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- Bird (20345 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Birds}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:White_owl_illustration.jpg|200px|]]
10: <center>Many - see [[#Bird orders|section below]].</center>
13: ...her]]s, forelimbs modified as [[wing]]s, and hollow bones.
15: ...on|extinct]] in the span of human history) in the world, making them the most diverse class of terres... - Bird ringing (5302 bytes)
1: ...ind the same individual later. This can include [[bird migration|migration]], longevity, mortality, popu...
2: ...ck-throated Green Warbler is one of 38 species of warbler banded]]
6: Birds are either ringed at the [[nest]], or after bein...
8: ...irds. The individual birds can then be identified when they are re-trapped, or found dead.
10: ...ique number, and be told the known history of the bird's movements. - Bird of prey (2997 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Birds of prey}}
3: ...wk37.jpg|Harris Hawk|240px]] | caption = Harris Hawk}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
18: A '''bird of prey''' or '''raptor''' is a [[bird]] that hunts its food using its [[beak]] and [[ta...
20: Diurnal birds of prey belong to the orders [[Accipitriformes]]... - Crane bird (6009 bytes)
11: ''[[Grus (bird)|Grus]]''<br>
17: ... all. Cranes are gregarious, forming large flocks where their numbers are sufficient.
19: ...rane numbers are diminishing. The plight of the [[Whooping Crane]]s of North America inspired some of...
21: ...all [[rodent]]s, [[fish]] and [[amphibian]]s, but will eat [[grain]] and [[Berry|berries]] during lat...
26: ...ia]]n than Japanese, performed a crane dance that was captured in [[1908]] in a photograph by [[Arnol...
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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...n the region, and sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
5: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|1...
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]])
12: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:CostaRica_coa.jpg]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to creat...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: ...ite]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in ...
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sh...
18: ...u Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...gurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...wo decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This is...
7: ...e never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversa...
9: ...f the existence of the [[New World]] by the [[Old World]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (bot... - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
1: ''THIS ARTICLE HAS TO BE JOINED WITH [[Eleonora d'Arborea]]'' preferably under the ...
5: ...or Eleanora di Arboria ?) (c [[1350]] - [[1404]]) was a [[Sardinia|Sardinian]] ''giudicessa'' (ruler ...
7: ...ls and became regent to her infant son Frederick, who as next male heir became the official monarch o...
9: ...er younger son, Mariano V. An alliance was formed with [[Genoa]], and Arborea maintained its independ...
11: ... property rights of women were preserved. These laws remained in force in Sardinia until [[Italy|Ital... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ... 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]...
4: ...ing community of [[Grabtown, North Carolina|Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last...
6: ...[George C. Scott]], in the mid-[[1960s]]. (Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their rel...
8: ... as the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actres...
10: ...ford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
14: ...ions with [[pollinator]]s and their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the ...
16: ...ia plantarum" (The natural history of plants). He was a student of [[Aristotle]] and is considered th...
21: ...ica]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve nutrients:
24: .... A typical example of such a saprophyte is the [[Bird's-nest Orchid]] (''Neottia nidus-avis''). - Sunflower (5784 bytes)
1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Sunflower}}
2: ...60px]] | caption = Sunflowers display bright yellow colors.}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
15: ...le for turning to face the [[Sun]], a behavior known as [[heliotropism]].
18: ...' is from the [[Greek language|Greek]] for "sunflower". - Rose (15436 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
15: [http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html ...
18: ...ub]] of the [[genus]] '''''Rosa''''' and the [[flower]] of this shrub.
21: There are more than a hundred [[species]] of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mo...
23: ...vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[Asia]]) are [[evergr... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: ...system''' is the [[organ (anatomy)|organ system]] which circulates [[blood]] around the [[body]] of m...
6: Following are some basic functions of the human circulat...
8: #Collection of metabolic wastes and delivery to the excretory organs, e.g. [...
15: ...materials with the hemolymph. The hemolymph is drawn back into the [[heart]] as the heart relaxes.
18: ..., as well as of [[annelid]]s (for example, [[earthworm]]s) and [[cephalopod]]s ([[squid]]s and [[octo... - Vagina (1372 bytes)
3: ...s and other [[invertebrate]]s also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the [[oviduct]].
5: ...agina fibrosa]] when solid or a [[vagina mucosa]] when it contains a fluid-filled cavity around the t...
9: ...s ]].The inside of the vagina is usually pink, as with all internal mucous membranes in mammals. - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ... in [[human]]s; or on different planes producing two separate "images" ([[monocular vision]]), such a...
5: |[[image:Human eye cross-sectional view grayscale.png|thumb|Diagram of a [[human]] eye. N...
9: ... embryonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from skin cells.
11: ...such sensors, which are arranged hexagonally, and which can give a full 360 degree field of vision. C...
13: ...es. The number of lenses in such an eye varies, however: some trilobites had only one, and some had t... - Heart (10132 bytes)
3: The '''heart''' ([[Latin]] ''cor'') is a hollow, muscular [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] that [[pump]]...
7: ...er ''atria'' (singular: ''atrium'') and the two lower ''ventricles''.
9: ...ar valves) maintain coordinated unidirectional flow of blood from the atria to the ventricles.
11: ...mpared with the walls of the atria, the ventricle walls are thicker.
13: ...ened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Heart.svg|SVG version]])]] - Liver (11441 bytes)
1: ... or ''hepatic'' from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for liver, ''hepar''.
5: ... 2.5 [[kilogram]]s, and is a soft, reddish-brown "wedge-shaped" organ. It is the largest organ in the...
7: The liver is supplied by two major blood vessels: the [[hepatic artery]] and ...
9: ...uct. The cystic duct (from the gallbladder) joins with the common hepatic duct to form the common bil...
11: ...e as 25% of remaining liver can regenerate into a whole liver again. - Lung (7057 bytes)
2: ...ften start in '''''pulmo-''''' from the [[Latin]] word ''pulmones'' for lungs.
10: ...absorbent protection for the [[cardiac | heart]], which the lungs flank and nearly enclose.
13: ... lung. The environment of the lung is very moist, which makes them a hospitable environment for bacte...
15: ... muscle that by contracting expands the cavity in which the lung is enclosed. The rib cage itself is ...
17: ...om the air [[diffusion|diffuses]] into the blood, where it is carried by [[hemoglobin]]. - Ovary (3278 bytes)
7: ...have only one functioning ovary; [[snake]]s have two, one in front of the other.
9: ... [[sperm]]. A fertilized egg resulting from union with a sperm becomes a [[zygote]] and then an [[emb...
15: ...y form. Small ovarian cysts are common in healthy women but large cysts can be an advanced manifestat...
21: ...le(s) become the seed(s). Some wind pollinated flowers have much reduced and modified ovaries.
22: ... the female reproductive structure of a flower known as a [[gynecium]] or [[carpel]]. - Mouth (2182 bytes)
8: ...located in the [[head (anatomy)|head]], but not always; the mouth of a [[planarium]] is in the middle...
10: ... a mouth at one end and an [[anus]] at the other. Which end forms first in [[ontogeny]] is a criterio...
12: ...aste through the mouth, or as do [[brachiopod]]s, which have very efficient digestive systems, roll i...
14: ...ide the digestive system, so it doesn't need its own digestive system.
16: ... many animals, the mouth has [[mouthparts]] to chew food, hold food, or inject poison. In [[arthropod... - Bee (11175 bytes)
27: ...of wings, the back pair being the smaller of the two.
29: ... Some of this pollen is carried from flower to flower, but the bulk of it is carried back to the nest...
35: ...[[Queen (bee)|queen]], together with [[worker bee|worker]]s and [[drone (bee)|drone]]s. Honeybees are...
37: ...t a short time (unlike queens in eusocial species who must be cared for at all times).
41: ...honeybees. It is not known whether any succeed in winter survival in such an environment. - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
1: ...n | color = lightgreen | name = Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)}}
2: ...w2_242_rose.jpg|250px]] | caption = Magnolia [[flower]]}}
12: ...ve [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s called [[flower]]s, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. The other ...
16: ...was used antithetically by botanical writers, but with varying limitation, as a group-name for other ...
18: ...nse in which the term is nowadays received and in which it is used here. - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
1: [[Image:Sea_anemone_ak.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Clownfish in their magnificent sea anemone home.]]
2: ...less intimate association or even the merging of two dissimilar organisms.
3: ...e plural is '''symbionts''' or '''symbiotes'''). When a microscopic symbiont lives inside a host, it...
6: * [[parasitism]], in which the association is disadvantageous or destruc...
7: * [[mutualism]], in which the association is advantageous to both (+ +) - List of dinosaur classifications (7586 bytes)
5: ...ated from the second edition in 2000 to reflect new research, but remains fundamentally conservative....
7: ...]. The dagger (†) is used to indicate taxa with [[extinct|no living members]].
35: ******* Class [[Aves]] (birds)
78: [[Dinosaurs]] are divided into two major [[Order_(biology)|orders]], the ''[[Sauris...
109: ***** [[Aves]] ([[bird]]s)
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