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- Dolphin (13554 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Dolphin_063w.jpg|250px]] | caption = [[Dolphin]]}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
11: See article below.
13: ...is'' meaning "with a womb", viz. "a 'fish' with a womb".
15: The word is used in a few different ways. It can mean: - Mammal (11782 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
41: ...ir]] or [[fur]]; and which have endothermic or "[[warm-blooded]]" bodies. The brain regulates endothe...
43: ...bat]] to the {{convert|33|m|adj=on|sp=us}} [[blue whale]].
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68: *[[Snow Leopard]] - Okapi (2836 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ... [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and was known only to the local people until [[1901]]; this ob...
17: ...ts ears; it is the only mammal that can lick its own ears. Male okapis have short, skin-covered horns...
19: ...to 6 ft (1.5 to 2 m) high at the shoulder. Their weight ranges from 465 to 550 lb (200 to 250 kg).
23: ...ed for up to ten months, and reach maturity at between four and five years of age. - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
14: ...ack Bear''' ('''''Ursus americanus'''''), also known as simply the '''black bear''' or '''cinnamon be...
16: ... in North America, the population declined to a low of 200,000 before rebounding in recent decades, p...
20: ...onfusion, black bears occasionally sport a slight white chest blaze on either side of the river.
23: ... and climbing. One blow from a powerful front [[paw]] is enough to kill an adult [[deer]]. - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...Population estimates range from 16,000 to 35,000, with about 60% in [[Canada]].
18: ...ented]] white; it is unpigmented and hollow, like white hair in [[human]]s. Neither does the hair hav...
20: ...Their insulation is so effective that when viewed with [[infrared camera]] they are barely visible. O...
22: ...r ingests large amounts of [[Retinol|Vitamin A]], which is stored in its [[liver]]: in the past, huma... - Meerkat (4260 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...a small [[mammal]] averaging about 2 lb (1 kg) in weight and about 20 in (500 mm) in length. A member...
19: ...ces. More than one field researcher has reported witnessing meerkats in some sort of singing ceremon...
24: ...t standing guard makes peeping sounds when all is well.
26: ...t in just seconds. Digging is done to create burrows, to get food and also to create dust clouds to d... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...''' "black-and-white cat-foot") is a [[mammal]] now usually classified in the [[bear]] family, [[Ursi...
17: ... of a [[national emblem]] for [[China]], and is now used in Chinese gold coins.
19: ...at [[egg (food)|eggs]] and some [[insect]]s along with their bamboo diet. These are necessary sources...
21: ...When mating, the female is in a crouching, head-down position as the male mounts from behind. Copula... - Numbat (6437 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
13: ...s fasciatus | author = [[George Robert Waterhouse|Waterhouse]] | date = [[1836]]}}
15: ...al]] native to western and southern [[Australia]] with a number of unique features. The Numbat is the...
17: ...ave a series of 5 to 7 white bands crossing its lower back and rump, and it does eat ants, although o...
19: ...le usually being very slightly the larger of the two. - Kangaroo Facts (16137 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
16: [[Western Grey Kangaroo|''Macropus fuliginosus'']]
18: ...e a number of [[tree kangaroo]]s are found in [[New Guinea]].
21: ...ooktown]] for almost 7 weeks repairing their ship which had been damaged on the [[Great Barrier Reef]...
23: ...ny number of other Aboriginal-sounding Australian words. Male kangaroos are called ''bucks'', ''boome... - Alligator (1909 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
16: ...crocodile]]-like [[reptiles]]. It includes two known species:
20: ...iting their prey and then spinning and convulsing wildly.
22: ...e seen), though many animals bear jaw deformities which complicate this means of identification.
24: ...''el lagarto'' (the lizard), as the conquistadors who came to Florida referred to it. - Cattle (12844 bytes)
2: ...th calf.jpg|200px|Cow with calf]] | caption = Cow with calf}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...d as [[draught animal]]s (pulling [[cart]]s, [[plow]]s and the like). In some countries, such as [[In...
17: ...nd yak. Cattle cannot successfully be bred with [[water buffalo]] or [[African buffalo]]. (See [[auro...
21: ...two years of age (approximately) is called a '''cow'''. The adjective applying to cattle is '''bovine... - Deer (6737 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
14: ...of broadly similar animals, from related families within the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Artiodactyla...
16: ...ontagues and Capulets as ''hartless hinds''. "The White Hart" and "The Red Hart" are common English [...
18: ...he late 1960s and are common farm animals there now.
20: ...[[antler]]s instead of horns. Antlers are bony growths that develop each year (usually in summer) and... - Horse (38916 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry|taxon=[[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...soldiers still call the groups of machines that now take the place of the horse on the battlefield "[...
19: ...Jay Gould]] cited rare instances of modern horses with true extra toes as evidence that minor genetic...
21: ... to the side of the head, giving them a wide view while grazing (slightly less than 180 degrees to ea...
23: ...t, a "band stallion", i.e. having a harem of his own, having separated female equids from another sta... - Crocodile (5982 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
16: ...ile''' can be any of the 14 [[species]] of large, water-loving [[reptile|reptiles]] in the [[family (...
18: ...f Australia and the Pacific islands, have been known to venture far out to sea.
20: ...ngerous to humans. The [[Saltwater Crocodile|Saltwater]] and [[Nile Crocodile|Nile Crocodiles]] are ...
22: ...oys a [[symbiotic]] relationship with the species where the bird feeds on parasites that attack croco... - Toad (5772 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
34: ''[[Werneria]]''<br />
35: ''[[Wolterstorffina]]''
39: ...'' is a tailless amphibian of stout build, with a warty skin, and any animal that shares these charac...
41: ...like. The ''Bufonidae'' include terrestrial, burrowing, thoroughly aquatic and arboreal types; ''Rhin... - Cassowary (5017 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Cassowaries}}
2: ...px|Southern Cassowary]] | caption = Southern Cassowary}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
16: ... [[frugivorous]]; fallen [[fruit]] and fruit on low branches is the mainstay of their [[diet]]. They ...
18: ...hea (bird)|rhea]]s, [[Ostrich]], [[moa]], and [[kiwi]]. There are three species: - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
17: ... is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[inch|in]] to 55 in), while the tail can measure up to 84 cm (33 in).
20: ...ly retract its claws. Even when retracted, the claws remain visible and are used for grip during the ...
22: ... word "cheetah" comes from [[Hindi]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitra...
25: ...[[Male]]s sometimes form small groups, especially when they came from the same litter. - Aardvark (6420 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Erdferkel-drawing.jpg|none|200px|Cape Aardvark]] | caption=}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
16: ... and [[Bandicoot|bandicoots]] of [[Australasia]], which are not [[Eutheria|placental mammals]] at all...
18: ...Three genera of the family Orycteropodidae are known: ''Leptorycteropus'', ''Myorycteropus'', and ''O...
20: ...he only teeth are the molars at the back of the jaw. - Savannah Elephant (2385 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: ...simply as the ''African Elephant''. It is also known as the '''Bush Elephant''' or '''African Bush El...
17: ...000 lb) it is the largest land animal in the world.
31: ...dwell, C. E., & Klemperer, S. L. (2004). Seismic waves from elephant vocalizations: A possible commu... - African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
14: ...ts and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter. Both wild-caught and captive-bred African greys are kept...
18: ...oted for their [[cognition|cognitive]] abilities, which are believed to have [[evolution|evolved]] as...
20: ...cockatoo]]s) are highly intelligent in comparison with other birds.
22: ...rather than any frequency of sound to communicate with the TV.
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