Search results for "History of Zoology" - New World Encyclopedia
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- "saddle"- after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises ... The Galápagos archipelago is part of Ecuador, a country in northwestern ...33 KB (5,083 words) - 03:47, 18 April 2024
- the ostrich. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The name ... The emu is common over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids ...25 KB (3,749 words) - 16:32, 5 January 2021
- scale, without independent evidence of the use of such higher processes ... anecdotal and rather as promoting the use of accurate observation and recording ...18 KB (2,586 words) - 21:54, 12 February 2024
- In zoology, a turkey is any of the large birds comprising the subfamily ... Members of the two extant species have a distinctive, fleshy caruncle ...15 KB (2,323 words) - 18:52, 6 November 2022
- Przewalski's horse is a rare, wild horse of Asia, Equus ferus ... endangered in the wild. As a result of its preservation and reintroduction ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 01:25, 12 April 2023
- In zoology, cricket is the common name for any of the grasshopper ... China). They have served as cultural symbols of everything from a sign of impending ...14 KB (2,028 words) - 00:20, 15 January 2023
- Sloth is the common name for any of the slow-moving, New World arboreal ... Sloths provide unique ecological functions. The fur of sloths is a ...16 KB (2,352 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- Ethology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of animal ... The study of animal behavior touches upon the fact that people receive ...16 KB (2,274 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. News of his death caused worldwide ... to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...16 KB (2,294 words) - 04:43, 28 April 2023
- Grebe is the common name for any of the swimming and diving birds ... and behaviors add to the aesthetic beauty of the aquatic environment for ...15 KB (2,144 words) - 12:22, 24 January 2023
- Falcon is the common name for birds of prey comprising the genus Falco ... Although the members of the genus Falco are known as the "true ...17 KB (2,440 words) - 01:46, 29 June 2022
- large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal ... predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources ...41 KB (6,179 words) - 00:14, 15 January 2023
- public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- [[Image:Licorne Edimbourg Scotland.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Arms of Scotland ... Examples of legendary creatures can be found in medieval bestiaries ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- snouts comprising the Tapridae family of the odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla ... . Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 00:47, 21 April 2023
- An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic ...19 KB (2,807 words) - 19:43, 7 February 2023
- Cassowary is the common name for any of the very large, flightless ... prized delicacy, despite (or perhaps because of) the risk they pose to life ...17 KB (2,480 words) - 14:23, 29 November 2023
- sometimes known as the "backbone" of North America. The highest ... those mountains are considered to be part of the entire American cordillera ...17 KB (2,479 words) - 02:29, 16 December 2022
- migratory bird, Ectopistes migratorius, of the Columbidae family, that ... century, the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 18:56, 23 March 2023
- in 1755, the university has grown to be one of the largest institutions in ... whose name was later added to the name of the institution in his honor ...19 KB (2,791 words) - 01:43, 11 March 2023
- naturalist who achieved fame as originator of the theory of evolution through ... Considered the "father of evolutionary theory," Darwin made ...55 KB (8,376 words) - 23:18, 22 January 2023
- in Wellesley, Massachusetts (13 miles west of Boston), Wellesley college ... As one of the "Seven Sisters," Wellesley has been and continues ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 23:29, 3 May 2023
- Penguin (PEN-gwin or PENG-gwin) is the common name for any of the ... equator. Penguins are found off the coasts of South America, Africa, Australia ...36 KB (5,093 words) - 17:12, 26 March 2023
- Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 ... km (62 mi) from east to west. It is the size of Israel, about one-third the ...37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- Paleoanthropology is a sub-discipline of anthropology and paleontology ... Of great interest to this field is the theory of human evolution, ...20 KB (2,921 words) - 11:00, 11 March 2023
- (or pitvipers, pit-vipers), is a subfamily of venomous vipers (family Viperidae ... There more than 150 species of crotalines, distributed in both the ...19 KB (2,781 words) - 19:53, 7 May 2020
- Siskiyou County, and has an estimated volume of 108 cubic miles (450 cubic ... mountain and rising abruptly from miles of level ground which encircle ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 17:45, 10 November 2022
- somewhat raccoon or bear-like face. A member of the Carnivora order, generally ... They generally are found in the slopes of the south of the Himalayas ...17 KB (2,708 words) - 02:48, 8 December 2022
- biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart ... the Act that established the dates of Bank Holidays. In the academic ...22 KB (3,231 words) - 02:32, 9 February 2023
- flowing into the Indian Ocean. The area of its basin is 606,000 square ... Electricity is generated by two main sources of hydroelectric power ...22 KB (3,457 words) - 21:14, 31 January 2024
- African mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, of the Hippopotamidae family of ... they add greatly to the mystique and beauty of nature. Whether their reputation ...43 KB (6,299 words) - 15:51, 25 January 2023
- Typhus the name of any one of several similar diseases caused by particular ... The four main types of typhus are epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia ...23 KB (3,359 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- Snake is any of the numerous elongate, limbless, scaled, carnivorous ... The more than 2,900 species of snakes are spread across every continent ...54 KB (8,016 words) - 05:10, 13 October 2022
- quốc gia Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng) is one of the world's largest karst ... passageways ever discovered. The government of Vietnam declared Phong Nha ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 23:56, 18 September 2023
- works in Russian under the pseudonym of Sirin, but rose to international ... multilingual puns, anagrams, and coinages of terms. A novelist of formidable ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 20:47, 3 May 2023
- to enhance or protect the appearance or odor of the human body. They include ... cosmetics-labeling-requirements Summary of Cosmetics Labeling Requirements ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- #039;bʊl]) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, as well as an ... Many empires have fought over the city during its 3,500 year history ...23 KB (3,382 words) - 16:50, 14 May 2024
- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in Manhattan ... The AMNH has a collection consisting of over 32 million specimens ...26 KB (3,976 words) - 06:38, 25 July 2023
- known as H. G. Wells, was an English author of science fiction novels such ... Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, producing ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- Ancient Western philosophy is marked by the formation and development ... the second period spans the lifetimes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- term also is used to refer to all members of the order Crocodilia, a group ... that are primarily found in tropical regions of Asia, the Americas, Africa ...25 KB (3,728 words) - 20:22, 3 June 2020
- Esox is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, whose members are known ... Of the five traditionally recognized extant species in Esox, the type ...24 KB (3,763 words) - 18:12, 26 February 2022
- Diatom is the common name for a major group of unicellular or (less ... The silica shells (frustules) of diatoms show a wide diversity in ...26 KB (3,706 words) - 11:59, 29 January 2024
- 224(4654) (1984): 1191–1198 making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian ... Tambora erupted in 1815 with a rating of seven on the Volcanic Explosivity ...27 KB (3,837 words) - 17:13, 6 December 2023
- Vanilla is the common name and genus name for a group of vine-like ... and is widely used today in the preparation of desserts and perfumes. The ...27 KB (4,046 words) - 00:03, 14 November 2022
- American sculptor. She was a master of naturalistic animal sculpture ... Huntington is recognized as one of America's finest animaliers ...28 KB (4,145 words) - 06:44, 28 July 2023
- Canada. Founded in 1821, McGill is one of the oldest universities in ... degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine. ...36 KB (4,859 words) - 09:30, 10 March 2023
- [[Image:Pie Grande.jpg|thumb|200 px|Artistic depiction of Bigfoot]] like animal believed to inhabit the forests of North America, although people ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard ... Harvard was established under church sponsorship, with the intention ...32 KB (4,558 words) - 16:50, 30 January 2022
- Paleontology (palaeontology or palæontology) is the scientific study ... Paleontology represents the desire of human beings to better understand ...34 KB (5,105 words) - 06:23, 18 November 2022
