ontocord/MixtureVitae-genericsKB huggingface dataset:
### animal | larva:

Amphibian larvae
* Most amphibian larvae have a similar system.
* are born and live in water, and they breathe using gills.
* feed upon aquatic invertebrates.
* go through metamorphosis to change into the adult form.
+ Sensory system
  * Actually, there are other senses. We have a sense of proprioception which checks our balance. Fishes have a sense system which no land animal has. Most amphibian larvae have a similar system. It is called the lateral line system. This senses movement and vibration in the water pressure and other functions. Some fish can sense patterns of electrical current in the water.

Ant larvae
* are white and grub like.
* look like worms.

Ant lion
* Most ant lions wait for prey.
* are insects
  - sensitive to vibrations and make quick work of foolish ants
  - small insects that create divots in the sand
* have predators, too.
* make pits in sandy soil about the diameter of a silver dollar.
* range throughout the United States.

Aquatic larva
* e go through complex metamorphosis
  - stages
* e have chew mouthparts
  - development
  - undergo metamorphosis

### animal | larva:

Aquatic larvae
* Most aquatic larvae go through complex metamorphosis
* Most aquatic larvae have chew mouthparts
* Some aquatic larvae consume the films of algae that form underwater on rocks and plants
  - eat water fleas
* Some aquatic larvae have cylindrical shapes
  - sides
* are mostly herbivorous.
* eat many small aquatic organisms, especially crustaceans.
* feed primarily on algae and plant material.
* find cover beneath submerged rocks, logs, debris, and undercut banks.
* seek cover in turbid water, clumps of vegetation, and other submerged debris.
* utilize chemical cues in the water to detect the presence of predatory fish.

### animal | larva:

Bot
* are automated processes, designed to do automated tasks, such as look after channels
  - programs which can have all sorts of functions
* are computer controlled opponents designed to act like humans
  - units
  - computer-controlled enemies in deathmatches
  - electronic agents
  - extremely deadly computer opponents that simulate human players in a multiplayer game
  - mechanized software which searches Internet sites for relevant and pertinent content
  - players controlled by the computer
  - programs that join channels as regular users and control various aspects of the channel
  - simple programs that allow a user to more effectively use information
  - small computer programs on a usenet server
  - software tools designed to dig through data
* can exist in a number of environments.
  * are included.
  * Its not the bot code I am questioning, its the operator. Good code can be used wrong. Every bot has to be approved.
  * are really just computer programs that their operators wrote to do something. I don't recommend people running a bot who aren't good at deciphering code.
  * fix some of the errors here automatically.
* comprises all forms of psycho- therapy that focus on the body to improve psychic functioning.

Cat flea larva
* e feed on matter
  - particulate matter
* e possess chew mouthparts
### animal | larva:

Fish larvae
* Some fish larvae have eyes
  - globules
  - oil globules
* are also very abundant in marshed and aquatic grass beds
  - attached to a large yolk sac
  - free-living organisms that feed on plankton, bacteria, or organic debris
* develop from hatched embryos.
* feed mainly on other zooplankton, especially copepods.

Infected larvae
* molt to infected nymphs and infected nymphs molt to infected adults.
* stop feeding and eventually die.
* turn a chalky white color, become hard then turn black.

### animal | larva:

Infective larvae
* Some infective larvae are eaten by sheep.
* Some infective larvae have protective sheaths
  - invade dermal tissue
  - penetrate skin
* Some infective larvae survive for months
  - several months
* are believed to be in their third stage.
* are relatively inactive, so little migration occurs from well formed manure pats
  - resistant to environmental hazards
* develop inside the intermediate host.
* penetrate skin but are unable to pass through to the circulation and the lungs.

Insect larvae
* Most insect larvae are generic in form, hence the lumping of many species under the umbrella term.
* Most insect larvae have blood hemoglobins

Large larvae
* are what people buy in pet stores or bait shops to feed their reptiles or fish.
* consume entire leafs from plants.
* indicate completion of the feeding or damaging stage of cutworms.
* move down to the base of the corn plant and bore into the stalk before pupating there
  - on to new tissue, cones or shoots

Larval survival
* Some larval survival depends on humidity
  - relative humidity
* is poor in the prostrate stems of non-flowering plants.
* results in insect pressure
  - lower pressure

Live larva
* e develop into worms.
* e feed on bacteria

Mature larva
* e become pupas.
* e possess ability
  - defensive ability
  - transform into pupas

Mature larvae
* Most mature larvae possess defensive ability.
* form earthen cells within which the pupae form.
* move to places just under the surface of the soil and pupate in earthen cells.
### animal | larva:

Older larvae
* consume the entire leaf, except the midribs and major veins.
* devour the leaf lamina, leaving the veins.

Planktonic larvae
* are an important food source for some organisms.
* develop , grow into annelids and eventually sink to the bottom of the water.
+ Common clam worm: Annelids

### animal | larva:

Small larvae
* Most small larvae have heads.
* are more susceptible to insecticides
  - vulnerable to insecticides, and inflict less damage
  - susceptible to being blown or rubbed off trees during wind storms
* eat a very small amount but when full grown, larvae have a voracious appetite
  - amount, but when full grown have a voracious appetite
* feed mainly on planktonic invertebrates.
* feed on leaf surfaces and medium-sized larvae eat ragged holes through leaves
  - the undersides of the leaves, chewing irregularly-shaped holes in the leaves

Sphingid larvae
* Most Sphingid larvae pupate in the soil, though some spin cocoons in leaf litter.
* tend to be specific feeders, rather than generalists.
### animal | larva:

Young larvae
* Many young larvae die, but mortality among older larvae is very low.
* Some young larvae gain weight.
* molt or shed their skins three times, increasing in size at each molt.
* move like loopers, arching their body into a loop as they crawl.

Little animal
* Some little animals are quite comfortable sharing their home with other, bigger animals.
* are more abundant than big flashy things such as fish and crayfish.

Lower animal
* have smoother brains, apparently for evolutionary reasons.
* live according to the rule of survival of the fittest.
### animal:

Marine creature
* Most marine creatures eat a variety of foods
* Some marine creatures eat phytoplankton
  - know how to defend themselves with venomous spines, stinging cells or teeth
* are responsible for establishing the dynamic equilibrium of the atmosphere.
* are the only animals still hunted commercially on a large scale
  - wild animals still hunted commercially on a large scale
* develop different techniques
* range from some of the tiniest on earth to the largest ever to exist.

### animal:

Mate
* Most mates affect productivity
  - become fathers
  - give birth to offspring
  - occur in environments
* Most mates produce male offspring
* Some mates have years.
* Some mates occur during months
  - seasons
  - survive winter
* are animals
  - beverages
  - friends
  - hollies
  - officers
  - software
* bring food.
* contains numerous vitamins and minerals.
* find food.
* follow patterns
  - routes
* follow seasonal breed patterns
* includes brains
  - cell membranes
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - skulls
  - vacuoles
* is an officer
* keep in contact.
* occur during periods
* perform functions.
* say in statements.
* sire offspring.
* usually breed in ponds when it is raining in the spring.

Mature animal
* Most mature animals have enemies.
* attach to substrates for lengths of time varying between seconds and minutes.
* breed once a year in early spring.
* require less protein on the basis of percentage of the feed offered than young ones.

Metazoan
* also have collagen.
  - multicellular animals with various types of cells organized into tissues and organs
* comprise all of what are commonly referred to as animals.
* have an amazing ability to increase diversity through coevolution.
* is an animal
* possess complicated multicellular structure among the multicellularities of eukaryotes.
* use diverse and rapidly evolving mechanisms to determine sex.

Microscopic animal
* Many microscopic animals swim by means of beating cilia.
* Some microscopic animals live in estuaries
  - water
  - on tops
* associated with detritus also cover the surface of mud in the salt marsh.

Modern animal
* Many modern animals have similar features.
* eaten by crocs also have communication systems for danger but still they get eaten.
### animal | mollusc:

Bivalve molluscs
* Most bivalve molluscs have tissue.
* are broadcast spawners, which means their eggs are fertilized outside their bodies
  - shellfish with two shells, such as oysters, mussles, clams and cockles
  - very common
### animal | mollusc | bivalve | clam:

Asian clam
* Some asian clams have impact.
* are considered and invasive species.
* can colonize the intake pipes of water treatment systems and power stations.

Butter clam
* Some butter clams have predators.
* have the ability to retain toxin for a very long time - up to a year or more.

Geoduck
* are clams
  - one of the longest living animals in the world
* have a life cycle similar to that of many clams.
* live in holes in the mud.

Giant clam
* Most giant clams are harvested for meat
  - have shells
  - inhabit coral reefs
* Some giant clams live in communities.
* are also valuable for aquarium markets and for their shells, which have many uses
  - an intermediate
  - hermaphrodites, capable of producing sperm and eggs
* grow up.
* have a symbiotic relationship with algae

Hard clam
* Most hard clams inhabit coastal water.
* Some hard clams have values.
* are common in sandy bottoms throughout the Indian River Lagoon
  - suspension feeding bivalves and feed on diatoms
* begin their adult lives as males.
* live in shallow coastal bay waters in areas with a sandy, muddy, or rocky bottom
  - in areas with a soft sandy bottom

### animal | mollusc | bivalve | clam:

Razor clam
* Most razor clams attain ages.
* Most razor clams find along coasts
  - east coasts
* Some razor clams eat algas
  - microscopic algas
  - grow to length
* Some razor clams have ability
  - reach maturity
  - swim through water
* accumulate the toxin and retain it in the edible tissue.
  - filter feeders that draw their food from the surrounding water
  - found in stable, sandy, surf-swept beaches of the open coast and some coastal bays
  - important as a food resource and the sport of clam digging is also recreational
  - plentiful on Northern Oregon beaches
* can accumulate large amounts of the toxin.
* feed close to the surface and can be caught for food.
* have a strong, burrowing foot
  - two separate genders
* live in surf-swept and somewhat protected sand beaches of the open ocean
  - on sand beaches in low to sub-tidal zones

Shipworm
* are a type of mollusc that decomposes wood, leaving behind calcium deposits
  - actually mollusks, related to clams
* burrows into wood substrates.
* can turn solid wood into a brittle honeycomb.
* destroys wooden boats, docks, and piers.
* invade new wood as free-swimming larvae.
* marine borer with unique adaptation.
* then feed on wood particles and minute organisms found in the wood.

Marine bivalve
* Most marine bivalves belong to phyla.
* Some marine bivalves go through stages.
### animal | mollusc | gastropod:

Many gastropod
* Most many gastropods have shells.
* Some many gastropods have female organs

Marine gastropod
* Most marine gastropods are burrowers.
* Some marine gastropods feed on mollusks
  - other mollusks
* Some marine gastropods have female organs
  - reproductive organs
* are of many kinds, but most re- semble snails or slugs.
* include herbivores.

Most gastropod
* Most most gastropods have coil shells
  - eyes
  - heads
* Some most gastropods have bases
  - sex

### animal | mollusc | gastropod | slug:

Banana slug
* Most banana slugs eat food
  - find food
* Some banana slugs become mollusks
  - eat cardboard
* Some banana slugs have bottoms
  - sensory tentacles
* Some banana slugs live on coasts
  - west coasts
  - show arboreal tendencies
* are detritivorous, eating dead and decomposing plant and animal matter
  - hermaphroditic, possessing both male and female genitalia
  - known for the thick mucous that they excrete from their skin
  - one of the most common types of slugs
  - similar to other terrestrial species in their anatomy
* get their name because many are bright yellow
  - by from their elongated yellow bodies
* have a high growth rate, which also helps to maintain a stable population
  - two sets of tentacles
* move ever so slowly across the forest floor and feed on all types of plant material.
* play an important role in keeping forests healthy.
* remain vital members of the forest ecosystem.
* serve a valuable purpose in a forest ecology
  - as decomposers in forests

Garden slug
* leave tracks.
* reach maturity
  - sexual maturity

Pear slug
* are a translucent to dark slug that eats the leaves of trees.
* are dark green to orange in color, swollen at the head end, and slimy
  - orange, swollen at the head end, and slimy
  - the larvae of sawflies
* is extremely easy to kill with almost any insecticide.
### animal | mollusc | squid:

Colossal squid
* Most colossal squids have eyes.
* Most colossal squids live in antarctic water
* Some colossal squids are captured by fishermen.
* are believed to have longer mantles than the giant squid, but shorter tentacles.

### animal | mollusc | squid:

Giant squid
* All giant squid have extremely large eyes, as big as basketballs.
* Most giant squids capture prey.
* Most giant squids have eyes
  - fins
  - heads
  - weigh pounds
* Some giant squids breathe use gills.
* Some giant squids eat fish
  - sea fish
  - feed on squids
* Some giant squids have jaws
  - strong jaws
  - wash up on beaches
* Some giant squids weigh several tons
* are carnivorous mollusks that have a long, torpedo shaped body
  - featured in literature and folklore with a frightening connotation
  - located in sea
  - mollusks with long, torpedo-shaped bodies and no backbone
  - predators who hunt in the deep sea further down than light can reach
  - probably big cruisers rather than the fast, powerful swimmers of monster folklore
* are the largest invertebrates which live in groups called schools
  - stuff of nightmares
  - widespread, occurring in all of the world's oceans
* breathe using two large gills inside the mantle cavity.
* can be long as a school bus.
* catch their prey with their tentacles.
* get really large.
* has large head, eight arms and two tentacles used for grabbing of the prey
  - strong jaws which are shaped like a parrot beak
  - giant eyes
  - no gas spaces in their bodies
  - small fins at the rear of their mantles used for locomotion
  - the biggest eyes on earth
* have the largest eyes in the world
  - of any living creature in the world, the size of a dinner plate
  - most highly developed brain of any invertebrate
* is one of the biggest animals on the planet
  - the largest of all known squid species and the largest invertebrate on the planet
* live very deep in the ocean and are eaten by sperm whales.
* may have ability.
* move like all other Cephalopods by rapidly expelling the water from their mantle.
* spray black ink when they are in danger.
* swim in schools.
+ Squid, Squid reproduction, Size: Cephalopods :: Mimicry
  * Giant squid are featured in literature and folklore with a frightening connotation. The Kraken is a legendary tentacled monster possibly based on sightings of real giant squid.

Vampire squid
* Most vampire squids use filament
  - long filament
* Some vampire squids have lifestyle.

Young squid
* can also feed on items that humans have polluted their waters with.
* grow rapidly.
### animal:

Older animal
* Many older animals adapt well to new homes
  - develop benign skin tumors, which veterinarians can easily remove
* are capable of taking larger, mammalian prey
  - less sensitive than young animals
  - more resistant to harm from salinity than are the young
  - often much worn and frayed from the friction of moving through heavy undergrowth
  - slower to heal
  - used for beef when they are past their reproductive prime
* can also have crypto, but they are less likely to have it than younger animals
  - t assimilate food as well as they used to
* haul out on their own when they're ill or injured.
* have a fat layer under their skin, giving the flesh added protection from the gases
  - larger antlers and males develop a long neck mane
  - less enlargement in response to heart overloads than younger animals
  - more problems than younger animals
  - trouble bonding to new people
* lose the yellow banding, and turn dark green and brown.
* make great pets too.
* produce more dander than young ones because their skin is drier.
* recover, so long as they can stand the rashes and sores and other cruel symptoms.
* tend to be darker and more reddish, and younger animals are more gray
  - build up natural resistance to stomach and lung parasites
  - have more hair on their heads

Omnivorous animal
* Most omnivorous animals eat food
  - fruit
  - survive on diets
* feed on both animals and plants.

### animal:

Other animal
* adapt to environments
  - life
* begin life.
* catch food.
* chew food.
* come in contact.
* compete for resources.
* create problems.
* demonstrate evidence.
* depend on krill
* eat plants
  - vegetation
* enter territory.
* exhibit behavior.
* feed on bait
* forage for food.
* grow in wombs.
* have ability
  - color
  - disadvantage
  - exact structures
  - eyes
  - features
  - hearts
  - incisor teeth
  - limbs
  - predatory behavior
* have sharp incisor teeth
  - similar structures
  - tooth structures
  - types
* include bears
  - beavers
  - deer
  - moose
  - musk oxes
* inhabit areas
  - regions
* live during time.
* live in arid environments
  - colonies
  - extreme environments
  - habitats
  - rainforests
  - wetland environments
* make up diets.
* mark territory.
* move sides.
* play roles
  - unique roles
* populate areas.
* possess defensive mechanisms
* prey upon creatures.
* reach size.
* rely on touch.
* share environments
  - resemblance
  - superficial resemblance
* survive in habitats.
* take up residences.
* use different strategies
  - many different strategies
  - methods
  - sound
* utilize asexual reproduction

Overweight animal
* are especially prone to heat-related problems
  - prone to many diseases
* consume more calories than they require.

Ovoviviparous animal
* develop in eggs, but the eggs develop inside the mother or the father.
* produce eggs in shells that hatch withinthe mother's body.

Pack animal
* are used in the more remote highland areas.
* is an animal

Parasitic animal
* Some parasitic animals attack plants
  - complete their life cycle in the body of one host, they are called monogenic
* occur in several different phyla.
### animal | pet:

Domestic pet
* are completely dependent on their owners for their welfare
  - the most common cause of animal bites, and dogs are more likely to bite than cats
* can also carry avian pathogens from one flock to the next
  - contract plague by eating infected animals or by being bitten by fleas
  - wipe out a wild population

Neutered pet
* are also less likely to bite, run away, or get into fights
  - calm, content and comfortable in their home environment
  - calmer and more content
  - easier to live with
* are less likely to bite
  - mark furniture and rugs with urine
  - roam out into traffic or get injured in fights
  - run away, making themselves vulnerable
  - more loving and better tempered pets
* tend to be more calmer and content
  - live longer, healthier lives, and tend to be better behaved and calmer

Obese pet
* can have high blood pressure and are at risk for heart disease.
* have a reduced quality of life.

Older pet
* Many older pets benefit from specially formulated food that is designed with older bodies in mind
  - develop joint disabilities
* are also more likely to slip on the ice and suffer a broken leg
  - less likely to spread disease or become ill themselves
* become less active, and as a result their nails grow longer.
* can also develop senility and simply be unaware that they are dribbling urine.
* tend to be less active and often require less, or lower calorie food.

Outdoor pet
* are most at risk, and flea and tick treatments for pets also keep humans healthy.
* bites Most bites from pets are from dogs or cats.
* require extra calories to keep warm
  - more calories in the winter to generate energy to ward off the cold
* use calories to generate heat in the wintertime.

Overweight pet
* are at risk for a variety of health problems
  - subject to many diseases and health problems
* face the same medical problems as overweight humans.
* have a difficult time shedding excess body heat in the summer months.
* result from overeating and a lack of exercise.
* suffer from arthritis more than their normal-weight counterparts.

Pet imaging
* PET imaging can provide information to pinpoint and evaluate diseases of the brain.
* PET imaging is sensitive enough to detect cancer cells in lymph nodes smaller than one centimetre
  - used to localize motor and language areas

Sterilized pet
* are less likely to wander and get injured while looking for mates.
* wander less and suffer fewer mood changes.
### animal:

Piglet
* All piglets have their ears notched for identification shortly after they are born.
* Most piglets have many more predators
  - pens
  - reach maturity
  - remain in pens
* Some piglets die from injuries
  - of starvation
  - display very short front legs and others are taller but still have the dwarf traits
  - even have their ears pierced
  - feed with diets
  - get diseases
* Some piglets have bands
  - stripes
  - stay in burrows
* Some piglets use heat lamps
* are able to play while staying in close proximity to their mother.
* are born grayish-pink, becoming brown with yellow stripes along the body length
  - in the nest made of leaves
* are born with stripes, which disappear in the first six months
  - very little body fat and have a very high death rate
  - fictional characters
  - pigs
  - young mammals
* can see and walk as soon as they are born.
* compete to survive from their moment of birth.
  - similar breathing and sleeping patterns to infants
  - time
* includes brains
  - cell membranes
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - skulls
  - vacuoles
* mature quickly and become sexually mature when they are about six months old.
* normally grow about half their potential growth rate from birth to three weeks of age
  - weigh about one pound
  - thick cover for about seven days, but then accompany the sow
* require water immediately after birth.
* share homes.
* stay in the nest for a few weeks, and then begin moving with the sow.
* suckle about every hour.

### animal | piglet:

Affected piglet
* Most affected piglets are only one to three days of age.
* are stiff, have an erect tail, and facial muscle spasms.

Planktonic animal
* are notoriously sensitive to changes in water quality.
* float and move around with the water.

Poikilotherm
* allocate more energy to biomass production than to metabolism.
* are animals whose body temperature adjusts depending on the environment.
* is an animal

Poisonous animal
* Some poisonous animals use bright coloring to warn their prey.
* are different from venomous animals.

Power animal
* are an essential component of shamanic practice
  - spirit helpers that show themselves in the form of an animal
  - usually wild and occur repeatedly throughout a persons life
* help to maintain balance and harmony in an individual life.

Prairie animal
* can go without water for a while because of the small amount of water.
* escape the fire by running, flying or retreating to their burrows.
### animal | predator:

Aerial predator
* Most aerial predators eat mammals.
* take nestlings, eggs, or even adults in flight.

Apex predator
* affect prey species' population dynamics.
* are at the top of the food chain and have few or no natural predators
  - super killers
  - the final link in the food chain
* play an important role in keeping ecosystems in check.
* prey upon healthy animals and thus ensure diversity and control populations.

Aphid predator
* Some aphid predators feed on nectar.
* lay eggs near aphid colonies, which hatch and begin feeding on aphids.

Aquatic predator
* Most aquatic predators live in environments
  - stable environments
* Some aquatic predators feed on insects.

Beneficial predator
* Some beneficial predators eat aphids.
* Some beneficial predators feed on insects
  - other insects
### animal | predator | carnivore:

Black cat
* are creatures of good fortune
  - military units
* cross paths.
* has religious origins as well.
* have a long history of association with evil.
* look for dinner.
* tend to go unnoticed.

Canid
* are a group of carnivores that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals
  - the most vocal of the carnivores, having a variety of barks, howls and whines
  - typically fast runners, and are able to sustain high speeds over long distances
* have deep-chested bodies and a long muzzle.
* only have four toes.

### animal | predator | carnivore | canid:

Domestic dog
* All domestic dogs appear ultimately to have been derived from the wolf
  - are descended from a single species, but there is now a great variety
* Most domestic dogs are descended from the wolf, and so are varieties within the species wolf
  - wolves
  - eat food
* Most domestic dogs have sharp teeth
  - show patterns
* Some domestic dogs come into heat.
* Some domestic dogs descend from gray wolves
  - grey wolves
* Some domestic dogs kill cassowaries
  - raccoons
  - skunks
  - live in villages
  - suffer from anemia
* Some domestic dogs transmit diseases
  - human diseases
* are ancestors of the grey wolf
  - descended from wolves
  - different breeds within the same canine species
  - found in association with humans worldwide and in a wide variety of habitats
  - polygamous in contrast to wolves that are generally monogamous
* can be active at any time of the day or night
  - reproduce at approximately six month intervals, though usually less frequently
* carry and transmit human diseases, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases.
* come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes.
* domestic animal
* have lots of time to lick a wound, causing it to grow
  - three lower, but only two upper molars
* kill dozens of people each year.
* shape the landscape-scale distribution of a threatened forest ungulate.
* share behavior.

### animal | predator | carnivore | canid:

Hyaena
* are intelligent creatures
  - known to have one of the world 's strongest bites
* live in clans defending their territory against other clans.
  * walk much like bears because their front legs are longer than their back. Hyaenas are known to have one of the world's strongest bites. Its function is to crush bone.
+ Hyaena, Hunting: Feliformia
  * Hyaenas are intelligent creatures. They work together well and are cooperative. They have strategic hunting methods and work to steal and protect it from other predators. Hyaenas main targets are Zebra and Wildebeest. Their main rival is the lion. Whether hyaenas do or do not chase lions off their kills is mostly a matter of numbers.
### animal | predator | carnivore | canid | hyaena:

Spotted hyena
* Spotted Hyenas have powerful forequarters with a strong neck and jaws
  - the most complex social structure of ANY non-primate species
  - make a lot of noises and sounds
* are a matriarchal society, where adult female hyenas dominate the adult male hyenas
  - adept hunters in their own right, preying on reptiles, birds and even wee bugs
  - big on scavenging
  - born with eyes wide open and teeth intact, ready for action
  - famed scavengers and often dine on the leftovers of other predators
  - found in grasslands, woodlands, savannas, subdeserts, forest edges and mountains
  - gregarious carnivores that live in social groups called clans
  - hunters and scavengers
  - mammals
  - night animals
  - the largest of three hyena species
* can tell which individual makes the whoop.
* do almost everything together in packs.
* dominate brown hyenas.
* has a negative reputation in both Western culture and African folklore.
* have distinctive vocalizations
  - good hearing and sharp eyesight at night
* is the largest species of all hyenas and it has a greater stamina.
* play a major role in Africa.
* reach sexual maturity at the age of three years.
* take their kills at every opportunity.
  * will hunt with up to 2-5 other hyenas. They will run around herds of animals and choose one to attack. After they have selected their prey, they will chase them for a long time. Humans have seen spotted hyenas since the Upper Paleolithic period. At the time, they used paintings in caves to describe what they saw. Spotted hyenas has a negative reputation in both Western culture and African folklore. In African folklores, spotted hyenas are described as ugly and scared animals. In Western culture, they are seen as greedy, stupid, foolish, powerful and a dangerous animal.

### animal | predator | carnivore | canid | hyaena:

Striped hyena
* are a bit smaller than spotted and brown hyenas and are the least studied
  - born with adult markings, closed eyes and small ears
  - nocturnal and less likely to be seen than the spotted hyena
  - now extremely rare due to hunting and habitat destruction
* fight within groups, sometimes killing group members.
* have broad heads with large eyes, thick set muzzles, and large, pointed ears
  - long hair that is gray to straw-colored
* live alone except when they have cubs.
* live in Africa and Asia, but the other three hyena species only live in Africa
  - East Africa and across North Africa
  - off of carrion and are often hit by vehicles while eating road kill
* range from northern Africa to southern Siberia.
### animal | predator | carnivore | canid:

Wild dog
* Most wild dogs avoid predation
  - cause death
* Most wild dogs have bellies
  - white bellies
* Most wild dogs live in environments
  - rainforest environments
  - resemble jackals
* Some wild dogs eat deer
  - fruit
  - livestock
  - small livestock
  - move at nights
  - prefer prey
* Some wild dogs suffer contraction
  - range contraction
* act a lot like pet dogs.
* are canines
  - endangered, they usually hunt in packs
  - highly social, occurring in packs of up to twenty animals
  - located in zoos
  - one of only three mammals in South Africa that are endangered
  - relatively easy to research once sighted because of their distinctive coat patterns
  - social animals
  - specialized pack hunters
* are the main predators of adult goats and appear to affect feral goat distribution
  - wombat's primary predator
  - useful as cullers of the old, sick, or injured of other species
  - vulnerable to the diseases of domestic dogs from nearby human communities
* choose to live in packs.
* concentrate on 'easy' prey, mainly the young, sick and old.
* consume meat.
* eat very little muscle meat.
* fall victim to snaring, shooting, and speeding vehicles on roadways.
* generic term referring to a genus which includes the dingo.
* greet one another through vocalizations, body posture, and licking.
  - enemies
  - four digits on each foot
  - many enemies
  - strong jaws with sharp teeth, including long canine teeth which tear flesh
* kill a great many game animals, as also wikl pig
  - only for food
  - mostly in arid zones and in the savanna
* lose their hair.
* prefer areas.
* take roles.

### animal | predator | carnivore | canid | wild dog:

Raccoon dog
* are fox-like in build , but with shorter legs and tail
  - monogamous animals, with pair formations usually occurring in autumn
  - the only canids known to hibernate
* tend to live in pairs.
+ Raccoon Dog, Physical description: Mammals of Asia :: Canids
  * Raccoon dogs are fox-like in build, but with shorter legs and tail. They have a dark patch on the side of the face, similar to a raccoon's facial markings.

### animal | predator | carnivore | felid:

Big cat
* Most big cats can pull with five times as much force as the same weight of human athletes
  - die of injuries
* Most big cats have claws that they use to grip and tear
  - stripes
  - tongues
  - vision
* Most big cats kill large prey
  - produce milk
  - remain with mothers
  - require diets
  - tend to prey
* Some big cats lead stressful life
  - live in habitats
  - prey on animals
* Some big cats prey on large animals
  - hoof animals
* are carnivores
  - crepuscular, which means they feed at dusk and dawn in particular
  - felines
  - more likely to jump a small child or small adult simply because of their size
* can explore other cat habitats, pick up on the scents present, and mark territory.
* can, in turn, kill humans and their cattle and become competitors for food and space.
* explore habitats.
* have areas
  - cords in their voice boxes that vibrate more, making bigger sounds
* need areas
  - large areas
* tend to kill prey by suffocation
### animal | predator | carnivore:

Mustelid
* All mustelids have anal glands with powerful musk.
* Many mustelids bear two or more young at a time, but Enhydra lutris seems to never twin
  - use the secretions of their anal glands as a defensive measure
* Most mustelids are solitary, nocturnal animals, and are active year-round.
* Some mustelids have a slender body and a flexible backbone.
* are a group of carnivores that includes skunks, martens, badgers, otters, and minks
  - morphofunctionally diversified group
  - also common in Africa and South America
  - distributed throughout the world, except for Madagascar and Australasia
  - either nocturnal or diurnal and often shelter in crevices, burrows, and trees
  - mainly flesh eaters
  - the largest family in the order carnivora
  - very carniverous and thus predatory
* have a huge impact on New Zealand s native species
  - five toes on their feet and their claws can be retracted by some species
  - thick fur that consists of a dense under coat and a less dense outer coat
  - well-developed anal scent glands wich produce a potent repellent smell
* move about on their digits, or partly on their digits and partly on their soles.
* occupy a variety of habitats.
* often sit on their haunches to look around.
* sometimes kill poultry, but they also help to keep rodents in check.
* vary greatly in size and behaviour.

Numerous carnivore
* roam the area, including grizzly and black bears.
* share habitats.

Other carnivore
* attack prey.
* hunt in packs.
* prey on carnivores.

Predatory carnivore
* Most predatory carnivores eat fish.
* Most predatory carnivores have jaws
  - large jaws
  - pharyngeal jaws
* Some predatory carnivores feed on worms.

Procyonid
* Most procyonids shelter in hollow trees, on large branches, or in rock crevices.
* are hunted for their meat and fur, or killed as pests.
* eat what is available, including carrion, depending on season, locale, and availability.

### animal | predator | carnivore | procyonid | civet cat:

Bearcat
* civet cat
* have a very sensitive nose, much like a dog.
### animal | predator | carnivore | procyonid:

Panda bear
* Most panda bears sleep in habitats.
* Some panda bears develop molars
  - have thumbs
* are animals
  - endangered because of human encroachment into their habitat
* are endangered species native to China
  - that are native to China
  - from the rugged terrain of the mountains of Southwestern China
  - herbivores
  - located in zoos
  - nocturnal animals
  - peaceful creatures that spend their days in their homeland eating bamboo
  - quadrupeds
* eat a lot of grass and they eat bamboo
  - over fifteen different kinds of bamboo
* like to be alone.

### animal | predator | carnivore | procyonid:

Racoon
* also like to make prey of flying squirrels.
* are primarily nocturnal creatures which are most active at dawn and dusk
  - the primary mammal found on the islands, and dolphins can be seen in the area waters
* can cause severe damage to trees
  - get into a chicken coop and kill a flock very quickly
* frequently predate nests, and hatchlings are vulnerable to other predators.
* have rings around their tails and a habit of washing their food in water before eating it.
* look for fish, crayfish, frogs, turtles, and turtle eggs.

### animal | predator | carnivore | procyonid:

Red panda
* Most red pandas are classified in families.
* Most red pandas eat bamboo leaves
  - shoots
  - tender shoots
* Most red pandas have bones
  - molars
  - teeth
  - wrist bones
  - live in climates
* Some red pandas eat bamboo.
* Some red pandas have bushy tails
  - long periods
  - metabolism
  - slow metabolism
  - toes
  - live in mountains
  - share common ancestors
* are a solitary species, and only interact during the mating season
  - also excellent climbers, and they have strong, curved claws
  - cavity nesters, using rock dens and old hollow trees
  - considered by many to be living fossils
  - endangered, victims of deforestation
  - hunted for their pelts, which are made into fur capes and hats
  - mammals
  - very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in trees
* climb well, using trees for shelter, to escape predators and sunbathe in the winter.
* do eat some meat.
  - bamboo, honey, grass, vines, other plants, and some meat
  - mostly bamboo leaves and shoots, acorns, and flowers
* favor remote, high altitude bamboo forests.
* feed mainly on bamboo, fruits and acorns.
* have a mild, non-aggressive disposition
  - five toes that are widely separated and semi-retractable claws
* have many characteristics in common with raccoons
  - different behaviors
  - taste
* inhabit bamboo forests of Asia
* prefer temperate forests.
* roam the Eastern Himalayas.
* share habitats.
* spend most of their time in trees.

Ratel
* feed on wild bee grubs, eggs and young of birds, small mammals and reptiles.
* have distinct, unique markings.
* travel singly or in pairs.
### animal | pup:

Coyote pup
* have legs.
* weigh pounds.

Male pup
* Most male pups have companionship.
* Some male pups leave dens.
* are usually larger than female pups.
* spend more time involved in play than female pups, while females are more likely to rest.
* suckle significantly longer per bout than females.
* tend to be larger than females.

Meerkat pup
* Some meerkat pups emerge from burrows.
* spend much of their day playing.

### animal | pup:

Newborn pup
* Most newborn pups weigh about pounds.
* Some newborn pups remain in burrows.
* are blind and deaf
  - immobile, and their eyes are closed
  - large enough to defend themselves and find their own food
  - rather tiny and fragile
* display a jet-black coat.
* have a coat of white silky fur
  - long, soft lanugo with a pattern resembling that of the adult
* play an active role in eliciting maternal behaviour from their mothers.
  - around and are long
+ Harp seal, Description, Reproduction: Pinnipeds
  * Newborn pups weigh around  and are  long. After birth, the mother only feeds that pup. During the 12 day nursing period, the mother does not eat. She losies up to  per day.

Shark pup
* Most shark pups weigh pounds.
* Some shark pups have feet.

Walrus pup
* Most walrus pups have short teeth.
* separate from mothers.

Wolf pup
* live to adulthood.
* weigh about pounds.

Young pup
* Some young pups drink milk
  - follow adults
  - stay in dens
* are able to swim almost immediately after birth
  - especially vulnerable to broken bones and other injuries from careless treatment
* have very fast heartbeats, it is nothing to worry about.

Purebred
* Most purebreds have white on their feet and a tail tip.
* are dogs
  - generally a solid, deep cherry red in colour and are horned
* is an animal
* tend to be smaller than domestic cats.

Real animal
* are adapted to their environments.
* can thrive in some pretty extreme areas, though.
### animal:

Sea creature
* All sea creatures rely on other sea creatures for food to survive.
* Many sea creatures eat the plankton
  - glow with a biologically produced light
* Some sea creatures are mammals, and some mammals have well-developed social structures
  - evolve from ancestors
* Some sea creatures have hard shells or skeletons of calcium carbonate
  - reproductive strategies
  - lack ability
  - live in oceans
* are most susceptible to the waxing and waning of our moon.
* can handle it because they re mostly water, which is virtually incompressible.
* ingest the chemicals from the water.
* is an animal
* move visibly under the water's surface.
* show a high lunar sensitivity.
* use light to communicate or to distract attackers or prey.

### animal | sea creature:

Bycatch
* describes living creatures that are caught unintentionally by fishing gear.
* is inevitable and affects other fish, birds, mammals, turtles and marine organisms.
* occurs when fish species other than targeted species are harvested, and often killed.
* poses the biggest threat to almost all albatross species
  - most serious threat to dolphins, porpoises and whales
* represents about a quarter of all marine catch.
* sea creature

Several animal
* can and do prey on humans.
* use diffusion, at least in part, to bring in oxygen.

Sick animal
* Most sick animals demonstrate behavior
  - develop fevers
* Place each sick animal in an individual plastic jar without preservatives.
* make for sick meat, sick meat makes for unhealthy consumers.
### animal:

Solitary animal
* Most solitary animals defend territory.
* Most solitary animals form bonds
  - pair bonds
* Most solitary animals have large home ranges
* Most solitary animals lead existence
  - lifestyle
  - nocturnal lifestyle
  - sessile existence
* Most solitary animals live in areas
  - dense areas
  - pairs
  - rainforest areas
  - mark territory
  - move from trees
* Most solitary animals occupy areas
* Most solitary animals play roles
  - vital roles
  - reach size
* Some solitary animals feed during afternoons
  - late afternoons
  - find in habitats
* Some solitary animals have nest sites
  - snouts
* hunt prey.
* tend to be mature bulls or sometimes old cows
  - cluster together once they reach a specific size

Stray animal
* are scared or confused by their strange surroundings.
* can carry and spread disease
  - many infections

Subordinate animal
* become undernourished because of food competition.
* engage in a number of behaviors in order to outweigh the costs of low rank.

Susceptible animal
* Most susceptible animals get diseases.
* drink common-source contaminated water
  - the disease when they come into contact with infected animals

### animal:

Terrestrial animal
* Most terrestrial animals become prey.
* Most terrestrial animals cope with conditions
  - dry conditions
  - develop lungs
  - dissipate excess heat by a. countercurrent exchange
  - do seek shelter
  - eat meat
  - excrete waste
* Most terrestrial animals have body coverings that help prevent dehydration
  - organs
  - special organs
  - inhabit areas
* Most terrestrial animals inhabit shallow areas
  - water areas
  - live in atmospheres
  - make life
  - perform functions
* Most terrestrial animals use limbs
  - methods
* Some terrestrial animals display locomotion
  - lose water
  - return to sea
* are present in the fossil record also.
* have a different way of ridding their bodies of excess nitrogen
  - many adaptations to conserve water and regulate ion composition
* have special organs for taking in oxygen from the atmosphere
* obtain water by drinking, or with their food, or as a product of metabolism.
* tend to have body shapes that are adapted to deal with gravity.

Territorial animal
* Many territorial animals use their own scent to mark their territories.
* learn their neighbors and the borders of the territory.

Thin animal
* bruise more easily than fat animals.
* tend to be more likely to suffer from the effects of intestinal parasites.

### animal:

Transgenic animal
* CAN pass genes to offspring.
* are a powerful tool for studying gene function and testing drugs
  - among the most useful and exciting research tools in the biological sciences
* are animals in which a specific gene has been inserted, mutated or deleted
  - that carry new genes
  - costly to produce and they have high value
  - one of the 'hot' issues in animal experimentation in Europe
  - valuable for a number of reasons
* have foreign DNA inserted into their genome.
* offer better models for studying human disease.
* play vital roles in diversified fields within the life sciences.
* stategies for producing and selecting transgenic animals.
### animal:

Vegetarian animal
* All vegetarian animals have abundant sweat glands.
* drink water with the lips, whereas meat-eaters use their tongue.
* have more plumbing and another stomach called a rumen.
### animal:

Vertebrate animal
* All vertebrate animals are organized upon a common anatomical plan
  - can suffer and therefore deserve to be treated humanely
  - produce nitrogen waste in one form or another
* Many vertebrate animals have the same arrangements of bones in their forelimbs.
* Most vertebrate animals adapt to habitats
  - specific habitats
  - terrestrial habitats
* Most vertebrate animals have backbones
  - common characteristics
  - tongues
  - produce waste
* Some vertebrate animals have beaks
  - wings
* can soil or destroy artifacts.
* deserve moral concern.
* have an additional way to fight viral infections

### animal | vertebrate | agnathan:

Osteostracan
* also have large, pad-shaped paired fins.
* is an agnathan

Ostracoderm
* Some ostracoderms have bony plates covering the head and upper trunk.
* are abundant
  - the most ancient agnathan fish

### animal | vertebrate | agnathan:

Sea lamprey
* More sea lampreys mean a degraded ecosystem, increased damage to the fish community, and fewer fish.
* Most sea lampreys become pests
  - have teeth
* Most sea lampreys use gills
  - mouths
* Some sea lampreys enter lakes.
* Some sea lampreys have eels
  - impact
  - major impact
* are among the most primitive of vertebrates
  - anadramous, running up rivers to spawn on gravel bottoms and die
  - boneless, jaw-less fish that are the oldest surviving vertebrae
  - considered a pest in the Great Lakes region
  - eel-like fish that are native to the Atlantic Ocean
  - important in New York because of the damage they cause to other desirable fish
  - jawless fish
  - members of a very old family of fishes
  - parasite fish that fasten themselves to lake trout
  - parasites in their adult stage
  - parasitic pests
* are primitive eel-like fish native to the Atlantic Ocean
  - resilient beasts
* attach to fish and feed on the fish's body fluids
  - with their suction cup mouth then dig their teeth into flesh for grip
* cartilaginous fish without jaws.
* feed on body fluids, often scarring and killing host fish.
* has eel-shaped body that is slimy and naked.
* have a complex life cycle
  - an indirect life cycle lasting between five and nine years
* migrate to oceans.
* run up rivers to spawn, much like salmon.

### animal | vertebrate:

Amniote
* adopt a more elevated stance than earlier tetrapods and living amphibians.
* are a group of organisms that include turtles, lizards, birds, dinosaurs and mammals
  - as likely as frogs or salamanders to retain primitive reproductive character states
  - known for having three membrane-bound sacs that surround their developing embryo
  - primarily cla ssified by the number of holes in their skulls
  - the reptiles, birds, and mammals
* skulls in lateral view showing the four main types of fenestration.