"mating ritual. Mature billies stare at nannies for long periods, dig rutting pits, and fight each other in showy (though occasionally dangerous) scuffles. Young billies sometimes try to participate, but they are ignored by nannies; nannies also sometimes pursue inattentive billies. Both males and females usually mate with multiple individuals during breeding season, although some billies try to keep other males away from certain nannies. After the breeding season is over, males and females move away from each other, with the adult billies breaking up into small bands of two or three individuals. Nannies form loose-knit nursery groups of up"
"Mammal Mammals ( from Latin ""mamma"" ""breast"") are vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, and characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young; a neocortex (a region of the brain); hair; and three middle ear bones. These characteristics distinguish them from reptiles and birds, from which they diverged in the late Triassic. There are around 5,450 species of mammals. The largest orders are the rodents, bats and Soricomorpha (shrews and allies). The next three are the Primates (apes, monkeys, and allies), the Cetartiodactyla (whales and even-toed ungulates), and the Carnivora (cats,"
"to 50 animals. Kids are born in the spring (late May or early June) after a six-month gestation period. Nannies give birth, usually to a single offspring, after moving to an isolated ledge;"" post partum"", they lick the kid dry and ingest the placenta. Kids weigh a little over at birth and begin to run and climb (or attempt to do so) within hours. Although they are mostly weaned within one month, kids follow their mothers closely for the first year of life (or until the nanny gives birth again, if this does not occur the next breeding season); nannies"
"is called a jack, a female a jenny or jennet; a young donkey is a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to mate with female horses to produce mules; the biological ""reciprocal"" of a mule, from a stallion and jenny as its parents instead, is called a hinny. Asses were first domesticated around 3000 BC, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia, and have spread around the world. They continue to fill important roles in many places today. While domesticated species are increasing in numbers, the African wild ass is an endangered species. As beasts of burden and companions, asses and donkeys"
"minutes. Females with young tend to form groups of up to five females. During rearing, a foal and dam remain close, but other animals and her own older offspring are displaced by the dam. Occasionally, stallions in territorial wild populations expel the young to mate with the mare again. Wild Asian wild asses reach an age of 14 years, but in captivity, they can live up to 26 years. Like all equids, onagers are herbivorous mammals. They eat grasses, herbs, leaves, fruits, and saline vegetation when available, but browse on shrubs and trees in drier habitats. They have also been"
"bill for the terraforming operation.) Narn are tall and have a stocky build; they are bald, with a red-orange complexion, mottled with brown and/or green spots. They appear reptilian in origin. Female Narn give live birth, but shortly after birth an infant Narn is placed into a pouch in the male Narn, and they remain there until they are old enough to leave their father's pouch. As such, infant Narn are called ""pouchlings"". Physically, the Narn are among the strongest of all the younger races, and can hold their own in hand-to-hand combat even with the Minbari. A typical Narn"
"Boys, an all-male group. One of its most famous residents was named Charlie, rescued by Cronin from a beach photographer in Spain who was using the chimp as a prop. Paddy's Group (now led by Cindy) and Hananya's Group are both family groups. Bart is the youngest in Paddy's group. The internal politics within these groups determine how long each male is leader. There are three orangutan groups. Tuan's Group, Gordon's Group and the Nursery Group, looked after by a foster mother known as Roro. All of the orangutans are part of the international breeding program. The other 14 species"
"The male panda, Billy (比力 ビーリー) was renamed in Ueno to Līlī (力力 リーリー) to emphasize his playful vitality. The female's name Siennyu (仙女 シィエンニュ ‘Fairy’) was changed to Shinshin (真真 シンシン), referring to purity (純真) and innocence (天真). The new names were based on a public poll. The final choices picked by the zoo were, however, not among top choices. Reduplication is very common in panda names. Other animals housed at the zoo include Asiatic lions, Polar bears, Asian elephants, gorillas, Reticulated giraffes, Sumatran tigers, otters, red foxes, bats, toucans, tapirs, kangaroos, California sea lions, koalas, penguins, sun bears,"
"Rhinos, (Orange) Tigers, (Green) Crocodiles, (Black) Tarantulas, (Yellow) Eagles and (Purple) Cobras. In the first two series the teams consisted of three boys and a girl; from the third series, there are two boys and two girls per team. Each team has a colour and a symbol of animal: Series 1 to 4: Series 1: Shona, Nathan, Jake, Louis <br> Series 2: Shane, Zachary, Billy, Emily <br> Series 3: Jay, Charlotte, Joe, Tia <br> Series 4: Ruby, George, Dean, Paige <br> Series 1: Tashi, William, Jimmy, Ashley <br> Series 2: Jack, Laura, Kailum, Matt <br> Series 3: Jamie, John, Lauren,"
"Amniote Amniotes (from Greek ἀμνίον ""amnion"", ""membrane surrounding the fetus"", earlier ""bowl in which the blood of sacrificed animals was caught"", from ἀμνός ""amnos"", ""lamb"") are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals. Amniotes lay their eggs on land or retain the fertilized egg within the mother, and are distinguished from the anamniotes (fishes and amphibians), which typically lay their eggs in water. Older sources, particularly prior to the 20th century, may refer to amniotes as ""higher vertebrates"" and anamniotes as ""lower vertebrates"", based on the discredited idea of the evolutionary great chain of being. Amniotes"
"Galago Galagos , also known as bush babies, or nagapies (meaning ""little night monkeys"" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae or Loridae. According to some accounts, the name ""bushbaby"" comes from either the animal's cries or its appearance. The Afrikaans name ""nagapie"" is because they are almost exclusively seen at night, while the Ghanaian name ""aposor"" is given to them because of their firm grip on branches. In both variety and abundance, the bushbabies are the"
"In addition to other bovid species (such as bison, yak and water buffalo), these include the young of camels, dolphins, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, larger deer (such as moose, elk (wapiti) and red deer), rhinoceroses, porpoises, whales, walruses and larger seals. However, common domestic species tend to have their own specific names, such as foal and lamb. Calf A calf (plural, calves) is the young of domestic cattle. Calves are reared to become adult cattle, or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and for their calfskin. The term ""calf"" is also used for some other species. See ""Other animals"" below."
"convention, the name of the sire comes first in such combinations: the offspring of a male polar bear and a female grizzly would be the suggested ""nanulak"" or a ""pizzly bear"", while the offspring of a male grizzly and a female polar bear would be a ""grolar bear"" or possibly an ""aknuk"". If the remains of MacFarlane's 1864 specimenwhich was validly described according to ICZN ruleswere traced and confirmed to be such a hybrid by ancient DNA techniques, the scientific name ""Ursus × inopinatus"" would be available for these animals. Two grizzly–polar hybrid cubs (one female and one male) were"
"and Nicky. Currently in this group are alpha males and females Zac, Jao, Cozy, Sampa, Tony, Dinka, Zee, Nina, Sally, Xena, Charlie, Thomas, and Claudine. As of April, 2013, Nina and her son, Thabu, are ongoing a reintegration process after Nina was separated from the group to give birth to Thabu in January, 2013. This enclosure contains 12 chimpanzees, all rescued individuals. Charles, who was rescued from an entertainment circus in South Africa and arrived in December 2008, is the dominant male in this group. This group contains two adult females, Jessica the dominant female who was also rescued from"
"Bovidae The Bovidae are the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes bison, African buffalo, water buffalo, antelopes, wildebeest, impala, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskoxen, and domestic cattle. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, the family Bovidae consists of eight major subfamilies apart from the disputed Peleinae and Pantholopinae. The family evolved 20 million years ago, in the early Miocene. The bovids show great variation in size and pelage colouration. Excepting some domesticated forms, all male bovids have two or more horns, and in many species females possess"
"Greater bilbies are nocturnal omnivores that do not need to drink water, as they get all the moisture they need from their food, which includes insects and their larvae, seeds, spiders, bulbs, fruit, fungi, and very small animals. Most food is found by digging or scratching in the soil, and using their very long tongues. In captivity, bilbies typically live for at least five years with some specimens reaching ten years of age. However, wild caught bilbies tend to be less than 12 months old. Females become reproductively active at six months of age and can breed all year round"
"mammals that give birth. Some reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates carry their developing young inside them. Some of these are ovoviviparous, with the eggs being hatched inside the mother's body, and others are viviparous, with the embryo developing inside her body, as in mammals. Large mammals, such as primates, cattle, horses, some antelopes, giraffes, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, elephants, seals, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, generally are pregnant with one offspring at a time, although they may have twin or multiple births on occasion. In these large animals, the birth process is similar to that of a human, though in most the offspring"
"bill. The family is omnivorous, feeding on fruit and small animals. They are monogamous breeders nesting in natural cavities in trees and sometimes cliffs. A number of species of hornbill are threatened with extinction, mostly insular species with small ranges. Hornbills show considerable variation in size, ranging from the black dwarf hornbill (""Tockus hartlaubi""), at and in length, to the great hornbill (""Buceros bicornis""), at up to and in length. Males are always bigger than the females, though the extent to which this is true varies according to species. The extent of sexual dimorphism also varies with body parts. For"
"basis for the mythical Chickcharnie). The barn owls are mostly nocturnal, and generally non-migratory, living in pairs or singly. The barn owls comprise two extant subfamilies: the Tytoninae or ""Tyto"" owls (including the common barn owl) and the Phodilinae or bay-owls. The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the barn owls are a subfamily Tytoninae. This is unsupported by more recent research (see Cypselomorphae), but the relationships of the owls in general are still unresolved. Two extant genera are recognized: The fossil record of the barn owls goes back to the Eocene, with the family eventually"
"goat ""Oreamnos harringtoni"" lived in the southern Rocky Mountains. Ancient DNA studies suggest that this was the sister species of the living mountain goat, not its ancestor; consequently, the living species would also date back to the Pleistocene at least. The mountain goat is the only living species in the genus ""Oreamnos"". The name ""Oreamnos"" is derived from the Greek term ""oros"" (stem ""ore-"") ""mountain"" (or, alternatively, ""oreas"" ""mountain nymph"") and the word ""amnos"" ""lamb"". Both billy (male) and nanny (female) mountain goats have beards, short tails, and long black horns, in length, which contain yearly growth rings. They are"
"a part of daily life—as food, clothing, a companion, and as a source of artistic inspiration. Male rabbits are called ""bucks""; females are called ""does"". An older term for an adult rabbit is ""coney"", while ""rabbit"" once referred only to the young animals. Another term for a young rabbit is ""bunny"", though this term is often applied informally (especially by children) to rabbits generally, especially domestic ones. More recently, the term ""kit"" or ""kitten"" has been used to refer to a young rabbit. A group of rabbits is known as a ""colony"" or ""nest"" (or, occasionally, a ""warren"", though this"
"nonhuman primates, and humans. Among all primates and most mammals, endocrinological and neural processes lead females to nurture infants, including unrelated infants, after being exposed long enough to infant signals. Non-mother female wolves and wild dogs sometimes begin lactating to nurse the alpha female's pups. Humans are born helpless and altricial, mature slowly, and depend on parental investment well into their young adult lives, and often even later. Humans have spent most of human evolution as hunter-gatherer foragers. Among foraging societies without modern birth control methods, women have high parity, tending to give birth about every four years during their"
"land. The echidnas are named after Echidna, a creature from Greek mythology who was half-woman, half-snake, as the animal was perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptiles. Echidnas are medium-sized, solitary mammals covered with coarse hair and spines. Superficially, they resemble the anteaters of South America and other spiny mammals such as hedgehogs and porcupines. They are usually black or brown in colour. There have been several reports of albino echidnas, their eyes pink and their spines white. They have elongated and slender snouts that function as both mouth and nose. Like the platypus, they are equipped with"
"off evil and to ensure love and fertility. Hyena Hyenas or hyaenas (from Greek ὕαινα ""hýaina"") are any feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae . With only four extant species (in three genera), it is the fifth-smallest biological family in the Carnivora, and one of the smallest in the class Mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components of most African ecosystems. Although phylogenetically they are closer to felines and viverrids, and belong to the feliform category, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar to canines in several elements of convergent evolution; both hyenas and canines are"
"in neuropsychological deficits amongst children. Conservation, research and news: Photos: Dolphin Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the order Cetacea, arbitrarily excluding whales and porpoises. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the new world river dolphins), and Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and the extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Dolphins range in size from the long and Maui's dolphin to the and killer whale. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism, in that the males are larger"
"sexually dimorphic plumage. Anatids are vocal birds, producing a range of quacks, honks, squeaks, and trumpeting sounds, depending on species; the female often has a deeper voice than the male. Anatids are generally herbivorous as adults, feeding on various water-plants, although some species also eat fish, molluscs, or aquatic arthropods. One group, the mergansers, are primarily piscivorous, and have serrated bills to help them catch fish. In a number of species, the young include a high proportion of invertebrates in their diets, but become purely herbivorous as adults. The anatids are generally seasonal and monogamous breeders. The level of monogamy"
"Bovinae The biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the members of the group is still debated, and their classification into loose tribes rather than formal subgroups reflects this uncertainty. General characteristics include cloven hooves and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having true horns. The largest extant bovine is the gaur. In many countries, bovid milk and meat is used as food. Cattle are kept as"
"animals in North America and Europe. They are typical artiodactyl (cloven hooved) ungulates, and are similar in appearance to other bovines such as cattle and true buffalo. They are broad and muscular with shaggy coats of long hair. Adults grow to approximately in length and can weigh from approximately in smaller cows, up to in large bulls. American bison tend to be slightly heavier than European bison, while European bison tend to be taller than American bison. Bison are nomadic grazers and travel in herds. The bulls leave the herds of females at two or three years of age, and"
"for food or water sources. The female group is much larger and covers greater areas. They travel the grassy plains in wet periods and prefer bushy areas in dry periods. Females have a complex linear hierarchy. The nursery and juvenile group is naturally formed when females give birth to calves. After about 24 hours of the delivery, the mother and calf join this group. The calves start befriending each other and stay back in the nursery group while the mother returns to the female group. The calves leave the nursery group when they are at least two years old and"
"mammals are the red deer and roe deer, which were dietary staples, and the wild boar, elk, less frequently the aurochs, and a rare horse, believed to have been wild. Only a left foreleg from Østenkær remains. It offers definitive proof that horses lived in the forests of Europe. On the plains to the east they are only found in association with man. The boar were supplemented by swine with mixed European and Near Eastern ancestry, obtained through their Neolithic farming neighbors, as early as 4600 BC. The fur animals are fairly widespread: the beaver, squirrel, polecat, badger, fox, lynx."
"to get in. The bilby prefers arid habitats because of the spinifex grass and the acacia shrubs. Greater bilbies have the characteristics of long bandicoot muzzle and very long ears. They are about in length. Compared to bandicoots, they have a longer tail, bigger ears, and softer, silky fur. The size of their ears allows them to have better hearing as well. At , the male is about the same size as a rabbit; although male animals in good condition have been known to grow up to in captivity. The female is smaller, and weighs around . Bilbies have an"
"is a beautifully designed exhibit with naturalistic surroundings and built-in enrichment for the animals. As the guest enters the Land of the Tiger, two species of hornbills can be seen. Visayan warty pigs live in a large enclosure. The Asian small-clawed otter and the babirusa pigs share an exhibit with a heated pool. The zoo has two breeds of tigers: two Malayan tigers, one male Jaya and from the Palm Beach Zoo and one female Cinta from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and five Sumatran tigers, one male named Berani, one female named Lucy, their daughter Kinleigh Rose, and their sons"
"rabbits, other mammals, and occasionally birds, birds' eggs, fish and frogs. Males mark their territories with olfactory signals and have exclusive home ranges which may intersect with or include several female ranges. Least weasels use pre-existing holes to sleep, store food and raise their young. Breeding takes place in the spring and summer, and there is a single litter of about six kits which are reared exclusively by the female. Due to its small size and fierce nature, the least weasel plays an important part in the mythology and legend of various cultures. The least weasel was given its scientific"