
the animal world


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table of contents

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careers the animal world
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entomologists

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veterinarian
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wildlife photographer
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zookeeper
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principles of zoology
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rotifers
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what is an animal
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animal species
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classification
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flamingos
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the animal cell

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plant cell
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the structure of cells
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liver cells
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animal cell
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organelles
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mitochondrion
the nucleus
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anatomy and physiology
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structural variations
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supporting structures
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fledgling songbirds
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newborn animals
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greater gliding possum
respiration
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animal respiration
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the nervous system
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chewing and digestion
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animal digestion
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excretion
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animal circulation
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reproduction

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asexual reproduction
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budding
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sexual reproduction
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mitosis
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twoheaded snake
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mating
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fertilization
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spawning
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oviparity and viviparity
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insects
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fishes and amphibians
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frog egg
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frog embryo
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birds

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mammals
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young mammals
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genetics
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white peppered moth
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chromosomes genes and alleles
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chromosomes
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singlefactor inheritance
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albinism
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the structure of a gene
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behavior
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gazelle bucks
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instinct and learning
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rat in a box
the role of sense organs
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ticks
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gannet courtship ritual
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parental behavior
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feeding
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lioness feeding
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social behavior
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schooling fish
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primate grooming
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special feature animal habitats of the world
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gila monster
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guanaco coral reefs
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invertebrates
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classifying invertebrates
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types of invertebrates
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sea slugs
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zebra spider
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the minor phyla
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protozoa and sponges
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amebas and flagellates
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ciliates
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stentor
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ciliate paramecium
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sporoza and cnidospora
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sponges
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glass sponges
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cnidarians and ctenophores
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sea nettle
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general structure of cnidarians
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nematocysts
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hydrozoans
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jellyfish
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jellyfish reproductive cycle
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sea anemones and corals
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sea anemones
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ctenophores
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platyhelminthes
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general features
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candystriped flatworm
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turbellarians
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flukes
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blood fluke
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intestinal fluke
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tapeworms
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tapeworm reproductive segment
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nematodes and annelids
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ribbon worms
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roundworms
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nematode
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annelids
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tubeworm
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earthworms
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echinoderms
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sea stars
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echinoderm
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brittle stars
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brittle star
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sea urchins and sand dollars
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sea urchin
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sea cucumbers
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sea cucumber
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sea lilies and feather stars
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mollusks
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mollusk anatomy
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gastropods
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garden snail
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abalone
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bivalves
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queen scallop
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cephalopods
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squids
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squid
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cephalopod eye
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introduction to arthropods
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trilobites
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trilobites exoskeleton
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horseshoe crabs
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horseshoe crab
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sea spiders
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centipedes and millipedes
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centipedes
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crustaceans
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characteristic features
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branchiopods
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water flea
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ostracods and copepods
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cyclops
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barnacles
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decapods
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krill
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crayfish anatomy
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shore crab
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isopoda
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pill bugs
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arachnids

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arachnid anatomy
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spiders
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orange garden spider
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orb web
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scorpions
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scorpion courtship
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other arachnids
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locust
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insect body
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compound eye
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insect flight
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dragonflies
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life cycles and development
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insect development
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praying mantis
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peacock butterfly
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termite colonies
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parasitism
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feeding adaptations
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insect mouthparts
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social organization
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honey bee colony
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ants milking aphids
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economic importance of insects
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vertebrates

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structure and development
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amphioxus
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vertebrate types
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fishes
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stickleback courtship
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black marlin
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fish feeding
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flatfish x ray
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swimming
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fish shape
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fish fins
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buoyancy
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sense organs
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electric fishes
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gills
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mudskippers
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cartilaginous fishes
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sharks
sharks teeth
manta ray
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bony fishes
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bony fish
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lungfishes and lobefins
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coelacanth
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rayfinned fishes
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teleost fishes
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eels

moray eels
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eel migration
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salmon trout and pike

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carps characins and catfish

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codfishes

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spinyfinned fishes

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horse mackerel
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flatfishes
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fish camouflage
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amphibians
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fire salamander
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senses
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movement
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costa rican frog
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reproduction and life expectancy
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frog growth
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frogspawn
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frogs and toads
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frog voice
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salamanders and newts
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palmate newt
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newt courtship
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caecilians
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reptiles
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stegosaurus
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the reptilian body
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lizard features
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reptilian skeleton
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reptile heart system
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senses and sense organs
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reptilian eyes
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temperature regulation
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marine iguanas
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reptile eggs
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tortoises turtles and terrapins
giant tortoises
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lizards and snakes
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flying snake
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chameleon
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venomous snakes
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crocodilians
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crocodile
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the tuatara
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introduction to birds
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prehistoric bird
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redtailed hawk
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the lightest skeleton
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bird skeleton
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unique breathing system
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digestive system
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classification of birds
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the orders of birds

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struthioniformes
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rheiformes
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apterygiformes
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casuariiformes
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tinamiformes
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sphenisciformes
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gaviiformes
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procellariiformes
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pelecaniformes
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ciconiiformes
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anseriformes
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falconiformes
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galliformes
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gruiformes
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charadriiformes
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columbiformes
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psittaciformes
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cuculiformes
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strigiformes
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caprimulgiformes

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apodiformes

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coliiformes

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trogoniformes

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coraciiformes

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piciformes

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passeriformes
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feathers and flight
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bird bills
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feathers
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flight
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bird flight
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rubythroated hummingbird
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breeding and behavior in birds
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territory
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courtship
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bird courtship
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displacement activities
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nests and nesting
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nest building
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eggs and egg laying
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bird camouflage
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incubation
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bird embryo
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hatching
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dunnock
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migration
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geese migration
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navigation
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tern migration
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introduction to mammals
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distinguishing features
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orangutan
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suckling piglets
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habitats
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migrating mammals
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teeth
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mammal teeth
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mammal limbs
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classification of mammals
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human embryo
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monotremes and marsupials
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monotremes
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platypus
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marsupials
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koala
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young marsupials
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kinds of marsupials
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insecteating mammals
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insectivore classification
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insectivore limbs
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habitats and life styles
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hedgehog
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flying lemurs
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bats
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armadillos anteaters and sloths
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tamandua
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scaly anteater
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threetoed sloth
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pangolins
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primates
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african primates
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mammalian orders
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primate suborders
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distribution
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lemurs
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evolutionary trends
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primate adaptations
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prosimians
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tree shrew digits
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tarsier digits
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tarsier
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african potto digits
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slow loris
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new world monkeys
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tamarin
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the prehensile tail
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howler
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new world monkey anatomy and senses
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gibbons grasp
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red uakari
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old world monkeys
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macaques
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monkey limbs locomotion and hands
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colobus monkey
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macaques grasp
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monkey anatomy and behavior
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monkey reproduction
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the apes
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primate limbs
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gorillas
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ape locomotion and anatomy
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brachiation
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vertebral column and skull of apes
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ape reproduction
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homo sapiens
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hominid ancestors
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homo erectus bones
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modern homo sapiens
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rodents and lagomorphs
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general features of rodents
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capybara
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rodent incisors
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squirrellike rodents
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red tree squirrel
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prairie dogs
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beaver lodges
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mouselike rodents
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porcupinelike rodents
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porcupine
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lagomorphs
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hare
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whales and dolphins
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teeth and feeding
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bottlenose dolphin
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humpback whales
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baleen whale
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carnivores
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carnivore anatomy
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carnivore hind limbs
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carnivore teeth
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the dogs
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fennec
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cape hunting dogs
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the bears
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kinds of bears
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kodiak bear
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the raccoon family
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raccoon
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the weasel family
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stoat
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striped skunk
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the mongoose family
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banded mongoose
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the hyenas
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the cats
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cat species
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cheetahs
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seals
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elephant seals
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seal migration
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the earless seals
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error
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seal hind limbs
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the eared seals
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the walrus
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walruses
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aardvarks and subungulates
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subungulate teeth
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aardvarks
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elephants
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african elephants
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conies
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manatees dugongs and sea cows
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manatee forelimbs
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ungulates
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great auk
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ungulate teeth
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rumination
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cattle stomach
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perissodactyls
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horse
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horse gallop
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zebras
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tapir
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artiodactyls
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wart hogs
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hippopotamus
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giraffes
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stag antlers
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impalas
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horns and antlers
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special feature animals as pets
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boy and pets
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girl and rabbit
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macaw
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endangered animals
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effects of one species on another
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the activities of humans
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endangered lower animals
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endangered amphibians
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butterfly
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endangered reptiles
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endangered birds
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birds facing extinction
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land iguana
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endangered mammals
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hunting and poaching
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sifaka
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deer and rhinoceros
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conservation successes
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seal and antelope
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bear and deer
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scimitarhorned oryx
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animal taxonomy
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largest animal classes
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glossary
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allantois
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allele
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alteration of generations
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alula
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ametabolous
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amino acid
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amnion
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bacterium
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baleen
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bastard wing
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bilateral symmetry
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bilharzia
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binary fission
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binomial classification
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bone
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brain
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carnassial
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cartilage
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cell
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cellulose
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cephalothorax
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chiasmata
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chitin
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chlorophyll
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chloroplasts
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choanocyte

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chromatid

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chromatin

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chromatophore

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chromosome

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clavicle
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collagen
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corona
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crop
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cytoplasm
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diaphragm
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digitigrade
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dioecious
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displacement activity
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dna
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ecdysis
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echolocation
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eclipse period
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exoskeleton
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eye
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fetus
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food vacuole
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frenal hooks
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furcula
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gamete
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ganglion
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gastrulation
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gemmule
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gene
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genotype
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genus
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gestation
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gill
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gillbook
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gizzard
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guard hairs
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heart
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hemimetabolous
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hemocoele
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hemocyanin
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hemoglobin
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hermaphrodite
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hibernation
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holometabolous
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homeothermal
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hormones
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host
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hybrid
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hydrostatic skeleton
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hyoid
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hypothalamus
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imprinting
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instinct
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keratin
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larva
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lateralline system
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lung
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lungbooks
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macronucleus
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malpighian tubules
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mammary glands
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mandible
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maxilla
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meiosis
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mesogloea
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metabolism
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metamorphosis
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micronucleus
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milk
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mutation
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myoglobin
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nectar guides
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nematocyst
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nidifugous
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notochord
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nucleus
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operculum

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oviduct
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parasite
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parthenogenesis
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pectoral girdle
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pelvic girdle
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pentadactyl
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peristalsis
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phenotype
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pheromone

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photosynthesis
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phytoplankton

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placenta

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plankton
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plantigrade
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pneumostome
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poikilothermal
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polyembryony
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polyp
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proglottid
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prognathous
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protein
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protoplasm
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pseudopodium
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pupa
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rachis

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radial symmetry
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radula
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retina
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ribonucleic acid
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rna
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royal jelly
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scolex
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sedentary
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segmentation
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sesamoid
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sessile
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sexual dimorphism
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shoaling
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skeleton
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sonar
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species
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spermatophore
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spicules
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spinnerets
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spiracle
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spore
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stapes
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statocyst
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sternum
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suspension feeder
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swimbladder
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symbiosis
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synkaryon
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synovial capsule
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tapetum
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tergum
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testis
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tetrapod
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torsion
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trachea
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trochophore
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ultrasonic
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unguligrade
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uric acid
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urine
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uterus
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vector
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veliger
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viviparous
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zooplankton
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