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- Bongo (antelope) (2000 bytes)
2: ...ongo]] | caption = A Bongo, courtesy of [http://www.animalport.com Animal Portal]}}
13: ...inomial_name = Tragelaphus eurycerus | author = [[William Ogilby|Ogilby]] | date = [[1837]]}}
16: ...of fur along its back. It has large ears and can weigh as much as 900 pounds (400 kg). Both male an... - Tarantula (17481 bytes)
11: ...ction subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
127: ...ized by having tarsi (feet) with two claws and claw tufts.
129: ...e fearsome world-wide reputation of the tarantula was guaranteed.
131: ...rge and hairy spiders in the New World, they bestowed the name "tarantula" on them. Those spiders bel...
133: ...s (insects, small mice, small fish in the water bowl, and reptiles are on their menu). - Cactus (4931 bytes)
2: ...[[Image:Cactus_1.jpg|250px]] | caption= Cactus Flower. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com...
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
10: ...subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Genera}}
14: ...n tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions p...
16: ...zed to similar environments in other parts of the world after being introduced by man. - Gazelle (2327 bytes)
14: ...uth-west [[Asia]]. They tend to live in herds and will eat less coarse, easily digestable plants and ...
16: ...even number of toes (The bovid family includes 49 genera and 59 species.)
17: ...genus Gazella is widely settled as containing 15 twelve valid species.
21: ...s running slowly and jumping high before fleeing) when they are threatened by predators such as [[lio... - Elephant (13277 bytes)
10: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]] and [[Species]]}}
21: ... [[ice age]] there were more species, which are now [[extinct species|extinct]].
23: ...r recorded was a male shot in [[Angola]] in 1974, weighing [[1 E4 kg|12 000 kilograms]] or 26 400 pou...
25: ...mal]], and consumption is prohibited around the [[world]].
29: ...can be used as a snorkel when wading through deep water. - Mongoose (2463 bytes)
2: ...= [[Image:6_mongoose_5.jpg|250px]] | caption = [[Dwarf Mongoose]]}}
10: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]]}}
11: 17 genera, see text
14: ...otable exception). It is said that some mongooses will actually eat the venom glands of snakes.
16: ...[United States]]. Mongooses are widespread in [[Hawaii]], and have had a significant impact on native... - Hyena (2634 bytes)
10: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
13: ''[[Brown Hyena|Parahyaena]]''<br />
14: ''[[Aardwolf|Proteles]]''
16: ...e dogs, they make up a separate biological family which is most closely related to [[Herpestidae]] (t...
18: ...p the subfamily Hyaeninae), and the [[Aardwolf]], which is the only member of the subfamily Protelina... - Gibbon (3982 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Weisshandgibbon tierpark berlin.jpg|240px|Lar gibbo...
9: ...e'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = [[1870]]}}
11: ...bdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genus|Genera]]}}
18: ...ount of energy needed in the upper arm and torso, while also reducing stress on the shoulder joint it...
20: ... easy find for poachers who engage in the illegal wildlife trade and sales of body parts for use in t... - Macaw (5144 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Macaws}}
2: ...w Macaw|240px]] | caption = [[Blue-and-yellow Macaw]]}}
10: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
18: ... largest birds in the parrot family in length and wingspan, though the flightless [[Kakapo]] is heavi...
20: ...having 4 toes on each foot – two front and two back. - Mosquito (10897 bytes)
11: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
15: ...bsp;[[millimetre|mm]] (0.6 inch). Mosquitoes weigh only about 2 to 2.5 [[milligram|mg]] (0....
17: ...rotatus]]'', ''[[Aedes]]'', ''[[Sabethes]]'', ''[[Wyeomyia]]'', ''[[Culiseta]]'', and ''[[Haemagoggus...
19: ... term "mosquito" was adopted to prevent confusion with the [[house fly]].
21: ...esidential area is the removal of standing water (where mosquitoes breed), and the use of repellants,... - Piranha (4128 bytes)
12: ...ction subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
20: ...o not survive long.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/28/AR2005052801079_p...
22: ...k tributary of the [[Rio Mearim]]) floods, has shown that these species eat vegetable matter at some ...
24: ... [[Tupi-Guarani]] languages; it may be a compound word made of the components 'pirá', meaning 'fish'...
26: ...re]]. This species hosts [[colony|colonies]] of [[worm]]s in its [[stomach]]. - Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
1: ...family '''Salticidae''') contains more than 500 [[genera]] and over 5,000 species, making it the largest f...
5: ...lace to another, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Should it fall for one ...
7: ... may appear to be parts of grass stems, bumps on twigs, bark, part of a rock or even part of a sand s...
9: ...se their silk to weave small tent-like dwellings, where females can protect their [[Egg (biology)|egg...
12: ...ity of up to [[tetrachromat]]ic [[color vision]], with sensitivity extending into the [[ultra-violet]... - Woodpecker (14469 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Woodpeckers}}
2: ...on_house_20050108.jpg|200px]] | caption = [[Hairy Woodpecker]]}}
10: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
15: ...lly numbered at 218 (including the [[Ivory-billed Woodpecker|Ivory-billed]]).
17: ...tongue found in some woodpeckers can be darted forward to capture insects. - Insect (14296 bytes)
29: ** [[Dermaptera]] (earwigs)
32: ** [[Phasmatodea]] (walking sticks, timemas)
33: ** [[Embioptera]] (webspinners)
46: *** [[Strepsiptera]] (twisted-winged parasites)
53: *** [[Hymenoptera]] ([[ant]]s, [[bee]]s, [[wasp]]s, etc.) - Hyrax (4875 bytes)
10: ...ction subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
13: ...its of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] for hyraxes: the word ''Spain'' originally came from an ancient term...
16: ... different species, the largest of them about the weight of a small horse.
18: ...of the [[Pliocene]] (about two million years ago) with representatives throughout most of Africa, [[E...
20: ... the small modern hyraxes share numerous features with elephants, such as [[toenail]]s, sensitive pad... - Anteater (6362 bytes)
1: ...tear open ant and termite mounds and for defense, while their dense and long fur protects them from a...
4: ...rs, and the depths of the humid forests, but is nowhere abundant.
6: ... the nests of terrestrial insects. To avoid the jaws, sting, and other defences of the invertebrates,...
8: ...ngue are aided by side-to-side movements of the jaws. The anteater's stomach, similarly to a bird's g...
10: ...h a broad black lateral band, covering nearly the whole of the side of the body. - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
2: ...n the house or used in the open, and is decorated with [[Christmas lights]] and colourful [[Christmas...
5: ...wering" of trees at Christmastime. A branch of flowering [[Glastonbury thorn]] is still sent annually...
7: ...ette drawing of the Three Wise Men on camels following the star of Bethlehem.]]
9: ... early [[Germanic tribes]] the [[Yule]] tradition was celebrated by sacrificing male animals, and [[s...
11: ...ng years. In [[France]], the first Christmas tree was introduced in [[1840]] by the duchess of Orlean... - Rhinoceros (6285 bytes)
17: ''[[Woolly Rhinoceros|''Coelodonta antiquitatis'']] (ex...
20: ...[[Asia]]. '''''Rhinoceros''''' is also one of the genera in this family.
27: ***''C. simum'' - [[White Rhinoceros]]
36: ***''C. antiquitatis'' - [[Woolly Rhinoceros]] (extinct)
38: ...o say that they had survived many climate changes when modern man arrived. - Finch (4268 bytes)
11: ...ction_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
14: ... [[passerine]] [[bird]]s, the many [[species]] of which are found chiefly in the northern hemisphere,...
16: ...apping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Their nests are basket-shaped and built in tr...
20: ...illine''' finches; contains only three species, which feed their young on insects rather than seeds...
25: ... a much larger group that contains several genera which feed their young on seeds. - Cockatoo (3375 bytes)
10: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]]}}
19: ...family (biology)|family]] '''Cacatuidae'''. Along with the [[Psittacidae]] family ("true" parrots), t...
21: ...est parrots are not cockatoos, the [[Hyacinth Macaw]] being the longest and the [[Kakapo]] the heavie...
32: *** [[Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo]], ''Calyptorhyncus funereu...
39: *** [[Western Corella]], ''Cacatua pastinator''
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