Zoology

Zoology

The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.

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Cretaceous Period

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The Cretaceous Period (144 - 65 Myr BP) is the third of three periods during the Mesozoic Era. It is preceded by the Jurassic Period and followed by the Tertiary Period.

Critical Habitat

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Areas of habitat that are crucial to the survival of a species and essential for its conservation and that have been formally designated as such by rule published in the Federal ...

Crocodile

Zoology; Zoological terms

A crocodilian that inhabits tropical regions. A crocodile differs from an alligator in that it has a narrower snout

crop

Zoology; Zoological terms

An expandable pouch in the esophagus of some birds (members of the Order Gruiformes do not have a crop).

cryptic

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Pertaining to characteristics that serve to conceal an animal.

chronobiology

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The field of biology that examines the rhythms (timing and duration) of biological activity or phenomena (eating, sleeping, mating, migration, cellular regeneration, etc.).

dabble

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A behavior in birds that involves reaching the bill into shallow water to forage for food. This behavior does not involve diving or leaving the surface of the water.