Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study: Anatomy, genetics, paleontology, zoology Mammoths were prehistoric herbivorous mammals that became extinct approximately 10,000 to 3,800 years ago.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study: Conservation biology, ethology, evolutionary science, marine biology, physiology,
population biology, wildlife ecology, zoology Manatees are aquatic, herbivorous animals of the order Sirenia that inhabit warm, shallow waterways. Decreasing
habitat and other challenges from humans have caused all four of its species to be threatened or endangered.
Type of animal science: Behavior, classification, reproduction Fields of study: Anatomy, classification Marten and Fisher are close members of Weasel family.
Type of animal science:Ecology Fields of study:Behavior, marine biology, oceanography, physiology The world’s oceans contain the largest and most varied array of life forms on earth. The marine environment is divided
into coastal, open water, deep-sea, and bottom zones, and the lives of animals living in each of these regions are
dictated by the physical conditions present in these zones. Due to the inaccessibility and hostility to human life of
most of the ocean environment, much remains to be learned about the biology and ecology of most of the animals living
in the marine world.
Type of animal science: Anatomy, classification, ecology, evolution, geography, reproduction Fields of study: Anatomy, ecology, physiology, zoology Marsupials are a primitive group of mammals that separated early from the dominant group of mammals today, the
placentals. Their present strongholds are in Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania, Mexico, Central America, and most
of South America.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study: Ethology, population biology, wildlife ecology, zoology Meerkats are close relatives of mongooses and are particularly noted for their close, cooperative societies.
Type of animal science: Behavior, classification, ecology Fields of study: Ecology, physiology House mice and Norway rats are found worldwide and almost always are found related to humans and human activities.
No other mammals are greater pests than are mice and rats.
Type of animal science: Behavior, classification, reproduction Fields of study: Anatomy, classification Mink is a member of Weasel famil, live in North America, Europe and Asia.
Type of animal science: Anatomy, classification, reproduction Fields of study: Anatomy, reproduction, zoology Moles spend most of their time in underground burrows, digging for food with specialized front paws. They perform a
service to farmers by destroying grubs, caterpillars, and insects.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study:Anatomy, invertebrate biology, physiology Mollusks, the phylum Mollusca, have soft, boneless bodies. Most also have shells. There are fifty thousand species of
mollusks, including snails, oysters, and clams.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study:Anatomy, wildlife ecology, zoology Monkeys are a favorite in zoos around the world. Representing more than 140 species spread throughout the tropics,
the term “monkey” is often misused as a synonym for any primate.
Type of animal science: Anatomy, classification, reproduction Fields of study:Anatomy, systematics (taxonomy), zoology Moose, the largest species of deer, are herbivorous ruminants. Once hunted almost to extinction, they are now a protected
species.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study:Anatomy, ecology, entomology, invertebrate biology, physiology, zoology There are about 3,500 known species of mosquitoes, all of which are placed in the family Cuicidae of the insect order
Diptera. The importance of mosquitoes to humans lies with their ability to feed on vertebrate blood and transmit organisms
that cause disease.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study:Anatomy, wildlife ecology Large animals, usually classified in the small cat Felis genus, mountain lions once ranged across the New World.
However, human predation and habitat destruction have greatly reduced or eliminated many regional subspecies.
Type of animal science: Classification Fields of study:Anatomy, evolutionary science, zoology The mule is the result of crossing
a male donkey (jackass) with a female horse (mare).
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