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- African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
1: ...axobox_begin | color = pink | name = African Grey Parrot}}
2: ...ican Grey Parrot]] | caption = Congo African Grey Parrot<br> ''Psitticus erithacus erithacus''}}
14: ... depending on the [[subspecies]]. Greys, like all parrots, are [[zygodactyl]], having 4 toes on each foot&...
18: ... the most intelligent of [[birds]]. African grey parrots are particularly noted for their [[cognition|cog...
20: ...wever, there is little doubt that Greys and other parrots (especially [[macaw]]s and [[cockatoo]]s) are hi...
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- Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=7th President
7: | preceded= [[John Quincy Adams]]
8: | succeeded= [[Martin Van Buren]] - Feather (5296 bytes)
2: A '''feather''' is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer cove...
5: ...e birds from water and cold temperatures and provide colour which is sometimes used as [[camouflage]] ...
7: ...or of the body, and ''down feathers'' which are underneath the vaned feathers, providing an insulating...
11: ...ildfowl|waterbirds]] produce a large amount of powder down.
22: ...rs. It has been suggested that ''Pedopenna'' is older than ''Archaeopteryx'', however, their age remai... - Animal (16429 bytes)
17: Superphylum [[Deuterostome|Deuterostomia]]<br>
20: [[Echinoderm]]ata<br>
49: ... later on. Biologically, [[human]] beings fall under the animal kingdom.
51: ...nimals, but biologically they are definitely included. The name animal comes from the [[Latin]] word ...
55: ...parate [[biological tissue|tissues]]. These include [[muscle]]s, which are able to contract and contr... - Animals (10378 bytes)
2: ...guish them from other life forms. Animals are divided into various sub-groups, including birds, mammal...
16: ...parate [[biological tissue|tissues]]. These include muscles, which are able to contract and control l...
18: ...ar junctions: tight junctions, gap junctions, and desmosomes.
20: == Reproduction and development ==
22: ... differentiation, and growth. Some animals also undergo metamorphosis, a dramatic change in form after... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
17: ==Description==
18: ...ct museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxf...
27: ...rd ''doudo'', meaning "simpleton", ''doido'' in modern Portuguese meaning fool or mad. (The island was...
29: ...found in the old [[midden]]s of the Dutch fort Frederik Hendrik.
31: ..., while humans destroyed the forests where they made their homes. - African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
1: ...axobox_begin | color = pink | name = African Grey Parrot}}
2: ...ican Grey Parrot]] | caption = Congo African Grey Parrot<br> ''Psitticus erithacus erithacus''}}
14: ... depending on the [[subspecies]]. Greys, like all parrots, are [[zygodactyl]], having 4 toes on each foot&...
18: ... the most intelligent of [[birds]]. African grey parrots are particularly noted for their [[cognition|cog...
20: ...wever, there is little doubt that Greys and other parrots (especially [[macaw]]s and [[cockatoo]]s) are hi... - Bird (20345 bytes)
9: ...color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Order (biology)|Orders]]}}
10: <center>Many - see [[#Bird orders|section below]].</center>
13: '''Birds''' are [[biped]]al, [[warm-blooded]], egg-laying [[vertebrate]]s characterized prim...
15: ...mmingbird]]s to the huge [[Ostrich]] and [[Emu]]. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between ...
17: ...spend almost all their time at sea (e.g. the [[Wandering Albatross]]). Some, such as [[frigatebird]]s,... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1882]], as a charter member of the [[Amer...
6: ...New York). Sometimes erroneously referred to in modern references as "''the'' Alleghenies". Ballclub w...
9: :'''Logo design:''' Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed...
10: :'''Official mascot:''' [[Pirate Parrot]]
17: ...00]], the Pirates picked up star players from the defunct [[Louisville, Kentucky]] club, including gre... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
2: ...ding [[hunting]], banning their [[habitat]]s from development, etc.) to prevent extinction. Only a few...
4: ...ation has recovered; whether restrictions on land development constitute a "taking" of land by the [[g...
6: ...ire, as it makes a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers[http://news.bb...
8: ...the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding succe...
10: The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the [[IUCN Red Lis... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised [...
4: ...ains a significant problem (with estimated worldwide losses of $13 to $16 billion [[United_States_doll...
8: ...neer]]s'''. The word comes from ''boucan'', a wooden frame used for cooking meat (called a ''[[barbec...
10: ... known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'' me...
14: ...urkish '''''Korsan''''', which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes ... - Macaw (5144 bytes)
18: ...psittaca'''''. They are the largest birds in the parrot family in length and wingspan, though the flightl...
20: Parrots are [[zygodactyl]], like [[woodpecker]]s, having...
25: ...and the illegal trapping of birds for the bird trade.
30: .... The larger macaws may live up to 65 years. The decision to have a macaw as a pet should be seen as ...
32: ...n by strangers if someone familiar is also alongside. - Budgerigar (5000 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[parrot|Psittacidae]]}}
14: ...t|parakeets]] but "parakeet" refers to many small parrots with long flat tails) originating in [[Australia...
16: ... with good food resources. The nomadism also includes an element of [[bird migration|migratory]] behav...
22: ...ers have worked over the centuries to produce a wide range of colours and mutations, such as yellow, b...
23: Modern show budgerigars are larger than their wild cou... - Cockatoo (3375 bytes)
19: ...from the [[Malay]] language 'kakaktua' meaning 'older sister' ('kakak' - sister and 'tua' - old).
21: ...] though is a small cockatoo and the very biggest parrots are not cockatoos, the [[Hyacinth Macaw]] being ...
23: ...have a much more restricted range than the larger parrot group, occurring naturally only in [[Australia]] ...
25: '''ORDER PSITTACIFORMES'''
53: * Family [[parrot|Psittacidae]] ("true" parrots, over 330 species) - Tortoise (8250 bytes)
9: ...{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Testudinoidea]]}}
28: ...pecies. All living tortoises are members of the order [[Turtle|Testudines]].
30: ...their case is called the [[carapace]], the underside is the [[plastron]], and the two are connected by...
32: ... The oldest tortoise (or living animal) ever recorded is [[Tui Malila]], of [[Tonga]].
34: ...ulations on the different islands, although descended from a common ancestor, had diverged to differen... - Octopus (12952 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Coleoidea]]}}
12: 14 in two suborders, see [[Octopus#Classification|text]].
15: ...'' is a [[cephalopod]] of the [[order (biology)|order]] '''Octopoda''' that inhabits many diverse regi...
17: ...e octopuses in the less familiar [[Cirrina]] suborder have two fins and an internal shell, making them...
19: ... also used in mating. A few species have a fourth defense mechanism, in that they can combine their hi... - William McKinley (11746 bytes)
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6: <tr><td>'''Order'''</td><td>25th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor'''</td><td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr>
12: <tr><td>'''Date of Death'''</td><td>[[September 14]], [[1901]]</td></tr... - Animal A (691 bytes)
1: ...Elephant eating, Chaing Mai, Thailand. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: *[[African Grey Parrot]]
12: *[[Andean Condor]]
26: *[[Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins]] - Cockatiels (4283 bytes)
16: ... country, from the deepest [[Western Australia]]n deserts, and from [[Cape York Peninsula]], but can b...
18: ... than to the [[Cactuinae]] (white cockatoos), and despite its obvious differences, is thought to have ...
20: ...he wings. A row of yellowish spots can be found underneath the wings of female Cockatiels, but not on ...
26: ...they can even be bullied by smaller but more confident birds such as [[budgie]]s.
28: ...katiels are part of the [[Psittaciformes|parrot order]], they are better at imitating whistles than at... - Cockatoos (3375 bytes)
19: ...from the [[Malay]] language 'kakaktua' meaning 'older sister' ('kakak' - sister and 'tua' - old).
21: ...] though is a small cockatoo and the very biggest parrots are not cockatoos, the [[Hyacinth Macaw]] being ...
23: ...have a much more restricted range than the larger parrot group, occurring naturally only in [[Australia]] ...
25: '''ORDER PSITTACIFORMES'''
53: * Family [[parrot|Psittacidae]] ("true" parrots, over 330 species) - Dodos (9122 bytes)
17: ==Description==
18: ...ct museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxf...
27: ...rd ''doudo'', meaning "simpleton", ''doido'' in modern Portuguese meaning fool or mad. (The island was...
29: ...found in the old [[midden]]s of the Dutch fort Frederik Hendrik.
31: ..., while humans destroyed the forests where they made their homes.
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