Zoology

Pitcher plant, any pitcher-shaped leaves of carnivorous plants that form a passive pitfall trap. Specialized leaves form the traps of what are known to be…

Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. It is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of…

For all such species, including some algae, bacteria, protozoans, crustaceans, molluscs, and coelenterates, as well as members of almost every other animal phylum, the term…

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that belongs primarily to the Rhizophoraceae, Acanthaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, and Arecaceae families; that grows along coastal estuaries,…

Also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is the only lizard on earth that spends…

Barnacle (Balanus glandula), also known as ‘cirripede’, is an arthropod of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and is thus related to crabs and…

Beachcombing is an enjoyable sport involving the hunt for shells, sea glass, rocks, and other ashore washable beaches. A beachcomber is a person who is…

A seashell or shell of the sea, also commonly known as a shell, is a strong exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves, and…

In the past, hunting has played an important role in leadership and community formation. Before the agricultural revolution (around 10,000 years ago), primitive humans relied…

Poaching is the practice of killing or trading animals for economic gain or necessity and has resulted in substantial losses of many species throughout developing…

Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting, capturing, and often killing of wild animals; in law, the illegal shooting, trapping, or taking of game,…

What is hibernation? There are numerous ways that animals respond to winter: they migrate, adjust or hibernate. But hibernation isn’t as easy as going to…