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- Hippopotamus (6778 bytes)
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15: ...5;μος" ("river horse") is a large, plant-eating [[Africa]]n [[mammal]], one of only two...
17: ...re than ten minutes. Eyes, ears, and nostrils are placed high on the roof of the skull. They are buoya...
19: ...s animal was in the [[Sais, Egypt|Saite nome]] ([[Pliny's Natural History|N.H.]] 28.121); and the anim... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
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16: ...ffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], con...
36: ...he brain against gravity. In the upper neck, a complex pressure-regulation system called the [[rete mi...
40: ...giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the [[Mimosa]] genus; but it appears that ... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
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17: ...[head (anatomy)|head]] and short [[muzzle]], high-placed [[eyes]], large [[nostril]]s, and small round...
20: ...n cheetah cubs. It is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws. Even when retracted, the ...
32: ...ded into northern [[India]] and the [[Iran]]ian [[plateau]], where they were domesticated by [[aristoc... - Albatross (4372 bytes)
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19: ...e no hind toe, and the three anterior toes are completely webbed.
23: ...(or more threatened than that) according to the [[IUCN Red List]]. Part of the blame can be put on long... - Boto (5572 bytes)
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19: The [[IUCN]] lists '''Amazon Dolphin''', '''Boto Vermelho'''...
42: ...ave remained fairly steady over time. Although complete surveys have not been taken owing to the inacc... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
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21: ...n their cousins in cooler pelagic waters. For example a survey of animals in the [[Moray Firth]] in [[...
26: ...8.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A wild Bottlenose Dolphin playing in the wake of a boat in Florida.]]
40: ...en bottom dwelling species. Sometimes they will employ "fish wacking" whereby a fish is stunned (and s... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
4: ...ypical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, an...
8: ...sing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase o...
10: ...wn worldwide conservation status listing is the [[IUCN Red List]], but many more specialized lists exist...
12: ... this encyclopedia. They are loosely based on the IUCN categories.
14: ...resumed to have died beyond reasonable doubt. Examples: [[Thylacine]], [[Dodo]]. - Extinction (15793 bytes)
2: ...arise and thrive when they are able to find and exploit an [[ecology|ecological]] [[niche]] — an...
6: ...ct species have evolved into new species; for example the extinct ''[[Eohippus]]'' (an ancient horse-l...
8: ...[[World Conservation Union]] (WCU, formerly the [[IUCN]]), 784 extinctions have been recorded since the ...
15: ...troduction]] to the wild through use of carefully planned [[breeding program]]s.
25: ...when an otherwise healthy species is wiped out completely, as when toxic pollution renders its entire ... - Yellowstone National Park (23738 bytes)
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25: ...[temperate zone]] [[ecosystems]] remaining on the planet.
29: ...he Yellowstone]] - a deep gash in the Yellowstone Plateau that was formed by floods during previous [[...
32: ...s in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (many people incorrectly believe that the yellow color is fro...
37: ...fire and brimstone" that was dismissed by most people as delirium. - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
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17: ...West Indies. It is up to 100 cm (3'2") in length, plus 45 cm (1'6") tail length, and weighs 10-15 kg (...
23: ...gered species]] in many countries, although the [[IUCN]] lists them as "Least Concern". - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
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18: ...y are active feeders and target concentrations of plankton or fish by olfactory cues rather than 'vacu...
28: ... for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources|IUCN]]. Whale sharks are known to frequent the waters ...
30: ... this species is the leading example when it is explained that not all sharks are dangerous to humans.... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...ed to this harsh [[desert]] environment. Some examples include [[Creosote Bush]], [[Bighorn Sheep]], [...
3: ...ley National Monument''' was created in [[1933]], placing the area under some protection. In [[1994]],...
5: ...a [[subduction zone]] formed off the coast. This uplifted the region out of the sea and created a line...
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36: ... type of canyon results from the relatively fast uplift on this mountain range doesn't allow the canyo... - Black Rhinoceros (5853 bytes)
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45: ...t. Their diet helps to reduce the amount of woody plants which results in more grasses growing for the...
51: ...ica. According to the [http://www.rhinos-irf.org/ IUCN/SSC African Rhino Specialist Group], the populati... - Pilot Whale (5993 bytes)
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15: ...tinguished at sea and are typically just known simply as Pilot Whales. They and other large members of... - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
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15: ...This marine [[mammal]] is commonly referred to simply as the '''Beluga''' - the word derives from the ...
33: ...s too; leaving open the possiblity of [[delayed implantation]]. Belugas live for up to forty years.
41: ...shrimp]]). Foraging on the seabed typically takes place at depths of up to 1,000 feet, but they can di... - Cheetahs (6461 bytes)
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17: ...[head (anatomy)|head]] and short [[muzzle]], high-placed [[eyes]], large [[nostril]]s, and small round...
20: ...n cheetah cubs. It is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws. Even when retracted, the ...
32: ...ded into northern [[India]] and the [[Iran]]ian [[plateau]], where they were domesticated by [[aristoc... - Pilot Whales (6380 bytes)
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17: ...tinguished at sea and are typically just known simply as Pilot Whales. They and other large members of... - Right Whales (11436 bytes)
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29: ...Utah marine biologists revealed that their hosts split into three species 5-6 million years ago, and t...
45: ... Right whales have between 250 and 350 [[baleen]] plates on each side of the mouth. - Snow Monkeys (3542 bytes)
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26: ...es are classified as Data Deficient by the 2000 [[IUCN Red List]]. - Vicunas (3821 bytes)
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15: ...imals are still classified as vulnerable by the [[IUCN]] and endangered by the [[Department_of_the_Inter...
26: Vicuñas live in [[grasslands]] and [[plains]] in the [[mountain|mountainous]] regions at ...
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