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- Conifer cones (8328 bytes)
3: ...e [[seed]]-producing female cone. The male cones, which produces [[pollen]], are usually herbaceous a...
6: ...porangia]]''' (pollen sacs). The photo (right) shows mature male [[pine]] cones shortly after pollen ...
8: ...age alone may be insufficient to differentiate between closely related species.
14: ..., [[larch]]es, etc) have cones that are imbricate with scales overlapping each other like fish-scales...
16: ...larix|golden larch]]) by the cones disintegrating with the seed scales falling off. The cones are [[c... - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
4: ...sophers in [[Western world|Western]] thought. He wrote many books about [[physics]], [[poetry]], [[z...
8: ...ectly, through Plato and a few other writers. The writings of Plato and Aristotle form the core of [[...
10: ...l as scientific importance. Plato can be called, with qualification, an [[idealism|idealist]] and a ...
12: ...edly over the course of years. As a result, these works tend to be eclectic, dense and difficult to r...
14: ...ctically comprise an [[encyclopedia]] of Greek knowledge. - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
17: ...pecimen in [[1861]], two years after [[Charles Darwin]] published ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' set o...
19: ... of southern [[Germany]]. The first skeleton is now housed at the [[Natural History Museum]] of [[Lon...
21: ...d dinosaurs]] in [[China]] solidified the link between dinosaurs and birds.
25: ...[[teeth]], three [[finger]]s ending in curving claws, and a long bony tail.
28: ...and primitive state of avian features) lineage of which eventually gave rise to modern birds. - Toucan (4010 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:DSC_4991w.jpg|thumb|225px|thumb|250px|Image provided by [ht...
10: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
21: ...rboreal]] and nest in tree holes laying 2–4 white eggs.
25: ...racterized in [[English (language)|English]] as "awk".
34: ** [[Yellow-browed Toucanet]], ''Aulacorhynchus huallagae'' - Dolphin (13554 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Dolphin_063w.jpg|250px]] | caption = [[Dolphin]]}}
10: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]]}}
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)
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]]
70: <div style="float: left; width: 20%"> - Orangutan (5406 bytes)
18: ... extinct ''Gigantopithecus'' and ''Sivapithecus'' genera.
20: ...st and east Borneo, and ''P. p. wurmbii'' in southwest Borneo.
23: ...tation development. There is also a major problem with the illegal trapping of baby orangutans for sa...
25: ...lping them adapt in their return to living in the wild.
27: ...ntres in Borneo include those at Semenggok in Sarawak, and Sepilok near Sandakan in Sabah. - Cattle (12844 bytes)
2: ...th calf.jpg|200px|Cow with calf]] | caption = Cow with calf}}
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...
23: ...kept for the milk they give are called '''dairy cows'''. Herds are counted as, for example, "one hund... - Deer (6737 bytes)
11: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
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: ...hat develop each year (usually in summer) and, in general, it is only male deer that develop them (althoug... - Crocodile (5982 bytes)
11: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
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)
11: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
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... - Aardvark (6420 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Erdferkel-drawing.jpg|none|200px|Cape Aardvark]] | caption=}}
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.
22: ...ck neck, and at the end of the snout is a disk in which the nostrils open. The mouth is typical of s... - Albatross (4372 bytes)
10: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
17: ...ed to the [[petrel]]s. They were once commonly known as '''Goonie birds''' or '''Gooney birds'''.
19: ...d toe, and the three anterior toes are completely webbed.
21: ...ave fronts gaining [[energy]] from the vertical [[wind gradient]]. Their principal food is [[cephalop...
25: .... The hooked birds are dragged under water and drown." ''(BirdLife.net, 2004)''. - Annelid (7780 bytes)
10: [[Oligochaeta]] - [[Earthworm]]s and others<br>
19: ...r, and especially marine species, as well as some which are parasitic or mutualistic. They range in ...
23: ...ae; the leeches have a double layer of muscles between the outer circulars and inner longitudinals. ...
25: ...cavengers, filter feeders, direct deposit feeders which simply ingest the sediments, and blood-sucker...
27: ...g in the true earthworms, capillaries on the body wall. - Antelope (3906 bytes)
11: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]]}}
35: ... powerful hindquarters and when startled they run with a peculiar bounding stride that makes them loo...
39: ...bout 90 species of antelope in about 30 genera of which about 15 are endangered. These include:
67: * [[waterbuck]]
68: * [[wildebeest]] - Ape (10931 bytes)
10: ...a'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = [[1825]]}}
17: ...of [[primates]], including [[human]]s. There are two [[family (biology)|families]] of '''hominoids'''...
19: ...ncluding the Lar and the Siamang, collectively known as the "lesser apes"
20: ...e]]s, [[orangutan]]s, and humans, collectively known as the "great apes".
22: A few other primates have the word "ape" in their name, but they are not regarded... - Bandicoot (2801 bytes)
12: ...ction subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
19: ...oots, and these remain within the order but are now grouped together in the separate family [[Peroryc...
21: ..., and they are now regarded as merely a subfamily within the Peramelidae.
23: ...probably to transfer nutrients from the mother, however the structure is small compared to the those ...
28: *** [[Western Barred Bandicoot]], ''Perameles bougainvill... - Porpoise (4431 bytes)
10: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]]}}
15: ... are however distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" is often used to refer to any small...
17: ... Probably best known is the [[Harbour Porpoise]], which can be found across the northern hemisphere.
20: ...al teeth. In addition, a porpoise's dorsal fin is generally triangular, rather than curved like that of ma...
25: ...ial situations whereas dolphins have a tendency towards shyness. - Barbet (1571 bytes)
10: ...ction subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
26: ...]s of the order [[Piciformes]]. They have a world-wide tropical distribution, but the greatest number...
28: ...arge heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most [[species]] ar...
30: These are arboreal birds which nest in tree holes, laying 2-4 eggs. They eat... - Boa (3641 bytes)
12: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
15: ... because of the old myth that boa snakes pursue cows and suckle them until they are drained to death....
17: ...of Boidae, but are frequently listed under their own family, [[Pythonidae]].
20: ...a that included [[marsupial]] [[mammal|mammals]]; with the land bridge to North America, boas have mi...
22: ... Boa and Madagascar Ground Boa; sometimes equated with ''Boa'')
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