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Animal
“Animalia” redirects here. For other uses, see Animalia (disambiguation). AnimalsTemporal range: Cryogenian – present,665–0 Ma Pha.ProterozoicArcheanHad. Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Clade: Amorphea Clade: Obazoa (unranked): Opisthokonta (unranked): Holozoa (unranked): Filozoa Kingdom: AnimaliaLinnaeus, 1758 Subdivisions Bilateria (~30 phyla)CnidariaCtenophoraPlacozoaPorifera Synonyms Metazoa Haeckel 1874[1]Choanoblastaea Nielsen 2008[2]Gastrobionta Rothm. 1948[3]Zooaea Barkley 1939[3]Euanimalia Barkley 1939[3] Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow…
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dog
Dog (Canis familiaris) is a carnivorous mammal, and probably the first domesticated animal. In Canada, dogs were first kept by Indigenous peoples. The Canadian Kennel Club recognizes 187 breeds, five of which are uniquely Canadian: the Tahltan bear dog, the Canadian Inuit dog, the Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, the Newfoundland dog and the Labrador retriever. A sixth dog breed indigenous…
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dog
dog, (Canis lupus familiaris), domestic mammal of the family Canidae (order Carnivora). It is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and is related to foxes and jackals. The dog is one of the two most ubiquitous and most popular domestic animals in the world (the cat is the other). For more than 12,000 years it has lived with humans as a hunting companion, protector, object of scorn or…
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Dog
“Pooch” redirects here. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation) and Pooch (disambiguation). “Doggy” redirects here. For other uses, see Doggy (disambiguation). DogTemporal range: 0.0142–0 Ma PreꞒꞒOSDCPTJKPgN↓Late Pleistocene to present[1] Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. familiaris Binomial name Canis familiarisLinnaeus, 1758[2] Synonyms[3] showList The dog (Canis familiaris[4][5] or Canis lupus familiaris[5]) is a domesticated descendant…
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parrot
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Pakistan. The avifauna of Pakistan include a total of 792 species. The chukar (Alectoris chukar) is the official national bird of Pakistan, and the shaheen falcon is the symbolic icon of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Avicultural Foundation, one bird is endemic. This list’s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and…
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paroot
I’m looking out of my hotel room window in downtown Los Angeles, and I swear I just saw a parrot in the palm trees across the highway. Either that, or the 17+ hours of jetlag are causing me to hallucinate. But the next day, now well rested, I see them again — a flash of…
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parrot
If you’re one of the many bird enthusiasts in Ontario, this guide is for you. Here, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the backyard birds in Ontario, Canada you can expect to see in 2023, complete with bird identification, photos, maps, calls, and songs. So whether you’re a novice birdwatcher or a seasoned pro, this…
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parrot
“Birds of Canada” redirects here. For the banknote series, see Birds of Canada (banknotes). Part of a series on Canadian wildlife showBiodiversity showConservation showOrganizations showRelated topics vte This is a list of bird species confirmed in Canada. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022.[2] Of the 703 species listed here, 235 are accidental.…
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Parrot
Parrots are birds of the order Psittaciformes.[1][2][3] There are about 372 species in 86 genera. They are found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The greatest diversity of parrots is found in South America and Australasia. Parrots are intelligent birds. They have relatively large brains,[4] they can learn, and they can use simple tools.[5] Because some species have the ability to make sounds like human voices and have plumages with bright colors, many species are…
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parrot
Anecdotal evidence from those who care for African grays has long suggested that the parrots possess high innate intelligence. American animal behaviourist and psychologist Irene Pepperberg vindicated those observations with her studies of the cognitive abilities of African grays, using a bird named Alex and, later, additional specimens. Alex, who had been purchased from a pet store in Chicago in 1977, proved receptive to Pepperberg’s attempts to…
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