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fallow deer (Dama dama)
Survival struggles in a meerkat colony
freshwater jellyfish gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
animal cell and plant cell early sea animals freshwater sponge (Spongilla) lobed comb jelly
Study a jellyfish's muscular contractions and learn how the carnivore uses its tentacles to catch prey
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gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
animal summary
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
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Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
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Survival struggles in a meerkat colony
A dominant female meerkat expelling a subordinate from the pack.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
The major parts of an animal cell explained
From teeny-tiny ants to 200-ton whales, all members of the animal kingdom are composed...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Study a jellyfish's muscular contractions and learn how the carnivore uses its tentacles to catch prey
A jellyfish contracting its body.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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fallow deer (Dama dama)
The fallow deer (Dama dama) has been introduced in many areas ever since...
© WildMedia/Shutterstock.com
freshwater jellyfish
Freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi).
U. S. Geological Survey
gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching.
© Francois Gohier
animal cell and plant cell
Cytoplasm is contained within cells in the space between the cell membrane and the...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
early sea animals
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
freshwater sponge (Spongilla)
Spongilla species are found in clean lake waters and slow streams.
Larry West—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
lobed comb jelly
Lobed comb jelly (Lobata).
Douglas Faulkner
Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is one of two species of North American...
© Peter Finch—Stone/Getty Images
Prostheceraeus
Prostheceraeus, a flatworm of the class Turbellaria.
Jacques Six
reef squid
A reef squid (Sepioteuthis) in the Andaman Sea. Its 10 arms are arranged...
Georgette Douwma/Nature Picture Library
African elephants
Herd of African elephants (Loxodonta africana oxyotis) and their calves...
© Photos.com/Jupiterimages Corporation
animal lifespans
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cells
Animal cells and plant cells contain membrane-bound organelles, including a distinct...
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Dispersal of several types of seeds.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Cenozoic migration routes
Principal Cenozoic faunal migration routes and barriers.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
major evolutionary events
The geologic time scale from 650 million years ago to the present, showing major...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Figure 2: Hypothetical relationships in the animal kingdom
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Tree of life illustrating the three-domain classification of life-forms
The tree of life according to the three-domain system of biological classification.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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