ichthyology

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Sea horse or Seahorse, Hippocampus. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Syngnathiformes, Family: Syngnathidae, Subfamily: Hippocampinae

9 Fish Named After Other Animals

Japanese spider crab

10 Animals With Evolutionary Traits Plucked Straight Out of a Nightmare

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

A large school of mano (sharks) called Galapagos sharks at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)a worldwide species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.

Saving Sharks in the 2020s

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Fastest Animals on Earth

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Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Nelson Mandela, undated photo.

15 Nelson Mandela Quotes

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

William Shakespeare

The Death of Shakespeare

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fish zoology entomology ornithology mammalogy herpetology ethology chondrichthyan eel lungfish shark agnathan

Key People

Louis Agassiz

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American scientist and educator

Eugenie Clark

Eugenie Clark

American ichthyologist

David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan

American educator

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

Biology Bonanza

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

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Science Quiz

Horologist Roman Piekarski starts the time consuming task of adjusting the 600 antique clocks at Cuckooland Museum in readiness for this weekends change to British summer time on March 23, 2009 in Knutsford, England.

Ologies Quiz