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- Hamster (25289 bytes)
2: ... = [[image:hamster.jpg]] | caption = Syrian or Golden Hamster - ''Mesocricetus auratus''}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodentia]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Muroidea]]}}
21: ..., along with [[rats]], [[mice]], and many other rodents.
24: ... hamster can be just as aggressive as a normal golden hamster. - Squirrel (6648 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodent]]ia}}
15: ...found in Africa. However, the Sciuridae also include [[flying squirrel]]s, and ground squirrels such a...
17: Typical squirrels include the European [[Red Squirrel]] ''Sciurus vulgaris'...
19: ...tions of these caches. Squirrels also nest; these nests are called dreys.
21: ...eas including attics. Many companies sell bird feeders which are supposedly "squirrel-proof"; most of ... - Leatherback Sea Turtle (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.... - Sea turtle (6190 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Chelonioidea]]}}
19: ''[[Dermochelys]]''
22: ... in length (0.5 to 1 m) and proportionally less wide.
26: ...urtles are especially peculiar because instead of nesting individually like the other species, they come...
28: ...hind flippers and lay from 100 to 150 eggs in it (depending on the species) before covering it up and ... - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
7: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
17: **Proposed order
21: ...l]] record, consisting of eight, possibly nine, orders and over 15,000 species. Most were simple, smal...
23: ==Physical description==
24: ...mdash;trilobites are often found curled up like modern [[sow bug]]s for protection. - Penguin (7847 bytes)
19: ...sciformes''', family '''Spheniscidae''') are an order of [[flightless birds|flightless]] [[bird]]s liv...
21: ...s of [[sealife]] that they catch while swimming underwater. They spend half of their life time on lan...
23: ...r penguins retain heat better and thus inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are found in tem...
25: ...nguins known are large, but not larger than the modern Emperor Penguin. All lived in the [[southern he...
35: ... white underside and a dark (mostly black) upperside. This is for [[camouflage]]. A predator looking u... - Aardvarks (6124 bytes)
4: ... is stout with an arched back; the limbs are of moderate length. The front feet have lost the pollex (...
6: ...e been known to sleep in a recently excavated ant nest, so well does it protect them.
9: ...dash;as many as 50,000 in one night has been recorded. They are exceptionally fast diggers, but otherw...
16: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = '''Tubulidentata'''}}
24: ...w which is used for breeding. Main burrows can be deep and extensive, have several entrances, and be 1... - Africanized Bee (13350 bytes)
1: ...ts of their African ancestors that make them less desirable for domestic beekeeping, specifically (as ...
2: #A tendency to frequently swarm.
4: #Greater defensiveness when in a resting swarm
6: #To be highly defensive in guarding the [[Beehive (beekeeping)|hiv...
7: ...ldier" bees within the hive prepared for exit and defense. - Avocets (1796 bytes)
16: The four species of '''Avocets''' are [[wader]]s in the same [[Aves|bird]] family as the [[sti...
18: ...ng upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands t...
22: They nest on the ground in loose colonies.
28: *[[Andean Avocet]], ''Recurvirostra andina'' - Bald Eagles (3338 bytes)
21: Bald eagles are powerful fliers, and ride thermal convection currents to range far.
23: ...y fledge. Third chicks are sometimes removed from nests to use in [[reintroduction]] programs in areas w...
27: ...raptor species: an adult bald eagle looking for a nesting site is more likely to select a location that ...
29: ...aried, including [[fish]], smaller [[bird]]s, [[rodent]]s, and sometimes food scavenged or stolen from... - Barbets (1571 bytes)
26: ... of the order [[Piciformes]]. They have a world-wide tropical distribution, but the greatest number of...
30: These are arboreal birds which nest in tree holes, laying 2-4 eggs. They eat fruit an... - Broad-Winged Hawks (1821 bytes)
18: ...ight morph birds are pale on the underparts and underwing. They have thick red bars on the belly.
19: ...birds are a darker brown on both upperparts and underparts. They are much less common than the light-c...
21: ... in eastern [[North America]]. They build a stick nest relatively low in a large tree.
27: ...'s numbers are relatively stable, populations are declining in some parts of its range due to forest f... - Burrowing Owls (3543 bytes)
15: ...small [[typical owl|owl]]. They are permanent residents in the southern areas of their range; northern...
20: ...nse. These owls also make other sounds, which are described as chuck, chatter and scream. These sounds...
22: ==Mating and Nesting==
23: ... and the far south of the [[United States]]. They nest in a burrow. They take over a burrow created by a...
26: ...]] cactus. They can be active day or night during nesting; at other times, they are active at dusk and n... - California Condors (7528 bytes)
18: ...n Condor''' (''Vultur gryphus'') inhabits the [[Andes]] mountains. The '''California Condor''' (''Gymn...
22: [[Image:Colca_Canyon_Condor.jpg|thumb|250px|An Andean condor soars over southern [[Peru]]'s [[Colca C...
24: ...f dehydration and ultraviolet light at high altitudes, and are meticulously kept clean by the bird. Th...
26: ...reatly elongated, and the hinder one but slightly developed, while the talons of all the toes are comp...
30: ...gg is laid to take its place. Researchers and breeders take advantage of this behavior to double the r... - Condors (7527 bytes)
18: ...n Condor''' (''Vultur gryphus'') inhabits the [[Andes]] mountains. The '''California Condor''' (''Gymn...
22: [[Image:Colca_Canyon_Condor.jpg|thumb|250px|An Andean condor soars over southern [[Peru]]'s [[Colca C...
24: ...f dehydration and ultraviolet light at high altitudes, and are meticulously kept clean by the bird. Th...
26: ...reatly elongated, and the hinder one but slightly developed, while the talons of all the toes are comp...
30: ...gg is laid to take its place. Researchers and breeders take advantage of this behavior to double the r... - Coopers Hawk (1949 bytes)
17: ...have a dark cap, blue-grey upperparts and white underparts with red bars. They have red eyes and yello...
19: ...tes]] and northern [[Mexico]]. They build a stick nest in a large tree.
21: ...most of the United States, they are permanent residents. Northern birds [[bird migration|migrate]] to ...
23: ... birds from cover or while flying quickly through dense vegetation. They also eat small [[mammal]]s su...
25: ...r (conchologist)|William Cooper]], one of the founders of the [[New York Museum of Natural History]]. - Cowbirds (2537 bytes)
17: *''[[Brown-headed Cowbird|Molothrus ater]]''
22: ...m the natural genus ''Molothrus''. This has been determined by [[phylogenetic]] analyses of [[mitocho...
24: The genus ''Molothrus'' includes:
29: *[[Brown-headed Cowbird]], ''Molothrus ater''
31: ...-brood parasitic [[Bay-winged Cowbird]] ''Agelaioides'' [formerly ''Molothrus''] ''badius''. - Degus (5480 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Degu}}
2: ...xobox image | image = [[Image:Degu-Rudi.jpg|200px|Degu looking towards camera]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Rodent]]ia}}
10: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''O. degus'''''}}
12: ...l parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Octodon degus | author = [[Juan Ignacio Molina|Molina]] | da... - Desert Tortoise (5389 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Desert Tortoise}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
8: ...{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Testudinoidea]]}}
16: ...e]] native to the [[Mojave desert]] and [[Sonoran desert]] of the southwestern [[United States]] and n...
18: ...h-domed, and greenish-tan to dark brown in color. Desert tortoises can grow from 4–6" in height ...
20: ... degrees Celsius) because of its ability to dig underground burrows and escape the heat. At least 95% ... - Geese and Ducks (6827 bytes)
18: ...to the family [[Anatidae]]. This family also includes the [[swan]]s, which are mostly larger than gees...
22: This article deals with the true geese in the subfamily ''[[Anser...
24: ...owever, escapes and introductions have led to resident feral populations of several species.
26: ... centuries. In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the [[Greylag Goose|greylag]], but in Asia ...
30: ...ggs than ducks. However, both parents protect the nest and young, which usually results in a higher surv...
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