Bronx Zoo, the Glossary
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.[1]
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- Bronx Park
- Educational organizations established in 1899
- Heins and LaFarge buildings
- Tourist attractions in the Bronx
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Zoos in New York City
Aardvark
Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) are medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammals native to Africa.
ABC Islands (Alaska)
The ABC Islands is the colloquial name for the Alaskan islands of Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof in the northern part of the Alexander Archipelago, which are all part of the Tongass National Forest.
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ABC Islands bear
The ABC Islands bear or Sitka brown bear (Ursus arctos sitkensis) is a subspecies or population of brown bear that resides in Southeast Alaska and is found on Admiralty Island, Baranof Island, and Chichagof Island in Alaska (colloquially known as the ABC Islands), and a part of the Alexander Archipelago.
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ABC News (United States)
ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.
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Absurdity
Absurdity is the state or condition of being unreasonable, meaningless, or so unsound as to be irrational.
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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African pygmy goose
The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa.
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African wild dog
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Alaska
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.
Aldabra giant tortoise
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys.
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Alpaca
The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal.
American bison
The American bison (Bison bison;: bison), also called the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with true buffalo), is a species of bison native to North America.
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American Bison Society
The American Bison Society (ABS) was founded in 1905 by the New York Zoological Society to help save the bison from extinction and raise public awareness about the species by pioneering conservationists and sportsmen including Ernest Harold Baynes (the Society's first secretary), William T. Hornaday, Madison Grant and Theodore Roosevelt. Bronx Zoo and American Bison Society are wildlife Conservation Society.
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American flamingo
The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America (including the Galápagos Islands) and the Yucatán Peninsula.
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American Ninja Warrior
American Ninja Warrior (sometimes abbreviated as ANW) is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show Sasuke, which also serves as a successor of American Ninja Challenge.
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American Prairie (nature reserve)
American Prairie (formerly known as American Prairie Reserve or APR) is a prairie-based nature reserve in Central Montana, United States, on a shortgrass prairie ecosystem with migration corridors and native wildlife.
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American white pelican
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes.
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Amphibian
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.
Andean cock-of-the-rock
The Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), also known as tunki (Quechua), is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America.
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Andean condor
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur.
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Andean flamingo
The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America.
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Anglo-Nubian goat
The Anglo-Nubian is a British breed of domestic goat.
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Angola colobus
The Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis), Angolan black-and-white colobus, or Angolan colobus is a primate species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus.
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Anhinga
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas.
Animal painter
An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals.
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Animal Planet
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel, and associated AnimalPlanet.com website content, owned by the Warner Bros.
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Animal rights movement
The animal rights movement, sometimes called the animal liberation, animal personhood, or animal advocacy movement, is a social movement that advocates an end to the rigid moral and legal distinction drawn between human and non-human animals, an end to the status of animals as property, and an end to their use in the research, food, clothing, and entertainment industries.
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Animatronics
An animatronic is a mechatronic puppet controlled by a machine to move in a fluent way.
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Anseriformes
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.
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Antelope
The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.
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Artiodactyl
Artiodactyls are placental mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla. Typically, they are ungulates which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes (the third and fourth, often in the form of a hoof).
Asian small-clawed otter
The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia.
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Association of Zoos and Aquariums
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Aviary
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display.
Babirusa
The babirusas, also called deer-pigs (babi rusa), are a genus, Babyrousa, in the swine family found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru.
Bactrian camel
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel or two-humped camel, is a large camel native to the steppes of Central Asia.
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Bactrian deer
The Bactrian deer (Cervus hanglu bactrianus), also called the Bukhara deer, Bokhara deer, or Bactrian wapiti, is a lowland subspecies of Central Asian red deer native to Central Asia.
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Bald eagle
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.
Baranof Island
Baranof Island is an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska.
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Barasingha
The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent.
Barbary lion
The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.
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Barnacle goose
The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.
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Bay duiker
The bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), also known as the black-striped duiker and the black-backed duiker, is a forest-dwelling duiker native to western and southern Africa.
Beaux-Arts architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century.
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Bee-Line Bus System
The Westchester County Bee-Line System, branded on the buses in lowercase as the bee-line system, is a bus system serving Westchester County, New York.
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Behavioral enrichment
Behavioral enrichment is an animal husbandry principle that seeks to enhance the quality of captive animal care by identifying and providing the environmental stimuli necessary for optimal psychological and physiological well-being.
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Big-game hunting
Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game animals for trophies, taxidermy, meat, and commercially valuable animal by-products (such as horns, antlers, tusks, bones, fur, body fat, or special organs).
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Bighorn sheep
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America.
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Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who was the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Bird of prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds).
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Black-and-white ruffed lemur
The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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Black-chinned emperor tamarin
The black-chinned emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator imperator) is one of the two subspecies of the emperor tamarin.
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Black-crowned night heron
The black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
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Black-necked crane
The black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane in Asia that breeds on the Tibetan Plateau and remote parts of India and Bhutan.
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Black-necked swan
The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Cygnini of the subfamily Anserinae.
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Blackbuck
The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal.
Blesbok
The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) is a subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia.
Blue eared pheasant
The blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) is a large pheasant endemic to China.
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Blue iguana
The blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana, is an endangered species of lizard which is endemic to the island of Grand Cayman.
Blue-eyed black lemur
The blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons), also known as the Sclater's lemur, is a species of true lemur.
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Boat-billed heron
The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family.
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Boone and Crockett Club
The Boone and Crockett Club is an American nonprofit organization that advocates fair chase hunting in support of habitat conservation.
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Bothriechis schlegelii
Bothriechis schlegelii, known commonly as the eyelash viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae.
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Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about 154to 150million years ago.
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Brazilian porcupine
The Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador.
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Broad-snouted caiman
The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina and Uruguay.
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Bronx Park
Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City.
Bronx River
The Bronx River, is a river that is approximately long, and flows through southeastern New York in the United States and drains an area of.
Bronx Times-Reporter
The Bronx Times-Reporter is a weekly newspaper published in the Bronx, New York.
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Brown bear
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America.
Brown pelican
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water.
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Brush-tailed porcupine
The brush-tailed porcupines are a genus, Atherurus, of Old World porcupines found in Asia and Africa.
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Budgerigar
The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as the common parakeet, shell parakeet or budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot.
Burrowing owl
The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), also called the shoco, is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America.
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Butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight.
Butterfly house
A butterfly house, conservatory, or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education.
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Buyout
In finance, a buyout is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the capital stock of the company is acquired.
Cabot's tragopan
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) is a pheasant found in south-east China.
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California sea lion
The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America.
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Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri (10 August 1810 – 6 June 1861), generally known as the Count of Cavour (Conte di Cavour) or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman, economist, and noble, and a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification.
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Canada goose
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body.
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Cane toad
The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well as Northern Australia.
Captive breeding
Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Carl Hagenbeck (10 June 1844 – 14 April 1913) was a German merchant of wild animals who supplied many European zoos, as well as P. T. Barnum.
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Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Jane Maloney (née Bosher, February 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2023, and for from 1993 to 2013.
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Cattle
Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.
Central African rock python
The Central African rock python (Python sebae) is a species of large constrictor snake in the family Pythonidae.
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Central Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a zoo located at the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City. Bronx Zoo and Central Park Zoo are wildlife Conservation Society and zoos in New York City.
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Charles R. Knight
Charles Robert Knight (October 21, 1874 – April 15, 1953) was an American wildlife and paleoartist best known for his detailed paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
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Cheetah
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat and the fastest land animal.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (or simply Chengdu Panda Base) is a public non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Chicken
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting. Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds.
Chinese alligator
The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), also known as the Yangtze alligator, China alligator, or historically the muddy dragon, is a crocodilian endemic to China.
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Chital
The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent.
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and its three sequels.
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Cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the sixth oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. Bronx Zoo and Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden are zoos established in the 19th century.
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Circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.
Cliffed coast
A cliffed coast, also called an abrasion coast, is a form of coast where the action of marine waves has formed steep cliffs that may or may not be precipitous.
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Clivus Multrum
Clivus Multrum is a type of composting toilet and the name of a company that markets this brand name of composting toilets.
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Clone (cell biology)
A clone is a group of identical cells that share a common ancestry, meaning they are derived from the same cell.
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Cloud rat
The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines.
Coast
A coastalso called the coastline, shoreline, or seashoreis the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.
Cobra
Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.
Collared brown lemur
The collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris), also known as the red-collared brown lemur or red-collared lemur, is a medium-sized strepsirrhine primate and one of twelve species of brown lemur in the family Lemuridae.
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Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Common dwarf mongoose
The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa.
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Common genet
The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe.
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Common mudpuppy
The common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of salamander in the family Proteidae.
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Common ostrich
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa.
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Como
Como (Comasco, Cómm or Cùmm; Novum Comum) is a city and comune (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy.
Composting toilet
A composting toilet is a type of dry toilet that treats human waste by a biological process called composting.
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Coney Island
Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Congo peafowl
The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin.
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Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.
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Coquerel's sifaka
Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus.
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is the newspaper of record for Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Cotton-top tamarin
The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey weighing less than.
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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February.
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Cranwell's horned frog
Cranwell's horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli), also called commonly the Chacoan horned frog, is a terrestrial frog in the family Ceratophryidae.
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Cretaceous
The Cretaceous is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya).
Critically Endangered
An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
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Crowned lemur
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is long and weighs.
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CSKT Bison Range
The CSKT Bison Range (BR) is a nature reserve on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana established for the conservation of American bison.
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Cuban amazon
The Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala), also known as the Cuban parrot and the rose-throated parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot found in woodlands and dry forests of Cuba, the Bahamas and Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.
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Cuban crocodile
The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is a small-medium species of crocodile endemic to Cuba.
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Cui Tiankai
Cui Tiankai (born October 1952) is a Chinese diplomat and was the longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States, a role he filled from April 2013 to June 2021.
Damaraland mole-rat
The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa.
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Darwinism
Darwinism is a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer.
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Deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.
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Dehydration
In physiology, dehydration is a lack of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes.
Dhole
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia.
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North America during the Early Jurassic, about 186 million years ago.
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Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.
Diurnality
Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night.
Domestic duck
Domestic ducks (mainly mallard, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, with some Muscovy ducks, Cairina moschata domestica) are ducks that have been domesticated and raised for meat and eggs.
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Domestic goose
A domestic goose is a goose that humans have domesticated and kept for their meat, eggs, or down feathers, or as companion animals.
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Domestic turkey
The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.
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Donkey
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine.
Dora the Explorer (TV series)
Dora the Explorer is an American children's animated television series in the Dora the Explorer franchise, created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, and ended on August 9, 2019.
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Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.
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Duck
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.
Dudley Le Souef
William Henry Dudley Le Souef (28 September 1856 – 6 September 1923) was a founding member and founding Secretary of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, also serving as President of that body 1907–1909.
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Dyeing poison dart frog
The dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), also known as the cobalt poison frog, tinc (a nickname given by those in the hobby of keeping dart frogs), or dyeing poison frog, is a species of poison dart frog.
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E. R. Sanborn
Elwin Roswell Sanborn (1869 - December 19, 1947) was the first official photographer for the New York Zoological Park, now known as the Bronx Zoo.
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Eagle
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.
East 180th Street station
The East 180th Street station (originally East 180th Street–Morris Park Avenue station) is an elevated express station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway.
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East Javan langur
The East Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus), also known as the ebony lutung, Javan langur or Javan lutung, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily.
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Eastern spiny mouse
The eastern spiny mouse or Arabian spiny mouse (Acomys dimidiatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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Ecological restoration
Ecological restoration, or ecosystem restoration, is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.
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Egret
Egrets are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season.
Egyptian cobra
The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is one of the most venomous species of snakes in North Africa, and has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.
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Eld's deer
Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii or Panolia eldiiPitraa, Fickela, Meijaard, Groves (2004). Evolution and phylogeny of old world deer. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33: 880–895.), also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species of deer endemic to South and Southeast Asia.
Elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals.
Elliot's pheasant
Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) is a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.
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Ellis Stanley Joseph
Ellis Stanley Joseph (also known as Ellis Joseph or Ellis S. Joseph) was a collector and trader in wildlife in the early part of the 20th century.
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Embryo transfer
Embryo transfer refers to a step in the process of assisted reproduction in which embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent to establish a pregnancy.
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Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn (November 21, 1894 – February 13, 1956) was an American herpetologist and educator noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States.
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Emu
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird.
Endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.
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Energy subsidy
Energy subsidies are measures that keep prices for customers below market levels, or for suppliers above market levels, or reduce costs for customers and suppliers.
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Enid A. Haupt
Enid Haupt (Annenberg, formerly Bensinger; May 13, 1906 – October 25, 2005) was an American publisher and philanthropist whose gifts supported horticulture, the arts, architectural and historic preservation, and cancer research.
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Environmentally friendly
Environment friendly processes, or environmental-friendly processes (also referred to as eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green), are sustainability and marketing terms referring to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies that claim reduced, minimal, or no harm upon ecosystems or the environment.
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Erycinae
The Erycinae, also known as the Old World sand boas, are a subfamily of nonvenomous snakes in the family Boidae.
Ethiopian Highlands
The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands) is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa.
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Eudyptula novaehollandiae
The Australian little penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae), also called the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, is a species of penguin from Australia and the Otago region of New Zealand.
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Eugenics
Eugenics is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population.
Euthanasia
Euthanasia (from lit: label + label) is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering.
Evergreen forest
An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees.
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Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
Ex situ conservation
Svalbard Global Seed Bank, an ''ex situ'' conservation. Ex situ conservation is the process of protecting an endangered species, variety, or breed of plant or animal outside its natural habitat.
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Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.
False gharial
The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is endemic to Madagascar.
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Fennec fox
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula.
Field & Stream
Field & Stream (F&S for short) is an American magazine focusing on sport hunting, recreational fishing and other outdoor activities.
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Fire-bellied toad
The fire-bellied toads are a group of six species of small frogs (most species typically no longer than) belonging to the genus Bombina.
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Flip-flops
Flip-flops are a type of light sandal-like shoe, typically worn as a form of casual footwear.
Fordham Road
Fordham Road is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, that runs west-east from the Harlem River to Bronx Park.
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Fordham station
Fordham station, also known as Fordham–East 190th Street station, is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and New Haven Lines, serving Fordham Plaza in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
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Fordham University
Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City.
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Formosan sika deer
The Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) is a subspecies of sika deer endemic to the island of Taiwan.
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Fossa (animal)
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; or) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar.
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Frieze
In classical architecture, the frieze is the wide central section of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs.
Gaur
The gaur (Bos gaurus) is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
Gelada
The gelada (Theropithecus gelada, translit, Jaldeessa daabee), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of above sea level.
Gharial
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians.
Giant anteater
The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America.
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Giant musk turtle
The giant musk turtle (Staurotypus salvinii), also known commonly as the Chiapas giant musk turtle or the Mexican giant musk turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae.
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Giant panda
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China.
Giraffe
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.
Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Glacier National Park is an American national park located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada—the two parks are known as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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Goeldi's marmoset
Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Perú.
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Golden eagle
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above.
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Gorilla
Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa.
Gourami
Gouramis, or gouramies, are a group of freshwater anabantiform fish that comprise the family Osphronemidae.
Gray mouse lemur
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar.
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Gray-bellied night monkey
The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus), also called the grey-legged douroucouli or lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae.
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Gray-handed night monkey
The gray-handed night monkey (Aotus griseimembra) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of Gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae.
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Grévy's zebra
Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra.
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Great blue turaco
The great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is a bird species of the family Musophagidae.
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Greater adjutant
The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae.
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Greater mouse-deer
The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu (Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo, and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia.
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Greater vasa parrot
The greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the lesser vasa parrot (C. nigra).
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Green anaconda
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
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Green peafowl
The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) or Indonesian peafowl is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Indochina.
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Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a special structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside.
Grey gull
The grey gull, also known as garuma gull (Leucophaeus modestus) is a medium-sized gull native to South America.
Grizzly bear
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
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Guanaco
The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama.
Guanay cormorant
The guanay cormorant or guanay shag (Leucocarbo bougainvillii) is a member of the cormorant family found on the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile.
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Gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari.
Habeas corpus
Habeas corpus (from Medieval Latin) is a recourse in law by which a report can be made to a court in the events of unlawful detention or imprisonment, requesting that the court order the person's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.
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Hammock
A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting.
Heins & LaFarge
Heins & LaFarge was a New York City–based architectural firm founded by Philadelphia-born architect George Lewis Heins (1860–1907) and Christopher Grant LaFarge (1862–1938), the eldest son of the artist John La Farge. Bronx Zoo and Heins & LaFarge are Heins and LaFarge buildings.
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Hellbender
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States.
Helmeted curassow
The helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi) or northern helmeted curassow, is a large terrestrial bird in the family Cracidae found in the subtropical cloud-forest in steep, mountainous regions of western Venezuela and northern Colombia.
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Herpetology
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and tuataras).
High-heeled shoe
High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels or pumps, are a type of shoe with an upward-angled sole.
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Himalayan tahr
The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal.
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Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya.
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus (hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius), also shortened to hippo (hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Hobart Zoo
The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo) was an old-fashioned zoological garden located on the Queen's Domain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Bronx Zoo and Hobart Zoo are zoos established in the 19th century.
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America.
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Holstein Friesian
The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle.
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HuffPost
HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.
Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
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In-situ conservation
In situ conservation is the on-site conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of tree species.
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Inca tern
The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers).
Indian cobra
The Indian cobra (Naja naja), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae.
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Indian elephant
The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia.
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Indian hog deer
The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus), or Indochinese hog deer, is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-Gangetic Plain.
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Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent.
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Indian rhinoceros
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros, or Indian rhino for short, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.
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Insect
Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.
International Primate Protection League
The International Primate Protection League (IPPL) is a not-for-profit animal welfare organization founded in 1973 in Thailand by Shirley McGreal.
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Italian lira
The lira (lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002.
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Jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.
Jamaican fruit bat
The Jamaican, common, or Mexican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics.
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James's flamingo
James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), also known as the puna flamingo, is a species of flamingo that lives at high altitudes in the Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina.
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Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets.
John Catsimatidis
John A. Catsimatidis Sr. (born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host.
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Jurassic Park (film)
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen, and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough.
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Jurassic Park (novel)
Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton.
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Kihansi spray toad
The Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) is a small toad endemic to Tanzania.
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King cobra
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a venomous snake endemic to Asia.
King vulture
The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America.
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Knobbed hornbill
The knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), also known as Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill, is a colourful hornbill native to Indonesia.
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Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.
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Laboratory animal sources
Animals used by laboratories for testing purposes are largely supplied by dealers who specialize in selling them to universities, medical and veterinary schools, and companies that provide contract animal-testing services.
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Lady Amherst's pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.
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Layoff
A layoff or downsizing is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as personnel management or downsizing (reducing the size of) an organization.
Lemur
Lemurs (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species.
Leopard cat
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia.
Lesser adjutant
The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
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Lesser hedgehog tenrec
The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae.
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Lesser kudu
The lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) is a medium-sized bushland antelope found in East Africa.
Lesser spear-nosed bat
The lesser spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus elongatus) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
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Lesser white-fronted goose
The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A. albifrons).
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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River.
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Lion
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India.
List of ambassadors of China to the United States
The Chinese Ambassador to the United States is the official representative from the People's Republic of China to the United States.
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Lists of extinct species
This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct.
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Lists of New York City landmarks
These are lists of New York City landmarks designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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Liver disease
Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver.
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Loggerhead shrike
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird in the family Laniidae.
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Long-tailed chinchilla
The long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), also called the Chilean, coastal, common, or lesser chinchilla, is one of two species of rodent from the genus Chinchilla: the other species being C. chinchilla.
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Lord Derby's parakeet
Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana), also known as Derbyan parakeet, is a parrot species, which is confined to a small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills and mountains of the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and adjoining parts of Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Macroscelides proboscideus
The round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) or round-eared sengi (called the Karoo round-eared elephant shrew to distinguish it from its sister species; formerly misleadingly named the "short-eared elephant shrew"), is a species of elephant shrew (sengi) in the family Macroscelididae.
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Macrovipera lebetinus schweizeri
The Milos viper (Macrovipera lebetinus schweizeri), also known as the Cyclades blunt-nosed viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003).
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Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.
Madagascar hissing cockroach
The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching at maturity.
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Madagascar ibis
The Madagascar ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long), brown-plumaged ibis.
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Madison Grant
Madison Grant (November 19, 1865 – May 30, 1937) was an American lawyer, zoologist, anthropologist, and writer known for his work as a conservationist, eugenicist, and advocate of scientific racism.
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Magellanic penguin
The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo.
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Maintenance
The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations.
Malayan tapir
The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas.
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Malayan tiger
The Malayan tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to Peninsular Malaysia.
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Maleo
The maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus Macrocephalon.
Mallard
The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.
Mammal
A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.
Mandrill
The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa.
Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.
Markhor
The markhor (Capra falconeri) is a large wild ''Capra'' (goat) species native to South Asia and Central Asia, mainly within Pakistan, India, the Karakoram range, parts of Afghanistan, and the Himalayas.
Master of Science
A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree.
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Matschie's tree-kangaroo
Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the Huon tree-kangaroo is a tree-kangaroo native to the Huon Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.
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Maurice R. Greenberg
Maurice Raymond “Hank” Greenberg (born May 4, 1925) is an American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG).
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Mbuti people
The Mbuti people, or Bambuti, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups in the Congo region of Africa.
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Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. Bronx Zoo and Melbourne Zoo are zoos established in the 19th century.
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Memphis Zoo
The Memphis Zoo is a zoo in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Mergus
Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae.
Mertens' water monitor
Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi), often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of monitor lizard.
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Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.
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Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad, trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York.
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Metropolis
A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician.
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Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker.
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Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Mohol bushbaby
The Mohol bushbaby (Galago moholi) is a species of primate in the family Galagidae which is native to mesic woodlands of the southern Afrotropics.
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Molly Knox Ostertag
Molly Knox Ostertag (born October 28, 1991) is an American cartoonist and writer.
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Monarch butterfly
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae.
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Monorail
A monorail is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or beam.
Montana
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Montezuma oropendola
The Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) is a New World tropical icterid bird.
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Morris Ketchum Jr.
Morris Ketchum Jr. (1904–1984) was an American architect in practice in New York City from 1938 to 1980.
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Moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies.
Mountain peacock-pheasant
The mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), also known as Rothschild's peacock-pheasant or mirror pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 65 cm long, blackish brown pheasant with small ocelli and long graduated tail feathers.
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Moustached tamarin
The moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) is a New World monkey and a species of tamarin.
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MTA Regional Bus Operations
MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.
Mute swan
The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae.
Naltar Valley
The Naltar Valley is a valley situated about from the city of Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".
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National Zoological Park (United States)
The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. Bronx Zoo and National Zoological Park (United States) are zoos established in the 19th century.
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Nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.
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Nest
A nest is a structure built for certain animals to hold eggs or young.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
New York (magazine)
New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York Aquarium
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium are wildlife Conservation Society, zoos established in the 19th century and zoos in New York City.
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New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the seat of New York City government, located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street.
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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.
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New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
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New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York.
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New York Daily News
The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, encompassing.
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New York Post
The New York Post (NY Post) is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City.
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive Department charged with the operation of state parks and historic sites within the U.S. state of New York.
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New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat
The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is a small-sized omnivorous mammal endemic to the islands of New Zealand.
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Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy Gingrich (né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.
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Nicobar pigeon
The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (Caloenas nicobarica, Car: ma-kūö-kö) is a bird found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Indonesian Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau.
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Nile crocodile
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries.
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Nilgai
The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (literally meaning "blue cow") is the largest antelope of Asia, and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent.
Nocturnality
Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
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Nonhuman Rights Project
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is an American nonprofit animal rights organization seeking to change the legal status of at least some nonhuman animals from that of property to that of persons, with a goal of securing rights to bodily liberty (the right not to be imprisoned) and bodily integrity (the right not to be experimented on).
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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North Island brown kiwi
The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli; Apteryx australis or Apteryx bulleri as before 2000, still used in some sources) is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining,BirdLife International (2008) it is the most common kiwi.
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North Sulawesi babirusa
The North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) is a pig-like animal native to Sulawesi and some nearby islands (Lembeh, Buton and Muna) in Indonesia.
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Northern fur seal
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Northern Luzon giant cloud rat
The northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus) or northern Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat, also known as bu-ot in Filipino, is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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Northern white-cheeked gibbon
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia.
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Northern white-faced owl
The northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
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Nubian ibex
The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species (Genus Capra) found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East.
Nursery rhyme
A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century.
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Nyala
The lowland nyala or simply nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) is a spiral-horned artiodactyl antelope native to Southern Africa.
Ocellated turkey
The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala.
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Okapi
The okapi (Okapia johnstoni), also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Online petition
An online petition (or Internet petition, or e-petition) is a form of petition which is signed online, usually through a form on a website.
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Orangutan
Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Ornate monitor
The ornate monitor (Varanus niloticus ornatus) is a monitor lizard that is native to West and Middle Africa.
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Ota Benga
Ota Benga (– March 20, 1916) was a Mbuti (Congo pygmy) man, known for being featured in an exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a human zoo exhibit in 1906 at the Bronx Zoo.
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus (meaning "thick-headed lizard", from Greek pachys-/παχύς- "thickness", kephalon/κεφαλή "head" and sauros/σαῦρος "lizard") is a genus of pachycephalosaurid ornithischian dinosaur.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Pallas's long-tongued bat
Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) is a South and Central American bat with a fast metabolism that feeds on nectar.
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Palm oil production in Indonesia
Palm oil production is important to the economy of Indonesia as the country is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the commodity, providing about half of the world's supply.
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Palm-nut vulture
The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles).
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Paris Zoological Park
The Paris Zoological Park (parc zoologique de Paris), formerly known as the Bois de Vincennes Zoological Park, and commonly called the Vincennes Zoo, is a facility of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which covers an area of in the bois de Vincennes.
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Patagonia
Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
Paul J. Rainey
Paul James Rainey (September 18, 1877 – September 18, 1923) was an American businessman, philanthropist, hunter, and photographer.
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Paul Manship
Paul Howard Manship (December 24, 1885 – January 28, 1966) was an American sculptor.
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Pavilion
In architecture, pavilion has several meanings;.
Père David's deer
The Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), also known as the milu or elaphure, is a species of deer native to the subtropical river valleys of China.
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Pelham Parkway station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
The Pelham Parkway station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway.
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Penelope (platypus)
Penelope (disappeared July 1957) was a platypus at the Bronx Zoo known for faking a pregnancy and abandoning her mate, Cecil.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.
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Permian
The Permian is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya.
Peruvian pelican
The Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a member of the pelican family.
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Philippine sailfin lizard
Hydrosaurus pustulatus, or the Philippine sailfin lizard or Philippine sailfin dragon, is a large, semiaquatic species of agamid lizard that is endemic to all of the major island groups of the Philippines (with the exception of a few, including Palawan).
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Pig
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.
Pig-nosed turtle
The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), also known commonly as the Fly River turtle, the pitted-shelled turtle, and the Warrajan is a species of turtle in the family Carettochelyidae.
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Plains bison
The plains bison (Bison bison bison) is one of two subspecies/ecotypes of the American bison, the other being the wood bison (B. b. athabascae).
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Polar bear
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas.
Postcard
A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.
Prairie dog
Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America.
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Primate
Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.
Proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail.
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Przewalski's horse
Przewalski's horse ((Пржевальский);; Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), also called the takhi (Тахь), Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered subspecies of horse originally native to the steppes of Central Asia.
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Pudu
The pudus (Mapudungun püdü or püdu, pudú) are two species of South American deer from the genus Pudu, and are the world's smallest deer.
Puerto Rican crested toad
The Puerto Rican crested toad (Peltophryne lemur), or simply Puerto Rican toad, is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Punta Tombo
Punta Tombo is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean south of Trelew in Chubut Province, Argentina, where there is a large colony of Magellanic penguins - the largest such colony in Argentina.
Pygmy marmoset
Pygmy marmosets are two species of small New World monkeys in the genus Cebuella.
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Pygmy peoples
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short.
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Pygmy slow loris
The pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China.
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Radiated tortoise
The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae.
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Rainey Memorial Gates
Rainey Memorial Gates is a historic entrance gate located at the north side of the Bronx Zoo, within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Bronx Zoo and Rainey Memorial Gates are Bronx Park and new York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx.
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Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.
Rare (website)
Rare is an American news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. Rare was launched as a startup in 2013 by a team of journalists, marketers and business executives at Atlanta-based Cox Media Group.
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Raymond Ditmars
Raymond Lee Ditmars (June 22, 1876 – May 12, 1942) was an American herpetologist, writer, public speaker and pioneering natural history filmmaker.
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Red panda
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
Red river hog
The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) or bushpig (a name also used for Potamochoerus larvatus) is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests.
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Red ruffed lemur
The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata).
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Red-breasted goose
The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia.
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Red-crowned crane
The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Manchurian crane (the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world.
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Reticulated giraffe
The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata or Giraffa camelopardialis reticulata) is a species/subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.
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Rhim gazelle
The rhim gazelle or rhim (from Arabic غزال الريم) (Gazella leptoceros), also known as the slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle or Loder's gazelle, is a pale-coated gazelle with long slender horns and well adapted to desert life.
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Rhinoceros
A rhinoceros (rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae; it can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.
Riegelmann Boardwalk
The Riegelmann Boardwalk (also known as the Coney Island Boardwalk) is a boardwalk along the southern shore of Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ring-tailed lemur
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail.
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Ring-tailed vontsira
The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar.
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Rio (2011 film)
Rio is a 2011 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation.
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Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known in its native territory as black locust, is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree, belonging to the tribe Robinieae of the legume family Fabaceae.
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Rock cavy
The rock cavy or mocó (Kerodon rupestris) is a cavy species endemic to eastern Brazil which has also been introduced to the Atlantic island of Fernando de Noronha.
Rock hyrax
The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some interpretations of a word used in the King James Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East.
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
Rodrigues flying fox
The Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats.
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Rohr, Inc.
Rohr, Inc. is an aerospace manufacturing company based in Chula Vista, California, south of San Diego.
Roseate spoonbill
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae.
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Rothschild's giraffe
Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) is an ecotype of the Nubian giraffe.
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Ruddy duck
The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks.
Ruddy-headed goose
The ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae.
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Safelight
A safelight is a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom.
Sambar deer
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, housing over 12,000 animals of more than 680 species and subspecies on of Balboa Park.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California, near Escondido.
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Sand cat
The sand cat (Felis margarita) is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources.
Scarlet ibis
The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae.
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Scenic viewpoint
A scenic viewpoint – also called an observation point, viewpoint, viewing point, vista point, lookout, scenic overlook,These terms are more commonly used in North America.
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Scientific racism
Scientific racism, sometimes termed biological racism, is the pseudoscientific belief that the human species is divided into biologically distinct taxa called "races", and that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racial discrimination, racial inferiority, or racial superiority.
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Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones.
Sea lion
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly.
Sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.
Seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.
Seal (emblem)
A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made.
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Senegal bushbaby
The Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis), also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae.
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Sharpshooter
A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately.
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Sheep
Sheep (sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.
Shoebill
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whalebill, whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird.
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
Siberian tiger
The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris tigris native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China and possibly North Korea.
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Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.
Silvery lutung
The silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus), also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey.
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SimEx-Iwerks
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment specializes in high-tech entertainment systems, films, film technologies, film-based software, Simulation Hardware Systems and services.
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Simple suspension bridge
A simple suspension bridge (also rope bridge, swing bridge (in New Zealand), suspended bridge, hanging bridge and catenary bridge) is a primitive type of bridge in which the deck of the bridge lies on two parallel load-bearing cables that are anchored at either end.
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Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.
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Smooth-sided toad
The smooth-sided toad or spotted toad (Rhaebo guttatus), formerly known as Bufo guttatus, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
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Snow leopard
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), occasionally called ounce, is a species of large cat in the genus Panthera of the family Felidae.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
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Snowy owl
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl family.
Solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people.
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South African ostrich
The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa.
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South Dakota
South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Southern bald ibis
The southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa.
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Southern Boulevard (Bronx)
Southern Boulevard is a street in the Bronx, New York City, United States.
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Southern red muntjac
The southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is a deer species native to Southeast Asia.
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Southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the much rarer northern white rhinoceros).
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Species reintroduction
Species reintroduction is the deliberate release of a species into the wild, from captivity or other areas where the organism is capable of survival.
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Spiny mouse
The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus Acomys.
Spiny-tailed monitor
The spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus), also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the ridge-tailed monitor the Ackie dwarf monitor, and colloquially simply ackie monitor, is an Australian species of lizard belonging to the genus of monitor lizards (Varanus).
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Spotted hyena
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Spotted skunk
The genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks.
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Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. Saimiri is the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (sai-mirím or çai-mbirín, with sai meaning 'monkey' and mirím meaning 'small') and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
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Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
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Storks (film)
Storks is a 2016 American animated comedy film co-produced by Warner Animation Group, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Stoller Global Solutions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Storm's stork
Storm's stork (Ciconia stormi) is a medium-sized stork species that occurs primarily in lowland tropical forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Thailand.
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Striped skunk
The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico.
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Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), also known as the Sumatran rhino, hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is a rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant species of rhinoceros; it is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus.
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Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to childbirth on behalf of another person(s) who will become the child's parent(s) after birth.
Swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.
Swing bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis.
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Swinhoe's pheasant
Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii), also known as the Taiwan blue pheasant, is a bird of the pheasant subfamily in the fowl family Phasianidae.
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Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.
Tales of the Night Watchman
Tales of the Night Watchman is an ongoing horror comic book series created by Dave Kelly & Lara Antal.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour.
Tasmania
Tasmania (palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia.
Tax deduction
A tax deduction or benefit is an amount deducted from taxable income, usually based on expenses such as those incurred to produce additional income.
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Taxonomy (biology)
In biology, taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.
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Television documentary
Television documentaries are televised media productions that screen documentaries.
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Temperate rainforest
Temperate rainforests are rainforests with coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain.
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Terrarium
A terrarium (terraria or terrariums) is usually a sealable glass container containing soil and plants that can be opened for maintenance to access the plants inside; however, terraria can also be open to the atmosphere.
Territorial evolution of the United States
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
The Bronx
The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.
The Journal News
The Journal News is a newspaper in New York State serving the New York counties of Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam, a region known as the Lower Hudson Valley.
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The Most Dangerous Animal in the World
The Most Dangerous Animal in the World was a 1963 exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.
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The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, surrealist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is an American Sunday magazine included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or T.R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
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Thomson's gazelle
Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles.
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Threatened species
A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future.
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Thylacine
The thylacine (binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.
Tiger
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a member of the genus Panthera and the largest living cat species native to Asia.
Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Time Out (magazine)
Time Out is a global magazine published by Time Out Group.
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Times Union (Albany)
The Times Union, or Times-Union, is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York.
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Tomato frog
Tomato frogs are any of the three species of genus Dyscophus (family Microhylidae): D. antongilii, D. insularis, or D. guineti.
Triceratops
Triceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 to 66 million years ago in what is now western North America.
Trumpeter swan
The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America.
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Tufted deer
The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males.
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs.
X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound with frequencies greater than 20 kilohertz.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
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Upland and lowland
Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level.
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Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14.
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Varanus macraei
Varanus macraei, the blue-spotted tree monitor or blue tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia.
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Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.
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Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Von der Decken's hornbill
Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni) is a hornbill found in East Africa, especially to the east of the East African Rift, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania.
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Walrus
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere.
West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station
The West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly the 177th Street station) is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway.
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Western long-tailed hornbill
The western long-tailed hornbill (Horizocerus albocristatus) is a species of hornbill (family Bucerotidae) found in humid forests of West Africa.
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Western lowland gorilla
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola (Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Western spotted skunk
The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
White-faced capuchin
White-faced capuchin, or white headed capuchin, can refer to either of two species of gracile capuchin monkey.
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White-faced saki
The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), called the Guianan saki and the golden-faced saki, is a species of the New World saki monkey.
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White-naped crane
The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio) is a bird of the crane family.
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White-throated bee-eater
The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae.
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White-throated ground dove
The white-throated ground dove (Pampusana xanthonura) is a species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba.
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Whooper swan
The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system.
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Wied's marmoset
Wied's marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii), also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil.
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a global 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that states its mission as saving "wildlife and wild places across the globe".
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Wildlife rehabilitation
Wildlife rehabilitation is the treatment and care of injured, orphaned, or sick wild animals so that they can be released back to the wild.
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Wildlife trade
Wildlife trade refers to the products that are derived from non-domesticated animals or plants usually extracted from their natural environment or raised under controlled conditions.
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William Douglas Burden
William Douglas Burden (September 24, 1898 – November 14, 1978), was an American naturalist, filmmaker, and author who co-founded Marineland in Florida.
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William Rockefeller Jr.
William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier.
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William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. (December 1, 1854 – March 6, 1937) was an American zoologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author.
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Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park is an American national park located north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota.
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Wolf's mona monkey
Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi), also called Wolf's guenon, is a colourful Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae.
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Wyoming
Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Yangtze
Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world.
Yellow-cheeked gibbon
The yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), also called the golden-cheeked gibbon, the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, the golden-cheeked crested gibbon, the red-cheeked gibbon, or the buffed-cheeked gibbon, is a species of gibbon native to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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Yellow-crested cockatoo
The yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized (about 34-cm-long) cockatoo with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill, and a retractile yellow or orange crest.
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Yellow-headed box turtle
The yellow-headed box turtle or golden-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae).
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
Zebu
The zebu (Bos indicus), sometimes known in the plural as indicine cattle, Camel cow or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in South Asia.
Zip line
A zip-line, zip line, zip-wire, flying fox, or death slideWho Really Benefits from Tourism, Publ.
Zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta (sometimes referred as Atlanta Zoo) is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoological park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Zoological Society of London
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.
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Zoology
ZoologyThe pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon.
3D film
3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers.
4D film
4D film is a presentation system combining motion pictures with synchronized physical effects that occur in the theater.
5K run
The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of.
See also
Bronx Park
Educational organizations established in 1899
- Bronx Zoo
- Pretoria Zoo
- United for Literacy
- Woodland Park Zoo
Heins and LaFarge buildings
- 72nd Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan)
- Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
- Bowling Green station
- Bronx Zoo
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle (Washington, D.C.)
- Heins & LaFarge
- Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)
- Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station
Tourist attractions in the Bronx
- Bay Plaza Shopping Center
- Bronx Library Center
- Bronx Terminal Market
- Bronx Walk of Fame
- Bronx Zoo
- Crotona Park
- Fordham Plaza, Bronx
- Joker Stairs
- New York Botanical Garden
- Orchard Beach (Bronx)
- South County Trailway
- Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Wildlife Conservation Society
- Alabama Wildlife Federation
- American Bison Society
- Bronx Zoo
- Central Park Zoo
- Human Footprint
- Mannahatta Project
- New York Aquarium
- Prospect Park Zoo
- Queens Zoo
- Science for Nature and People Partnership
- The Photo Ark
- Wildlife Conservation Society
Zoos in New York City
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx_Zoo
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