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51. THE ZOO ANIMALS
- www.pacificnet.net
- ANIMALS YOU CAN SEE AT THE ZOO.
- They are very big animals and have a long memory, and a very long nose called a trunk. ...
52. Article: Vegan
- en2.wikipedia.org
- "The word 'veganism' denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, including humans and the environment. ...
- In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals. ...
- By extension cruelty and exploitation are avoided in all human activities and relationships between people as well as with animals. ...
- Utilitarian philosopers, such such as Jeremy Bentham, and especially Peter Singer, argue that the suffering of all sentient animals should be taken into consideration when making ethical decision; thus, by abstaining from consuming products from animals exploited for food - veganism is the application of this system of ethics. Though Peter Singer's ethical theory recognizes the suffering of sentient animals, it does not, however, rely on the concept of rights. However, philosophers such as Tom Regan and Gary Francione believe that because sentient animals are capable of valuing their life, they have the inherent right to possess their own flesh, and therefore it is unethical to treat sentient animals as property, or as a commodity. ...
- However, popular vegan author Joanne Stepaniak argues that this term is inappropriate because veganism is by definition about helping animals. ...
- Veganism is a modern idea in the developed world, as a reaction to the exploitation of nature, including imposing unnecessary suffering on non-human animals. ...
- The website "People Eating Tasty Animals", featuring essays and articles about hunting and the consumption of animal products. ...
53. Article: Paleontology
- en.wikipedia.org
- Paleontology is the study of the developing history of life on earth, of ancient plants and animals based on the fossil record, evidence of their existence preserved in rocks. ...
- Two major subdivisions of paleontology are paleozoology (animals) and paleobotany (plants). Paleozoologists may specialize in invertebrate paleontology, which deals with animals without backbones, or in vertebrate paleontology, dealing with fossils of animals with backbones. ...
- Important figures include the Englishman William Smith who first noted that similar fossil sequences were found regionally and Georges Cuvier who initiated the study of ancient animals based on living animals. ...
54. Article: Talk:Sponge
- en.wikipedia.org
- are there also one-cellular animals, or are they all classified as Protista? AxelBoldt .
- Animalia confirms that all animals are multi-cellular, so we can drop the "multi-cellular" from the text of the article. ...
- There's a small group of single-celled eukaryotes, called the Myxozoa, which probably evolved from Cnidaria and so could be counted as animals. ...
- However, I personally wouldn't count them as animals just because they evolved from them (would have to know more about their physiology first; also would have to look again at the definition of animalia - which I am pretty sure precludes single-celled organisms). ...
55. Article: Pterosaur
- www.wikipedia.org
- He initially believed that pterosaurs were aquatic animals, not flyers. ...
- Fossils from Brazil and material of Sordes indicate that in these animals the webs did in fact connect to the hindlimbs, however modern bats and flying squirrels show considerable variation in the extent of their wing membranes and it is possible that, like these groups, different species may have had different wing designs. Pterosaurs also had webbed feet, although these have been considered to be evidence of swimming, webbed feet are also seen in some gliding animals such as colugos. ...
- After the impact of the famous Chicxulub bolide that ended the Cretaceous period, the larger animals all died, including the pterosaurs. ...
56. Article: Zoophilia
- www.wikipedia.org
- Zoophilia is a paraphilia defined as sexual attraction by a human to non-human animals. ...
- Zoophilia is illegal in many jurisdictions, while others generally outlaw the mistreatment of animals without specifically mentioning zoosexuality. ...
- In Germany, sex with animals is not specifically outlawed (but pornography showing it is); in West Germany, the law making it a crime was removed in 1969, while in East Germany (until the German reunification), there never was a law against zoophilia at all. ...
- S states was that when laws outlawing sodomy were repealed, sex with animals was no longer outlawed. ...
- Andrea Beetz: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals, ISBN 3832200207 .
- Weinberg: Zoophilia in Men: a study of sexual interest in animals. ...
57. Article: Domestication
- en.wikipedia.org
- Domesticated animals and plants are those species whose breeding and living conditions are under human control for the purposes of using them for food, as an aid in work, or as a pet. ...
- 1 Domestication of animals.
- Domestication of animals .
- wild animals, .
- zoo animals, and .
- domesticated or tame animals. ...
- Humans have tamed many thousands of animals that have never been truly domesticated. ...
- Despite long enthusiasm about revolutionary progress in farming, few crops and probably even fewer animals ever became domesticated. While the process continues with plants (berryfruits, for example), it appears to have ceased with animals. ...
- Many parasites also have their origins in domestic animals. ...
- Owing to agriculture, even more important to human survival than the domestication of animals is the domestication of plants. ...
- Domesticated animals .
58. Article: Seafood
- www.wikipedia.org
- Seafood is food derived from aquatic animals, such as fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. These animals provide protein in many diets around the world. ...
- The term is not restricted to "sea" creatures, but may include fresh-water animals as well. ...
59. Animals Online
- www.compar.com
- Animals Online .
- Animals are no exception to this trend and there is no better place to promote such ideas than online. ... The venture which kicked off in October is being coordinated by three online sites, ASPCA The American Society for the Prevention and Cruelty of Animals Petfinder. ...
- At the new site visitors can operate live controllable webcams, zooming in on endangered species as the animals move around. African elephants, Siberian tigers, and gorillas are just a few of the animals that can be viewed. ... These webcams are interactive and the simple controls enable the visitor to pan around, tilt the camera and zoom in on the animals. ... It is known internationally for its work with rare animals. ...
- We offer a wide variety of premium products for dogs, cats, birds, small animals, and more. ...
- Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home : And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals : An Investigation by Rupert Sheldrake .
60. Article: Burgess shale
- en2.wikipedia.org
- Indeed, many of the animals present had bizarre anatomical features and only the sketchiest resemblance to other known animals. ... Several poorly understood fossils were found to be body parts of a predatory form known as Anomalocaris More recent (late 1990s) work by Derek Briggs and Richard Fortey has placed many of the "peculiar" Burgess Shale fossils within the arthropoda, but many animals such as Amiskwia remain enigmatic. ...
61. Article: Raccoon
- en2.wikipedia.org
- Raccoons eat a large variety of things, including berries, insects, and small animals. ...
- Raccoons are also well known for being one of the largest animals which have adapted extremely well to cities. ...
62. BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Homepage
- www.bbc.co.uk
- The Little Animals Activity Centre is a fun way for 4-8 year olds to learn and play at home.
63. Browse Education Library
- mentura.com
- Animals.
- Animals .
- Animals in the Wild: Amazing Habitats .
- Home is where the heart is" may be true for humans, but does this saying apply to animals too? Could the amazing decorations of flowers and shells attached to a bower-bird's bower be compared to human ornaments? Weaver bird nests are like thatched cottages, but termite mounds are more like Goudi's elaborate cathedral in Barcelona than mud huts. ...
- Animals in the Wild: Fangs and Claws .
- Humans invented axes and knives because their own teeth and nails were too weak to tear through the hides of animals. ... This program looks at ways different animals have developed their own tools to eat, fight and defend themselves. ...
- Brimming with details about the complex lives of these fascinating animals, this ocean adventure film takes you into the very heart of the world of Dolphins. ...
- Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of the largest concentrations of animals anywhere on Earth during the spring and summer months. ...
64. Article: Bandicoot
- en2.wikipedia.org
- A bandicoot is any of about 8 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the subfamily Peramelinae (the true bandicoots) of the family Peramelidae; or in a broader sense, any of about 21 species of fairly similar animals in the order Peramelemorphia. ...
65. Article: Seamount
- en2.wikipedia.org
- Seamounts may thus be vital stopping points for migratory animals. There is also evidence that some animals, particularly the large whales, may use seamounts as navigational aids. ...
66. Article: Collective noun
- en.wikipedia.org
- A collective noun is a subject-specific word used to define a grouping of people, animals, objects or concepts. ...
- For this reason, most collective nouns refer to animals. ...
- "Herd" is a legitimate collective noun for dozens of animals and (rather curiously) the mythical fairy. ...
- The term only refers to the breeding territory itself, and not to the collection of animals. ...
- Certain examples defy logic; ferrets are known to be fiercely solitary animals, yet two collective nouns are known to exist ("business" and the old Saxon "fesnying"). ...
67. Article: Happiness
- en.wikipedia.org
- More generally, though, it can be defined as the state which humans and animals are behaviorally driven towards, to counter external forces which would otherwise lead to unhappiness (and presumably eventual death). ...
- 4 Happiness in lower animals.
- Happiness in lower animals .
- For non-human animals, happiness might be best described as the process of reinforcement, as part of the organism's motivational system. ...
- By this definition, only animals with some capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. ...
- When speaking of animals with the ability to reason (generally considered the exclusive domain of humans), goals are no longer limited to short term satisfaction of basic drives. ...
- pets and animals .
68. Article: Agriculture
- en.wikipedia.org
- Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, and fiber by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals. ...
- Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family (but no more), and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry). ...
- Genetically engineered plants and animals produce specialty drugs. ...
- Animal husbandry means breeding and raising animals for meat or to harvest animal products (like milk, eggs, or wool) on a continual basis. ...
- See also : List of domesticated plants, List of vegetables, List of herbs, List of fruit, List of domesticated animals .
- Weeds - Feral Plants and Animals .
69. Welcome to The MyAnimalCenter Bookstore
- We hope you like the books we've selected for people who love animals.
- Our newsletter can help you keep in touch with what is happening with animals. Find out about special events, grand openings, special deals, new features at animals, and more. ...
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70. Viva! - Vegetarians International Voice for Animals
- www.viva.org.uk
- One of our main aims is to end cruelty to animals. ...
- Its logic is simple - through the institutionalised abuse of billions of diseased and dejected animals we are destroying the planet and all that lives on it, impoverishing the poorest and destroying our health for something we don't even need. ...
- Viva! Vegetarians International Voice for Animals.
71. Animals posters
- www.animals.your-posters.com
- Animals >.
- Animals Posters.
- Baby Animals .
- :: Animals posters ::. ...
72. Animal Protection Institute - Welcome
- www.api4animals.org
- Winter and the holidays can be hard on our companion animals. ...
- Massachusetts Residents - The time is ripe to urge your state Senator and Representative to support SB 184, a bill to prohibit the use of exotic animals in traveling shows and circuses. ...
73. Anaflora Flower Essences for Animals & Animal Communication
- www.anaflora.com
- Anaflora flower essences and flower essence formulas made just for animals by Sharon Callahan internationally recognized animal communication specialist and leading pioneer in the use of flower essences in the treatment of animals. ...
- New book by Sharon Callahan, Healing Animals Naturally With Flower Essences and Intuitive Listening. ... Introduction to Anaflora : how Anaflora flower essences are made, the intent behind the Anaflora flower essences for animals, how flower essences help to heal the animal/human bond, which Anaflora formula to begin with, questions commonly asked about flower essences and their usage, instructions for administering flower essences, testimonies and case studies.
- How Sharon communicates with animals and prescribes flower essences. ...
- Information on ordering Sharon Callahan's NEW BOOK Healing Animals Naturally With Flower Essences and Intuitive Listening with foreword By Dr. ...
- Bob and Susan Goldstein's Love of Animals Newsletter of which Sharon is a contributing editor. Interviews and dialogues with respected writers, theologians, scientists, scholars and mystics on the topic of animals and spirituality. ...
- Prayer page for injured, distressed, sick or dying animals. ... Francis a spiritual and educational organization promoting the awareness of animals as spiritual beings. ...
- Promoting the Awareness of Animals as Spiritual Beings.
74. Article: Talk:Clothing
- en2.wikipedia.org
- Generally the practice for non-human animals is nudity but there can be exceptions. ...
75. Article: Kashrut
- www.wikipedia.org
- It was believed by some that kosher animals were healthier to eat than non-kosher animals. It was also noted that the laws of purity (Leviticus 11-15) not only describe the difference between clean and unclean animals, but also describe other phenomena related to health. ...
- They even permit animals such as cows and sheep which also can harbor diseases which are dangerous to humans. ...
- In this view, kosher animals represent virtues, while non-kosher animals represent vices. ...
- Jewish law states that kosher animals must be slaughtered according to a strict set of guidelines, the slaughter (shechita) being designed to minimize the pain inflicted. ...
- The word treif -- derived from the Hebrew treifah, meaning "torn" -- originally referred to animals which had been killed by wild beasts therefore were not fit for human consumption. ...
- Milk and milk-derived products derived from kosher animals are always kosher. ...
- All other sea animals, such as octopus, squid and jellyfish are also not kosher. ...
- This substance comes from the processed bones of animals. ...
- However, others argue that people may eat animals because God gave Eve and Adam dominion over them. ...
- The method of slaughtering used in strict adherence to Jewish law has been criticized as being cruel by many animal rights organizations, in particular because animals are killed without the use of anesthesia. ...
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