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- Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Golden Eagle}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Goldie.JPG|Golden Eagle|200px]] | caption =}}
15: The '''Golden Eagle''' (''Aquila chrysaetos'') is one of the b...
17: Once the Golden Eagle lived in all temperate [[Europe]], North [...
19: ...iceable decline as well. Efforts are also being made to re-introduce the species in [[Ireland]], where... - Great Blue Herons (2851 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[heron|Ardeidae]]}}
9: ...obox genus entry | taxon = '''''[[Ardea (genus)|Ardea]]'''''}}
12: ...tion binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Ardea herodias | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]...
15: ...igh mountains where there is no water for it to wade in. It is very similar to the [[Europe]]an [[Grey...
17: ...ology)|egg]]s. Both parents feed the young at the nest by regurgitating food. - Great Egrets (3649 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Ardeidae]]}}
9: ...Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Ardea (genus)|Ardea]]''}}
12: ...tion binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Ardea alba | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | ...
15: The '''Great Egret''' (''Ardea alba''), also known as the ''' Great White Egret...
21: ...other extensive wetlands. It builds a bulky stick nest. The call at breeding colonies is a loud croakin... - Grunion (11544 bytes)
17: ...lassification|family]] of [[New World]] [[silverside]]s, and they are found only off the coast of [[Ca...
19: ...hidden in the sand, but at the next set of high tides the eggs hatch and the young grunion are washed ...
21: ...(''Leuresthes sardinas''), and ''Charal del Valle de Mexico'', or ''Pejerrey charal'' (''Colpichthys r...
27: ...rom the surf to a depth of 60 feet (20 m). A description of their essential habitat would be the ...
29: ...es (13–15 cm) with a maximum size recorded at 7.5 inches (19 cm). Average body lengths... - Horseshoe Crabs (6711 bytes)
15: ...helicerae'') for seizing food are found on each side of the mouth.
17: ...]] which is used to flip itself over if stuck upside down.
19: ...assical conditioning]] to light stimuli have been demonstrated, as has the use of brightness and shape...
23: ...horseshoe crab female.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Underside of a female showing the legs and [[book lung]]s.]...
25: ...aturity in five to seven years. The main cause of death during these days is the fish bait industry, w... - Leatherback Turtles (10187 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Dermochelyidae''' }}
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Dermochelys'''''}}
12: ...chelys coriacea | author = [[Domenico Vandelli|Vandelli]] | date = [[1761]] }}
22: ...opic oceans. It is the only species in the family Dermochelyidae.
28: ...s running from head to tail. This shell is not made of [[bone]] plates but of soft connective tissue.... - Loons (3182 bytes)
20: ...('''''Gavia'''''), family ('''Gaviidae'''), and order ('''Gaviiformes''') all their own.
22: ...rmes]] (the [[pheasant]]s and their allies) are older groups.
24: ...n name ''loon'' comes from the bird's haunting, yodeling cry, a symbol of the Canadian wilds.
26: ... landing. Because these birds locate their prey underwater mainly by sight, they prefer lakes with cle...
28: ...n [[bird migration|move]] much further south. The nest is usually a mound of plant material close to wat... - Marine Life (10377 bytes)
1: ...ea]] and others that live on land, marine biology deals with those species in which life is spent only...
4: Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic [[plankton]], including f...
6: ...ts such as [[coral reef]]s, [[kelp forest]]s, [[tidepools]], muddy, sandy, and rocky bottoms, and the ...
8: ...se about 71% of the Earth's surface, due to their depth they encompass about 300 times the habitable v...
10: ...ent of energy through ecosystems is also growing, despite large areas beneath the surface of the ocean... - Opossums (4544 bytes)
1: The [[order (biology)|order]] '''Didelphimorphia''' contains the common '''opossums''' ...
2: ...pg|thumb|250px|Picture of an Oppossum. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...The [[dental formula]] (one side of one jaw) includes 5 [[incisor]]s (four on the lower [[jaw]]), 1 [[...
5: ...born at a very early stage. The [[species]] are moderately [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]] wi...
7: ...milder winters. Since 1990, their range has extended into [[Ontario]], Canada, and they have been fou... - Ospreys (4841 bytes)
14: ...]] which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. It is often known by other [[colloq...
16: ...cm long with a 152-167cm wingspan. It has white underparts and long, narrow wings with four "finger" f...
18: ...ep'', ''cheep'', or ''yewk'', ''yewk''. Near the nest, a frenzied ''cheereek''!
25: ...g sites available, young Ospreys may be forced to delay breeding.
27: ...g]]s by late April, and rely on the size of their nest to help conserve heat. The eggs are approximately... - Ostriches (8135 bytes)
18: == Physical description ==
22: ...d by males in mating displays. They can also provide shadow to the chicks. The [[feather]]s are soft a...
30: ...the [[ratite]]s; other members of this group include [[rhea (bird)|rheas]], [[emu|emus]], [[cassowary|...
34: ...es occur naturally on the [[savanna]]s and semi-[[desert]]s of [[Africa]], both north and south of the...
39: ...ia, Syria, Iraq, by the 20th century, it was considered extinct) - Pelicans (4339 bytes)
12: ''Pelecanus occidentalis''<br>
22: ...opicbird]]s, they make up the [[order (biology)|order]] Pelecaniformes. Like other birds in that group...
32: ...tal waters and are absent from polar regions, the deep ocean, oceanic islands, and inland South Americ...
34: ...nesting area; away from the nest mates are independent.
36: ...elly can..." (The verse is attributed both to [[Ogden Nash]] and to [[Dixon Lanier Merritt]].) - Peregrine Falcons (8580 bytes)
18: ...ngs and backs barred with [[black]]. Their undersides are [[white]] with light [[brown]] stripes. They...
28: ...cause [[bird migration|wintering]] birds often wander far from their frequently bleak breeding areas.
30: == Range, habitat, and nesting ==
31: ...tline]]s and, increasingly, in cities. They are widespread and common in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[North...
35: ...ate for life. These birds aggressively defend the nesting area. - Philippine Eagles (3923 bytes)
21: ...side of the Philippine Eagle is brown, the underside white. This bird is 100 cm in length, up to 6 kg ...
25: ...was not discovered before [[1896]], and the first nest was found in [[1963]]. They feed mainly on large ...
27: .... The couple remains together for a lifetime. The nest is built in a tree, about 30 m above the ground. ...
29: ...ween [[1969]] and [[1972]], where he helped persuade the government to protect the eagle.
35: ...tinct on Luzon. Political tensions on Mindanao hinder the ongoing protection of this eagle. The eagle ... - Possums (3439 bytes)
1: ... [[marsupial]]s native to [[Australia]]. The name derives from their resemblance to the [[opossum]]s o...
5: ...are [[nocturnal]] and [[omnivorous]], hiding in a nest in a hollow tree during the day and coming out du...
7: ...flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
9: ...ither trap and remove them or to install a possum nesting box to give them an alternate home.
17: ...the large and diverse [[Phalangerida]]. This suborder contains about 80 species in 9 families. The 25 ... - Purple Martins (2333 bytes)
16: ...n top with some purple on the back, and lighter underparts. Juveniles are greyish-brown above and whit...
20: ...the only [[bird]] totally dependent on humans for nest sites.
22: ...woodpecker and other natural cavities as well as nesting boxes and gourds. - Red-Tailed Hawks (4481 bytes)
17: ... have a dark mark along the leading edge of the underwing, between the body and the wrist (the [[patag...
19: ...d very pale brown or buff on the underparts and underwings; they show a belly band.
20: ...er, with reddish-brown rather than white on the underparts. The belly band may be barely visible.
21: ... and underparts; they have lighter parts on the underwings.
23: ...eastern population are light-morph, with whiter underparts and paler markings than western birds and w... - Rhinoceroses (6285 bytes)
22: '''Order [[Perissodactyla]]'''
38: ...hat they had survived many climate changes when modern man arrived.
40: ...ls first appeared in the [[Eocene]] as rather slender animals, and by the late [[Miocene]] there were ...
44: ...ame White Rhinoceros was actually a mistake for wide because of their lips.
48: ...tically. Trade in rhinoceros parts is forbidden under the [[CITES]] agreements, but poaching is a seve... - Roseate Spoonbills (5005 bytes)
22: ...the family [[Threskiornithidae]], which also includes the [[Ibis]]es.
24: ...moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an [[insect]], [[crustacean]], ...
26: ...tly sticks and reeds, sometimes taken from an old nest—the female weaves it into a large, shallow ...
28: ...or a few weeks longer after the family leaves the nest. The primary cause of brood failure appears not t...
30: ...s in the order ''Ciconiiformes'', which also includes several other wading bird families: - Sea Lamprey (9084 bytes)
16: ...heir blood. In [[zoology]], lampreys are not considered to be true [[fish]] because of their vastly di...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...cartilage]] instead of [[bone]]s and is on the borderline between [[vertebrates]] and [[invertebrates]...
20: [[Image:Lamprey illustration side.png|thumb|300px|left|Basic external anatomy of th...
23: ... and transformation from a mud-dwelling filter feeder into an efficient swimming predator, which typic...
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