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15 hours ago · It was found that city residents’ preferences for locations clearly correlate with their attitudes toward the animals; the ones that were generally more popular were, on average, placed closer to home by the respondents. In general, respondents liked most of the animals. Twenty-three of the 32 animal species received positive approval ratings.
2 days ago · The diversity of even the largest animals depends on the smallest factors. Scientists have identified and named over a million animal species, and there are millions more yet to be discovered ...
4 days ago · antelope, any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla ). Antelopes account for over two-thirds of the approximately 135 species of hollow-horned ruminants (cud chewers) in the family Bovidae, which also includes cattle, sheep, and goats. One antelope, the Indian blackbuck ...
5 days ago · Wildflowers in a roadside meadow, east-central Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S. (more) Some 1,350 species of flowering plants (roughly 1,150 of them native) have been identified in Yellowstone. About four-fifths of the park’s area is forested, and the vast majority of the tree growth consists of lodgepole pines.
1 day ago · By "large," we mean animals that weighed at least 45 kilograms—known as megafauna. At least 161 species of mammals were driven to extinction during this period. This number is based on the ...
4 days ago · Hydra is a genus of small freshwater animals with tubelike bodies and tentacles. They grow up to 0.4 inch (10 millimeters) long and eat worms, fish larvae and small crustaceans.
5 days ago · goat, any ruminant and hollow-horned mammal belonging to the genus Capra. Related to the sheep, the goat is lighter of build, has horns that arch backward, a short tail, and straighter hair. Male goats, called bucks or billys, usually have a beard. Females are called does or nannys, and immature goats are called kids.
