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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: ... leafy matter. Both wild-caught and captive-bred African greys are kept as pets.
18: ...[[cooperative]] feeding on the ground in central Africa.
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)
18: ...e first president who had lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associa...
22: ...trust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming from his feeling that they were too inclined to favo...
24: ...began to prosper in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier law. He became a colonel in the state milit...
34: ...ackson's election represented a significant break from that past.
36: He was also the first President from a state west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. ... - Feather (5296 bytes)
2: ...racteristic that distinguishes the Class [[Aves]] from all other living groups. Other [[Theropoda]] al...
5: ...uce [[keratin]] [[protein]]s. They insulate birds from water and cold temperatures and provide colour ...
7: ...ecause they lack barbicels, so the barbules float free of each other. At the base of the feather, the ...
9: ...new feathers are formed through the same follicle from which the old ones were fledged.
11: ...usly, with small particles regularly breaking off from the ends of the barbules. These particles produ... - Animal (16429 bytes)
51: ... which ''animalia'' is the plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vital breath or soul.
57: ...During development it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which cells can move about and be reo...
63: ...produced without mating, or in some cases through fragmentation.
70: ...few small parasitic [[protist]]s. The name comes from the posterior location of the [[flagellum]] in ...
72: ...ssible they are not really animals at all. Aside from them, most animal phyla with known phyla make a... - Animals (10378 bytes)
2: ...acteristics that define them and distinguish them from other life forms. Animals are divided into vari...
8: ... respond to their environment. This system ranges from simple nerve nets in cnidarians (jellyfish, for...
10: ...exual reproduction involves the fusion of gametes from two individuals, leading to genetic diversity.
11: ...ack cell walls, a feature that distinguishes them from plants and fungi. They have a more flexible cel...
18: ...During development it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which cells can move about and be reo... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
15: ...itius]]. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
20: Nevertheless, from artists' renditions we know that the dodo had b...
24: ...easons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to live through ...
27: ...sness, made it easy prey. The name ''dodo'' comes from the archaic [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
29: ...en found in the old [[midden]]s of the Dutch fort Frederik Hendrik. - 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: ... leafy matter. Both wild-caught and captive-bred African greys are kept as pets.
18: ...[[cooperative]] feeding on the ground in central Africa.
20: ...wever, there is little doubt that Greys and other parrots (especially [[macaw]]s and [[cockatoo]]s) are hi... - Bird (20345 bytes)
15: Birds range in size from the tiny [[hummingbird]]s to the huge [[Ostrich...
17: ....g. the [[Wandering Albatross]]). Some, such as [[frigatebird]]s, stay aloft for days at a time, even ...
44: *[[Psittaciformes]], [[parrot]]s and allies
57: Birds are generally considered to have evolved from [[Theropoda|theropod]] [[Dinosauria|dinosaur]]s...
59: The basal bird ''[[Archaeopteryx]]'', from the [[Jurassic]], is well-known as one of the f... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
6: ...apered off after the [[National Football League]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came a...
10: :'''Official mascot:''' [[Pirate Parrot]]
16: ==Franchise history==
17: ...d Clarke]] (who also served as the team's manager from [[1900]] to [[1915]]), triggering a long string... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
2: ...orbidding [[hunting]], banning their [[habitat]]s from development, etc.) to prevent extinction. Only ...
4: ...species list, and criteria for removing a species from the list once its population has recovered; whe...
15: ...nt>: captive individuals survive, but there is no free-living, natural population. Examples: [[Dromeda...
87: * [[Savannah Elephant]] (''Loxodonta africana'')
120: * [[Christmas Island Frigatebird]] (''Fregata andrewsi'') - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: ...ry|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised [[sovereignty|sovereign]] nation. ...
4: ... it is also much reduced in the [[Caribbean Sea]] from days of yore. Seaborne piracy against transport...
8: ...ecue|barbacoa]]'' elsewhere). These were used by French hunters called ''boucaniers''. These hunters...
10: ... corrupted into the English '''freebooters''' and French '''flibustiers'''. It came back into English...
14: ...rived from the European word, which in turn comes from the mediaeval Latin ''cursa'', "raid, expeditio... - Macaw (5144 bytes)
18: ...psittaca'''''. They are the largest birds in the parrot family in length and wingspan, though the flightl...
20: ...pecker]]s, having 4 toes on each foot – two front and two back.
28: Macaws eat nuts and fruit and are gnaw and chew on various objects. They...
30: ...erson – their keeper. Pet macaws thrive on frequent interaction, handling and love just as huma...
34: ...ures and require respectful, and loving husbandry from handlers. Macaws tend to be extremely loud: the... - Budgerigar (5000 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[parrot|Psittacidae]]}}
14: ...ack flight feathers and black coverts with yellow fringes, this black-and-yellow feathering also on th...
18: The word ''budgerigar'' comes from the [[List of Australian Aboriginal tribes|Kami...
22: ...pet]]. It is believed to be the most common pet [[parrot]] in the world, and has been bred in captivity si...
25: ...ir humans. They are as intelligent as many larger parrots, and thrive on the mental stimulation of toys an... - Cockatoo (3375 bytes)
19: ...es|parrots]]). The name '''cockatoo''' originated from the [[Malay]] language 'kakaktua' meaning 'olde...
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]] ...
53: * Family [[parrot|Psittacidae]] ("true" parrots, over 330 species) - Tortoise (8250 bytes)
2: ...ant Tortoise]]<br>(''Dipsochelys dussumieri'')<br>from [[Aldabra]] atoll in the [[Seychelles]].}}
32: The size of tortoises can vary from a few centimetres to up to two meters. Tortoise...
34: ...ions on the different islands, although descended from a common ancestor, had diverged to different fo...
72: **[[African Spurred Tortoise]] (Sulcata Tortoise), '' Geo...
80: **[[Parrot-Beaked Cape Tortoise]], '' Homopus aerolatus '' - Octopus (12952 bytes)
17: ...ocks, which is very helpful when they are fleeing from [[moray eel|moray]]s or other predating fish. T...
19: ...g ([[chromatophore]]s) and light reflection and refraction ([[iridophore]]s and [[leucophore]]s). The...
21: ... species). The female hangs these eggs in strings from the ceiling of her lair. After the eggs hatch, ...
33: ...terns. They are able to open jars after learning from observation [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/...
55: ...em as pets. Octopuses often escape, however, even from supposedly secure tanks, due to their intellige... - William McKinley (11746 bytes)
23: ...ited States|President]] of the [[United States]], from [[1897]] until his [[assassination]] in [[1901]...
27: ...ident the only jewelry that McKinley wore was his fraternity pin. On [[June 23]], [[1861]], at the st...
29: ...ber-elect to the Forty-eighth Congress and served from [[March 4]], [[1883]], until [[May 27]], [[1884...
45: ...n Exposition]] in [[Buffalo, New York]], and died from his wounds there on [[September 14]], [[1901]]....
47: ...it appeared on the U.S. [[Large_bills|$500 bill]] from 1928 to 1946. - Animal A (691 bytes)
3: *[[African Clawed Frog]]
4: *[[African Elephant]]
5: *[[African Grey Parrot]]
6: *[[African Wild Dog]]
7: *[[African Wildlife]] - Cockatiels (4283 bytes)
16: ...m the deepest [[Western Australia]]n deserts, and from [[Cape York Peninsula]], but can be found in va...
18: ... obvious differences, is thought to have diverged from the black cockatoos quite recently.
24: ...and Whiteface. Thus they can look quite different from Cockatiels found in the wild.
28: ...hough Cockatiels are part of the [[Psittaciformes|parrot order]], they are better at imitating whistles th... - Cockatoos (3375 bytes)
19: ...es|parrots]]). The name '''cockatoo''' originated from the [[Malay]] language 'kakaktua' meaning 'olde...
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]] ...
53: * Family [[parrot|Psittacidae]] ("true" parrots, over 330 species) - Dodos (9122 bytes)
15: ...itius]]. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
20: Nevertheless, from artists' renditions we know that the dodo had b...
24: ...easons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to live through ...
27: ...sness, made it easy prey. The name ''dodo'' comes from the archaic [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
29: ...en found in the old [[midden]]s of the Dutch fort Frederik Hendrik.
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