ten Facts About Invertebrates…Created: 2009-10-22 @ 22:55:46 EDT Updated: 2009-10-22 @ 23:36:11 EDT
Ten Facts About Invertebrates… - Pelicans - Ten Facts About PelicansCreated: 2009-10-22 @ 22:44:15 EDT
Pelicans and their relatives (Order Pelicaniformes) include the blue-footed booby, brown pelican, red-billed tropicbird, cormorants, gannets, and the great frigatebird. Pelicaniformes have webbed f… - Gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)Created: 2009-10-19 @ 00:16:31 EDT
Gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)… - Whale SharkCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 23:14:29 EDT
Despite its massive size and apparent visibility, this giant fish remains in many respects a big mystery. Scientists know little about its behavior and life history but what they do know paints a p… - Galapagos - Definition of GalapagosCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 23:13:21 EDT
The Galapagos, also known as the Galapagos Islands or Galapagos Archipelago, are a group of volcanic islands that lie astride the equator in the Pacific Ocean… - Barrier ReefCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 23:11:52 EDT
Barrier Reef… - Hammerhead Sharks - Profile of Hammerhead Sharks…Created: 2009-09-30 @ 11:41:08 EDT
The hammerhead sharks (Family Sphyrnidae) are a group of sharks that include nine species. Hammerheads are so named for the wide, flattened "hammer" shape of their head… - Bird - Definition of BirdCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 11:40:41 EDT
A bird is an animal that belongs to the Class Aves. Birds are a diverse group of vertebrates that evolved from reptiles during the Mesazoic Era about 150 million years ago… - Antelope - Definition of AntelopeCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 11:33:55 EDT
The term antelope refers to approximately 90 species of even-toed ungulates that belong to the family Bovidae… - Endangered AnimalsCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 10:39:39 EDT Updated: 2009-09-30 @ 11:31:24 EDT
Endangered animals are species or populations that are at risk of becoming extinct. … - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-25 @ 08:00:08 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-25 @ 07:14:07 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-25 @ 07:12:59 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:50:04 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:50:00 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:56 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:51 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:47 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:43 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:39 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:34 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:29 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:25 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - Whale Sharks - Photo Monitoring Ningaloo's Whale Sharks…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 21:49:19 EDT
Whale sharks are anything but camera shy. Between 1995 and 2006, scientists, tourists, divers, and tour guides snapped more than 5100 underwater photographs of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Marin… - BinocularsCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 14:43:00 EDT Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 14:58:21 EDT
Binoculars, also referred to as field glasses, are optical magnification instruments that consist of two telescopes mounted together so that you can view objects that are at a distance… - The 7 Species of Sea TurtlesCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 09:56:20 EDT Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 09:56:20 EDT
The 7 Species of Sea Turtles… - A Timeline of EvolutionCreated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:25:17 EDT
This chart provides brief information about the various eons, eras, periods, and epochs that are used to describe the Earth's history… - Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibusCreated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:24:43 EDT
Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibus) are large, semiaquatic hoofed mammals that live near rivers and lakes in central and southeastern Africa… - Bornean orangutan - Pongo pygmaeusCreated: 2009-09-14 @ 06:29:48 EDT Updated: 2009-09-14 @ 06:51:21 EDT
Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are one of two species belonging to the genus Pongo (orangutans). Bornean orangutans live in forested regions on the island of Borneo. Fossil evidence suggests t… - HyenaCreated: 2009-09-13 @ 22:58:40 EDT
Hyena… - Hammerhead SharkCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 22:18:54 EDT
Hammerhead Shark… - Whale SharkCreated: 2009-08-21 @ 00:30:49 EDT
Whale Shark… - MicrosatelliteCreated: 2009-08-07 @ 23:45:29 EDT Updated: 2009-08-07 @ 23:45:49 EDT
Microsatellite… - Frogs and toads - Order AnuraUpdated: 2009-11-03 @ 00:23:36 EST
Frogs and toads - Order Anura… - Frog Life Cycle - Stages in the Frog Life Cycle…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 17:54:24 EST
The life cycle of a frog consists of three stages: egg, larva, and adult. As the frog grows it moves through these stages in a process known as metamorphosis… - Amphibians - Profile of AmphibiansUpdated: 2009-11-02 @ 15:29:33 EST
Amphibians (Class Amphibia) include fascinating creatures such as salamanders, newts, caecilians, frogs, and toads. These animals' ancestors were the first to venture out from the water and adapt t… - Animal Identification ChallengesUpdated: 2009-11-02 @ 15:27:03 EST
You can test your animal identification skills in this series of little quizzes aimed at helping you to become familiar with a variety of animal species… - Animal Profiles - An A to Z List of Scientific Names…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:51:02 EST
The following is an A to Z list of animal profiles available, sorted alphabetically by scientific name… - Animal Profiles - An A to Z List of Animal Groups…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:50:28 EST
The following is an A to Z list of animal profiles available, sorted by animal group… - Animal Profiles - An A to Z List of Common Names…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:42:36 EST
The following is an A to Z list of animal profiles available, sorted alphabetically by common name… - Frigatebirds - Profile of FrigatebirdsUpdated: 2009-11-02 @ 14:36:30 EST
Frigatebirds (Family Frigatidae) are large seabirds that spend much of their time at sea… - Animal Facts - Animal Facts and Species Profiles…Updated: 2009-10-30 @ 04:02:20 EDT
Scientists estimate that there may be between 3 and 30 million species of animals on our planet. The exact number of species on Earth remains unknown, and new species are discovered all the time. T… - Baleen - Definition of BaleenUpdated: 2009-10-30 @ 03:33:47 EDT
Baleen is a fibrous structure in the mouths of some whales (baleen whales) that enables the whale to filter food from the water for ingestion. Baleen is composed of keratin and grows in long thin p… - Watching Wildlife - Tips on Watching Wildlife…Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 13:49:38 EDT
Watching wildlife is the best way to learn about the many remarkable animals with whom we share planet Earth… - Evolution - Evolution and Natural SelectionUpdated: 2009-10-29 @ 12:55:35 EDT
The study of evolution provides a foundation for our understanding of the history of life. Evolution provides us with the scientific framework to investigate how species change over time and how va… - The Ghost with Trembling Wings - Book Review of The Ghost with Tremb…Updated: 2009-10-28 @ 17:34:32 EDT
This book examines the grim realities of extinction yet through remarkable stories of rediscovery, it manages to sparkle with hope. Scott Weidensaul examines the fascinating stories of species thou… - Giraffes - Ten Facts About GiraffesUpdated: 2009-10-28 @ 17:04:49 EDT
Giraffes are well-known for tall profile, their long neck, and distinct patchwork pattern and are therefore among the most recognizable creatures in the animal kingdom. Their large eyes, long tongu… - Cats - A Guide to CatsUpdated: 2009-10-27 @ 02:12:10 EDT
The cat family is diverse and includes lions, tigers, ocelots, jaguars, caracals, leopards, pumas, lynxes, and many other groups of cats… - Birds - Profile of BirdsUpdated: 2009-10-25 @ 22:20:48 EDT
Birds (Class Aves) are warm-blooded (endothermic) vertebrates. Birds have feathers covering their skin and their forelimbs are modified into wings… - Glossary - Glossary of Bird TermsUpdated: 2009-10-25 @ 10:01:18 EDT
This glossary is a collection of specialized words (and their definitions) used to describe all aspects of birds including their behavior, evolution, anatomy, life history, adaptation, and conserva… - Mammal Evolution - Mammal Evolution and DiversificationUpdated: 2009-10-25 @ 08:07:00 EDT
This chart provides an overview of how the various groups of mammals are related to one another over the course of their evolutionary history… - Loggerhead Adult - Photo of a Loggerhead Adult…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 07:21:43 EDT
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - Three Loggerhead Hatchlings - Photo of Three Loggerhead Hatchlings…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 07:21:28 EDT
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - Nesting Green Turtle - Photo of a Nesting Green Turtle…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 07:21:13 EDT
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - Sea Turtle Hatchling - Photo of a Sea Turtle Hatchling…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 07:20:58 EDT
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - Loggerhead Hatchling - Photo of a Loggerhead Hatchling…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 07:20:40 EDT
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - The Largest Organisms - The Largest Organisms on Earth…Updated: 2009-10-24 @ 14:02:56 EDT
Giant sequoias, blue whales, Komodo dragons, African elephants all share the distinction of being among the world's largest organisms. Find out more about these and other sizeable creatures in this… - Evolution 101 - An Introduction to EvolutionUpdated: 2009-10-23 @ 22:08:24 EDT
Evolution is change over time. Under this broad definition, evolution can refer to a variety of changes that occur over time—the uplifting of mountains, the erosion of riverbeds, or the c… - Fishes - Ten Facts About FishesUpdated: 2009-10-23 @ 00:03:41 EDT
Fishes are a highly diverse group of vertebrates. They include the cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, rays, chimera), the ray-finned fishes (paddlefishes, spoonfishes, pipefishes, seahorses, stu… - Dolphins - Ten Facts About DolphinsUpdated: 2009-10-05 @ 11:10:15 EDT
Dolphins are well known for their intellect, their gregarious nature, and their acrobatic abilities. But there are many lesser known qualities that makes a dolphin what it is. Here we'll explore te… - Binoculars - A Guide to Buying BinocularsUpdated: 2009-10-05 @ 11:06:29 EDT
I was recently in the market for a new pair of binoculars and when I first started shopping around, I was bewildered by the vast number of makes and models available these days. Since I received my… - Wildlife Photos - Wildlife Photo Essays and Galleries…Updated: 2009-09-25 @ 07:17:38 EDT
Wildlife photography enables us to see a wide range of animals and wildlife from around the world. The galleries listed below contain photographs taken by scientists and amateurs alike, and they il… - Elephants - Profile of ElephantsUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 12:34:05 EDT
Elephants (Order Proboscidea) belong a group of mammals that consists of only one family, the Family Elephantidea… - Great White Shark - Profile of the Great White Shark…Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 12:25:15 EDT
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the 'white shark' or 'white pointer', is a powerful swimmer and efficient predator that inhabits temperate and subtropical regions of t… - The 10 Largest Mammals - The Largest Mammal from Each Mammal Subgrou…Updated: 2009-08-03 @ 00:25:28 EDT
The mammals listed here are the biggest and the bulkiest of their kind that inhabit our planet today. They include a surprisingly diverse cast of creatures—the cumbersome southern elephan… - Wildlife Conservation Organizations - Top 10 Wildlife Conservation O…Updated: 2009-06-17 @ 14:28:48 EDT
A personal inventory of the first ten organizations that come to mind when I donate my money to protect wildlife. There are many superb organizations, I'm certain this list could easily be lengthen… - Fossil Discoveries - Recent Fossil Discoveries…Updated: 2009-06-12 @ 09:26:28 EDT
Each fossil that is discovered gives us invaluable information about the animals and wildlife of the past. A fossil represents the remains of an individual organism--a finite point in a vast ocean … - New Species - Discoveries of New SpeciesUpdated: 2009-06-10 @ 14:34:28 EDT
Scientists can only estimate the number of species that share planet Earth with us and new species are discovered all the time. … - Endangered Birds - Endangered Birds in the News…Updated: 2009-06-05 @ 10:45:19 EDT
A staggering twelve percent of the world's bird species are threatened with extinction. The main threats to bird populations around the world include loss of habitat due to land use and habitat alt… - Endangered Cats - Endangered Cats in the News…Updated: 2009-06-05 @ 10:10:11 EDT
Many of the world's cat species are suffering drastic population declines and some face a significant risk of extinction. Cat species face multiple threats, the most formidible of which are poachin… - Mammal Characteristics - Nine Characteristics of Mammals…Updated: 2009-06-05 @ 08:56:29 EDT
Mammals display a remarkable array of adaptations that enable them to inhabit a wide range of habitats. Some of their characteristics are shared by no other groups of animals: hair, mammary glands,… - Animals of the Amazon - Ten Animals of the Amazon River Basin…Updated: 2009-06-05 @ 02:00:22 EDT
The Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest that blankets 5,400,000 square kilometers of the Amazon River basin in South America. The shear vastness of this forest is difficult to comprehend… - Cats - The 7 Big Cat SpeciesUpdated: 2009-05-22 @ 10:07:05 EDT
Today, there are only seven species of big cats that survived from what was once a diverse group of large felid carnivores. These seven living species are classified into three groups that include … - Animals and Wildlife News - Discoveries and Research News for 2006…Updated: 2009-05-04 @ 12:35:17 EDT
Top Wildlife Headlines of 2006… - Discoveries and Research News of 2007Updated: 2009-05-04 @ 12:34:14 EDT
The year 2007 brought with it a wide range of wildlife headlines. There were fascinating discoveries--a new species of snow leopard in Indonesia and a new type of hummingbird in the cloud forests o… - Animals and Wildlife News - Discoveries and Research News for 2009…Updated: 2009-05-04 @ 12:32:41 EDT
Discoveries / Research News - 2009… - Earth Day - A Beginner's Guide to Earth DayUpdated: 2009-04-21 @ 20:10:26 EDT
April 22, 2009 marks the thirty-nineth anniversary of Earth Day, an event that encourages people around the world to learn about environmental issues, reduce the impact humans have on the environme… - Protecting Wildlife - Things You Can Do To Protect Wildlife…Updated: 2009-04-08 @ 11:02:51 EDT
It is often easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is large and complex—it's common for individuals to feel powerless. Yet, everything w… - Animals / Wildlife Highlights - 2008Updated: 2009-04-06 @ 15:50:09 EDT
Animals / Wildlife Highlights - 2008… - Readers Wildlife Photo GalleriesUpdated: 2009-03-01 @ 06:45:54 EST
Readers Wildlife Photo Galleries… - Tentacle - Definition of TentacleUpdated: 2009-02-26 @ 18:07:38 EST
When used in a zoological context, the term tentacle refers to a slender, elongated, flexible organ that grows near the mouth of an animal. Tentacles are most common in invertebrates, although they… - Zoology - The Working ZoologistUpdated: 2009-02-22 @ 07:37:42 EST
Do you ever wonder how to employ your love of animals and wildlife? Here are some professions to consider… - Plankton - Definition of PlanktonUpdated: 2009-02-20 @ 10:46:30 EST
Plankton are microscopic organisms that drift on the oceans' currents. They include organisms such as diatoms, dinoflagillates, krill, and copepods as well as the microscopic larva of crustaceans, … - Lobsters - Lobster's Unique Sounds Defy Predators…Updated: 2009-02-20 @ 10:14:16 EST
Scientists now understand more about the unique way spiny lobsters create sound to ward off predators. Using a method of sound production resembling that of stringed instruments, spiny lobsters sta… - Wildlife Gardening - Gardening with Wildlife in Mind…Updated: 2009-02-20 @ 10:13:10 EST
Attracting wildlife to your garden is a rewarding way to learn about animals. By tailoring your garden to the needs of animals, you help to improve your local environment and foster wildlife divers… - Xerophyte - Definition of XerophyteUpdated: 2009-02-19 @ 05:00:17 EST
A type of plant that is well-adapted to water shortages and exhibits adaptations that enable it to store or conserve water… - Wildife Photo of the Month - 2008Updated: 2009-02-06 @ 08:38:20 EST
Wildife Photo of the Month… - Animals and Wildlife News - Discoveries and Research News for 2008…Updated: 2009-02-06 @ 08:22:49 EST
The year 2008 has brought with it news of intriguing zoological discoveries, conservation successes, and thought-provoking ecological warnings. There were expeditions to document the wildlife of th… - Reindeer - Definition of ReindeerUpdated: 2009-02-05 @ 06:49:33 EST
The term 'reindeer' is a common name that is sometimes used when referring to caribou (Rangifer tarandus)… - Wildlife News Roundups - Wildlife News Headlines From 2008…Updated: 2009-02-05 @ 05:50:04 EST
Wildlife News Roundup is a monthly digest featuring animals and wildlife headlines from around the web. It includes headlines from well-established sources such as the World Wildlife Fund, BBC News… - Animal Groups Quiz Answer Key - Six Basic Animal Groups…Updated: 2009-02-04 @ 05:36:47 EST
The list below provides the answers to the Six Basic Animal Groups quiz, a quiz that presents a series of pictures showing animals that belong to one of six basic groups—amphibians, birds… - Animal Navigation - Magnetic Map Enables Marine Animals to Navigate …Updated: 2009-02-02 @ 07:51:14 EST
Sea turtles and salmon possess an astonishing ability to migrate vast distances from their birthplace and, years later, return to their home territory to reproduce… - Wildlife News Roundups - Wildlife News Headlines From 2004…Updated: 2009-01-15 @ 19:21:09 EST
Wildlife News Roundup is a monthly digest featuring animals and wildlife headlines from around the web. It includes headlines from well-established sources such as the World Wildlife Fund, BBC News… - Wildlife News Roundups - Wildlife News Headlines From 2005…Updated: 2009-01-15 @ 19:19:27 EST
Wildlife News Roundup is a monthly digest featuring animals and wildlife headlines from around the web. It includes headlines from well-established sources such as the World Wildlife Fund, BBC News… - Wildlife News Roundups - Wildlife News Headlines From 2007…Updated: 2009-01-02 @ 15:02:25 EST
Wildlife News Roundup is a monthly digest featuring animals and wildlife headlines from around the web. It includes headlines from well-established sources such as the World Wildlife Fund, BBC News… - Vertebrates and Invertebrates - A Guide to Vertebrates and Invertebr…Updated: 2008-12-13 @ 10:23:46 EST
Among the most fundamental criteria by which animals are sorted is whether or not they possess a backbone. This distinction places an animal into one of two groups: the vertebrates or the invertebr… - Threats to Wildlife - Understanding the Threats to Animals and Wildl…Updated: 2008-12-12 @ 22:04:49 EST
Living things face a constant barrage of external stresses or threats that challenge their ability to survive and reproduce. If a species is unable to successfully cope with these threats through a… - Marsupial Evolution - The Evolutionary Lessons of Marsupials…Updated: 2008-12-10 @ 08:00:00 EST
By 110 million years ago, mammals had diverged into two distinct groups: the placental mammals-a group that includes humans and most modern mammals-and the marsupial mammals-a group that includes k… - Vestigal - Definition of VestigalUpdated: 2008-12-10 @ 00:21:12 EST
A part of an animal that is no longer used and is, from an evolutionary perspective, in the process of being lost. Vestigal structures are often small and imperfectly formed—they usually … - Reptilia - Definition of ReptiliaUpdated: 2008-12-10 @ 00:18:51 EST
Reptilia… - Animal Groups - Six Basic Animal GroupsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 21:47:50 EST
If you're just starting to learn about animals and wildlife, it would be an overwhelming task to try and memorize species, one by one. Instead, an understanding of the main groups of animals provid… - Animals - What Makes an Organism an AnimalUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 21:46:43 EST
What is an animal? It's a simple enough question, but the answer is complex and requires an understanding of some rather hefty scientific concepts and terms. Here we'll explore the basic characteri… - Great Barrier Reef - Rhythms of the Great Barrier Reef…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 19:07:04 EST
Life on the Great Barrier Reef is shaped by the rhythms of the tide and the rhythms of day and night. The assortment of animals that are active on the reef at any given time reflect the dynamics of… - Great Barrier Reef - Animals of the Great Barrier Reef…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 19:07:00 EST
It wasn't until the mid-18th century that corals were recognized as animals, not, as previously thought, plants… - Krakatau Island - The Island That ExplodedUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 19:03:41 EST
At 10:02 am on August 27, 1883, the equatorial island of Krakatau was violently and abruptly re-sculpted. Preceded by a series of earthquakes and recurrent volcanic activity, the August 27th erupti… - Black Rhinos - Twelve Black Rhinos Released in South African Game Re…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:50:45 EST
The WWF reports that twelve black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) have been released into a reserve located in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa… - Horses - Domestication of HorsesUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:46:18 EST
Domestication is the process by which humans take wild species and acclimatize them to breeding and surviving in captivity… - Whale Watching - Whale Watching at Stellwagen Bank…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:46:10 EST
Recently, I had the opportunity to go whale watching at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The timing couldn't have been better. I had just started reading Rachel Carson's The Sea Aroun… - Animal Migration - Understanding Animal Migration…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:43:42 EST
Migration, like flight, is a phenomenon not limited to birds. In general, migration is the annual movement of animals between their breeding grounds and wintering sites. Migration occurs in respons… - Flight - The Natural History of FlightUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:40:58 EST
The story of the evolution of flight is not one limited to birds. Flight evolved not only in birds, but also in insects and mammals… - Forests - The Structure of a ForestUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:40:51 EST
Mature forests often have several distinct layers including the forest floor, herb layer, shrub layer, understory, canopy, and emergents… - Panthers - Saving Russia's Rare PanthersUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:40:37 EST
On Russia's eastern coast lies one of the world's most unique temperate forests. The region, nestled against the Sea of Japan, plays host to an extraordinary mix of species, including two of the mo… - Snow Leopards - Snow Leopard Populations in Sharp Decline…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:37:42 EST
A recent study by TRAFFIC, the World Wildlife Fund and the International Snow Leopard Trust revealed a sharp decline in the snow leopard population… - Zoology - Defining ZoologyUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:36:04 EST
Zoology is the study of animals; yet this definition implies a simplicity that does not exist; instead, zoology is a complex discipline, drawing upon a diverse body of scientific observation and th… - Wildlife Journals - Creating a Wildlife Journal…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:35:49 EST
Read how you can start keeping a journal to record your observations of animals and wildlife. Find inspirational tips and helpful hints to get you started with links to essays, journals, and writin… - Peppered Moths - London's Peppered MothsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:32:37 EST
Read about H.B.D. Kettlewell, an English physician with an interest in butterfly and moth collecting, who in the 1950's decided to study the unexplained color variations of the peppered moth… - Warbler Rediscovered - Rare Warbler Rediscovered After 139-Year Abse…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:32:30 EST
BirdLife International has recently announced the re-discovery of the Large-Billed Reed-Warbler by ornithologist Philip Round… - Corals - Kyoto Not Enough to Save CoralsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:31:51 EST
British scientists at the Royal Society warn that increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide spell disaster for the world's coral reefs. As carbon dioxide increases in our atmosphere, it disso… - Whaling - How Many Whales Were There Before Whaling…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:31:13 EST
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) recently widened its conservation role by voting to take a greater role in the protection of all cetaceans… - Animal Movement - How Animals Move Underwater…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:31:03 EST
The underwater world holds many challenges to movement which result in a variety of swimming methods, used by a wide range of animals. The result is a dazzling underwater ballet… - Life on Earth - A Brief History of Life on Earth…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:21:47 EST
It all began 4500 million years ago (Mya) with the Hadean Eon. That's when our solar system formed and, in that solar system, a molten Earth started to cool and take shape. Because there was no sol… - Birds - A Brief Glossary of Bird TermsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:21:36 EST
This glossary is a collection of specialized words (and their definitions) used to describe all aspects of birds including their behavior, evolution, anatomy, life history, adaptation, and conserva… - Great Barrier Reef - A Beginner's Guide to the Great Barrier Reef…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:21:28 EST
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest tropical reef system, covering an area of 348,000 sq km and stretching along 2300km of the eastern Australian coastline… - Nucleic Acids - A Beginner's Guide to Nucleic Acids…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:21:19 EST
Nucleic acids provide organisms with a means for storing and transmitting genetic information. These linear, unbranched biopolymers are made up of nucleotide subunits (or monomers). Nucleic acids i… - March of the Penguins - March of the Penguins Traces Steps of Empero…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:21:01 EST
'The March of the Penguins', is a fascinating new documentary that opened recently in theaters across the country. The film traces the steps of emperor penguins during the course of a year, as they… - Edge Habitats - Animals On the EdgeUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:19:31 EST
Across the globe, human development now fragments a once-continuous landscape into isolated patches of natural habitats. Roads, towns, fences, canals, reservoirs, agricultural development: these ar… - Temperature Regulation - Mammalian Temperature Regulation…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:19:05 EST
Does it surprise you that reindeer, who spend much time standing in snow, don't get cold feet? Likewise, dolphins, whose thin flippers glide constantly through cool water, seem to be just fine… - Monk Seal - Mysteries of the Monk SealUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:18:54 EST
The monk seal is woven into the tapestry of human history. In ancient Greek culture, the monk seal--because of its love for the sea and the sun--was believed to be protected by Poseidon and Apollo… - Vertebrate Evolution - The Basics of Vertebrate Evolution…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:17:41 EST
Vertebrates are a well-known group of animals that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. The defining characteristic of vertebrates is their backbone, a trait that showed up in t… - Horses - An Introduction to HorsesUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:17:35 EST
Horses and their relatives, known collectively as equids, are beautiful, captivating mammals. They posess grace, speed, and endurance… - Jellyfish - The Life Cycle of a JellyfishUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:16:42 EST
The most recognized image of a jellyfish is that of the adult jellyfish, with its bell-shaped body and long tentacles… - Birds - Characteristics of BirdsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:13:44 EST
Birds are an amazing and diverse group of animals. Birds, best known for their ability to fly, are unmatched in their command of the skies. Albatrosses glide long distances over the open sea, hummi… - Watching Wildlife - Don't Forget to Pack the Field Guide When Watchi…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:13:00 EST
Travel enables us to discover and we can explore the natural history of a place and learn more about the animals and wildlife that call it home… - Watching Wildlife - A Beginner's Guide to Watching Wildlife…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:12:30 EST
To say we want to learn about animals and wildlife is to say we want to step outside the confines of these human 'habitats' into the natural world: a world in which we are one of countless lifefor… - Nature Hikes - From Nature Hikes to Backyard Safaris…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:12:21 EST
Looking for ways to enjoy animals and wildlife? Here are ten suggestions for activities that range from afternoon projects to long-anticipated vacations… - Watching Wildlife - Practical Tips for Watching Wildlife…Updated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:11:57 EST
There are a few simple steps you can take that can help you to blend in to the surroundings and thus increase your chances of observing animals at closer proximity… - Mammals - An Introduction to MammalsUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 18:11:39 EST
Learn more about mammals including, their characteristics, evolution, adaptations, and more. Mammals, as a group of animals, belong to the Class Mammalia. The Class Mammalia, in turn, belongs to th… - Bird Watching Tips for BeginnersUpdated: 2008-12-08 @ 17:06:57 EST
Identifying a bird can be challenging. So to stand the best chance of landing a name for a bird, you'll want to know what to look for - what matters most and how to spend your precious viewing time… - Naturalists You Should KnowUpdated: 2007-12-01 @ 14:05:47 EST
Naturalists You Should Know…