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1. Raccoon (4751 bytes)
   14: ...a [[mammal]] native to [[the Americas]]. Its name derives from the [[Algonquian]] word ''aroughcoune''...
   16: ...5.5 to 9.5 kg (12 to 21 pounds), the largest recorded being over 28 kg (61 pounds) [http://www.nature....
   24: ...the largest animals to have adapted well to human development.
   27: ...ay still have behavorial problems like biting and destructive and messy play. Raccoons are [[nocturnal...
   29: ...vity and released often do not adapt to life outside.
2. Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
   1: ...e outermost part of the [[Earth]]'s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and t...
   3: ...ay from each other), and transform (two plates slide past one another). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|vol...
   5: ...r [[chemistry]], the discovery of the [[genetic code]] for [[genetics]], or [[evolution]] in [[biology...
   8: ...the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
   10: ...famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below.
3. Fossil (5231 bytes)
   1: ...ossil1.jpg|thumb|A fossil [[Ammonite]]. Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
   5: The word fossil is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''fossilis'', which ...
   7: ...ssil2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Fossil fish. Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
   9: ...cause natural materials tend to be recycled. In order for an organism to be fossilized, the remains no...
   13: [[Image:Fossil3.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
4. Spider (29039 bytes)
   1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Spiders}}
   2: ...r spider]] | caption = [[Long-jawed orb weaver spider]]}}
   11: '''Suborder [[Mesothelae]]'''<br /> <!-- Families missing f...
   12: ...p;&nbsp; [[Liphistiidae]] (primitive burrowing spiders)<br />
   13: ...sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Arthrolycosidae]] (primitive spiders)<br />
5. Paleontology (5646 bytes)
   1: ... preserved in [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, burrows, ...
   5: ... [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
   7: ...pecialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or in
   8: [[vertebrate paleontology]], dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, incl...
   10: There are many developing specialties such as [[paleoecology]], [[p...
6. Evolution (27661 bytes)
   3: ...[[genetics]] in the [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in the frequen...
   6: ...e the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]]. In the modern synthesis, "evolution" means a change in the fr...
   8: ...share a common ancestor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts...
   12: The theory underlying the modern synthesis has three major aspects:
   14: # The [[common descent]] of all [[organism]]s from a single ancesto...
7. Meerkat (4260 bytes)
   15: ...] family, it inhabits all parts of the [[Kalahari Desert]] in southern [[Africa]].
   19: ... some sort of singing ceremony they compared to yodeling.
   22: ...y strong venom of the scorpions of the [[Kalahari Desert]].
   24: ...t one month old, and they do so by following an older member of the group who acts as the pup's tutor....
   28: ...Meerkats are burrowing animals, living in large underground networks with multiple entrances which the...
8. Aardvark (6420 bytes)
   7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = '''Tubulidentata'''}}
   16: ...''' and of the [[Order (biology)|order]] '''Tubulidentata'''. The Aardvark was originally placed in th...
   18: ... [[Miocene]]. Although the relationships of Tubulidentata are unknown, they are probably [[Ungulates]]...
   20: ... having a pulp cavity, have lots of thin tubes of dentine, each containing pulp and held together by c...
   22: ... is stout with an arched back; the limbs are of moderate length. The front feet have lost the pollex (...
9. Badger (5174 bytes)
   11: ...ubdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Suborders]]}}
   12: &nbsp;''[[Mydeus]]''<br>
   17: &nbsp;''[[Taxidea]]''
   19: .... Typical badgers (''Meles'', ''Arctonyx'', ''Taxidea'' and ''Mellivora'' species) are short-legged an...
   25: ...e badgers often walked on sloping ground on the sides of hills!
10. Bilby (4570 bytes)
    18: ...hich includes insects and their larvae, seeds, spiders, bulbs, fruit, fungi and very small animals. Mo...
    20: ...nnel systems with their strong forelimbs and well-developed claws. A bilby typically makes a number of...
    22: ... it uses to dig for food and make burrows. Once widespread in arid, semi-arid and relatively fertile a...
    24: ...t|Gibson]] and [[Great Sandy Desert|Great Sandy]] deserts of arid central Australia; it may have had a...
    26: ...[South Australia]] in 2000{{ref|AR}}, and plans underway for a reintroduction into [[Currawinya Nation...
11. List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
    93: [[Addressing mode]] --
    119: [[Atlas Autocode]] --
    143: [[Blue screen of death]] --
    166: [[Code and fix]] --
    167: [[Code Red worm]] --
12. Shale (1379 bytes)
    2: ...ck (geology)|rocks]] of similar composition but made of particles smaller than 1/16 mm are [[mudstone]...
    4: ...ten found in lake and lagoonal deposits, in river deltas, on floodplains, and offshore of beach sands.
13. Tarantula (17481 bytes)
    83: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Brachypelmides]]<br />
    97: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Lasiodorides]]<br />
    127: '''Tarantulas''' are spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae. They are...
    129: ...g to prevent sure death, and the fearsome world-wide reputation of the tarantula was guaranteed.
    131: ...antula" on them. Those spiders belong to the Suborder [[Mygalomorphae]], the Family [[Theraphosidae]] ...
14. Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
    16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
    38: |'''[[WFPC2]]'''||wide field camera
    43: ...ons and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in astrophy...
    45: ...e project to build a space telescope was beset by delays and budget problems. Immediately after its l...
    49: ==Conception, design and aims==
15. Weasel (3493 bytes)
    32: ... a pure white coat in winter. They have long slender bodies, which enable them to follow their prey i...
    34: ...d on small mammals, and in former times were considered vermin since some species took [[poultry]] fro...
    38: ...earliest record of this claim is in [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]]'s ''[[Naturalis Historia]]'', book 8, pa...
16. Opossum (4544 bytes)
    1: The [[order (biology)|order]] '''Didelphimorphia''' contains the common '''opossums''' ...
    2: ...pg|thumb|250px|Picture of an Oppossum. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    3: ...The [[dental formula]] (one side of one jaw) includes 5 [[incisor]]s (four on the lower [[jaw]]), 1 [[...
    5: ...born at a very early stage. The [[species]] are moderately [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]] wi...
    7: ...milder winters. Since 1990, their range has extended into [[Ontario]], Canada, and they have been fou...
17. Platypus (21900 bytes)
    14: ...semi-[[aquatic]] [[mammal]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the eastern part of [[Australia]], and on...
    15: The platypus is considered one of the strangest [[specimen]]s of the anim...
    22: ...al pound|pound]]s) and over two kilograms (just under four and one half pounds); with body length rang...
    23: ...platypus.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Platypus Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    24: ... with legs that are on the sides of rather than underneath the body.
18. Warthog (4196 bytes)
    13: ...ecies in their [[genus]], though some authors divide them into two species. On that classification, '...
    14: ...k_warthog.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Warthog Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    15: ...h are used as weapons against predators. Warthogs derive their name from their short, almost wart-like...
    20: ...he sounder is usually a sow with offspring. A sounder can be composed of multiple males and their resp...
    25: ...s facing the opening and ready to burst out as needed.
19. Hamster (25289 bytes)
    2: ... = [[image:hamster.jpg]] | caption = Syrian or Golden Hamster - ''Mesocricetus auratus''}}
    7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodentia]]}}
    10: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Muroidea]]}}
    21: ..., along with [[rats]], [[mice]], and many other rodents.
    24: ... hamster can be just as aggressive as a normal golden hamster.
20. Chinchilla (7913 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Rodent]]ia}}
    16: ...mall, [[nocturnal]] [[mammal]]s native to the [[Andes]] mountains in [[South America]] and belonging t...
    18: ... than 20,000 hairs per square cm. Their fur is so dense that skin parasites (such as [[flea]]s) cannot...
    20: ... due to its aural range of perception. It is considered the closest to that of a human's.
    22: ...feet above their head. Predators in the wild include [[hawk]]s, [[skunk]]s, [[feline]]s, and [[canidae...

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