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  • Thumbnail for Bumblebee
    A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus...
    106 KB (11,518 words) - 17:38, 5 June 2024
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    Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus...
    64 KB (6,901 words) - 21:29, 27 May 2024
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    The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or...
    152 KB (16,211 words) - 20:05, 7 June 2024
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    The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost...
    66 KB (7,639 words) - 15:28, 10 June 2024
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    Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of...
    57 KB (5,700 words) - 00:58, 27 May 2024
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    A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the...
    59 KB (6,433 words) - 12:49, 15 June 2024
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    Chlorophyll at different scales Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants...
    34 KB (3,463 words) - 18:37, 3 June 2024
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    Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the...
    28 KB (3,045 words) - 19:58, 17 June 2024
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    Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow...
    115 KB (13,133 words) - 19:13, 12 June 2024
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    Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -⁠loh-; from Latin australis 'southern', and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape')...
    47 KB (5,041 words) - 03:30, 11 June 2024
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    Crinoids are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk in their juvenile form are...
    43 KB (4,559 words) - 13:20, 9 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Peripheral nervous system
    The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central...
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    Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white...
    39 KB (3,944 words) - 07:58, 16 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alanine transaminase
    Alanine transaminase (ALT) is a transaminase enzyme (EC 2.6.1.2). It is also called alanine aminotransferase (ALT or ALAT) and was formerly called serum...
    12 KB (1,240 words) - 01:07, 9 May 2024
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    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official...
    123 KB (10,793 words) - 19:07, 11 June 2024
  • Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus...
    9 KB (939 words) - 23:56, 25 July 2023
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    Conch (/kɒŋk, kɒntʃ/) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable...
    24 KB (2,753 words) - 16:14, 23 April 2024
  • Dian Fossey (/daɪˈæn/ dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive...
    61 KB (6,533 words) - 04:44, 11 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Debeaking
    Debeaking, beak trimming (also spelled as beak-trimming), or beak conditioning, is the partial removal of the beak of poultry, especially layer hens and...
    35 KB (4,058 words) - 13:47, 3 May 2024
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    In biochemistry, lipase (/ˈlaɪpeɪs, ˈlaɪpeɪz/ LY-payss, LY-payz) refers to a class of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats. Some lipases display...
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