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Zoology
The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.
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threatened species
Zoology; Zoological terms
A threatened species is a native species that is at risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
shell .
Zoology; Zoological terms
Protective outer covering of a turtle or tortoise, comprising a carapace and a plastron
shorebirds
Zoology; Zoological terms
Sandpipers, plovers, and their close relatives of similar size and ecology, often associated with coastal and inland wetlands
sink population
Zoology; Zoological terms
A breeding group that does not produce enough offspring to maintain itself in coming years without immigrants from other populations.
social monogamy
Zoology; Zoological terms
The monogamous association between a male and a female that cooperate in producing a clutch of eggs and (often) raising the resulting young
song repertoire
Zoology; Zoological terms
The number of different individual songs produced by a single bird.
songbird
Zoology; Zoological terms
The common name for members of the order Passeriformes, also called the passerines.
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