Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. They are sometimes affectionately known as bunnies, especially by children. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 ...

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• Rabbit - Hares
• Rabbit - Male and female rabbits
• Rabbit - Size and weight
• Rabbit - Humans' relationship with rabbits
• Rabbit - Domestic rabbits
• Rabbit - Environmental problems with rabbits
• Rabbit - Classification
• Rabbit - Rabbits in culture and literature

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Rabbit, Rabbit - Hares, Rabbit - Male and female rabbits, Rabbit - Size and weight, Rabbit - Humans' relationship with rabbits, Rabbit - Domestic rabbits, Rabbit - Environmental problems with rabbits, Rabbit - Classification, Rabbit - Rabbits in culture and literature

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Humans' relationship with the European or ‘true’ rabbit was first recorded by the Phoenicians over 1,000 years BC, when they termed the Iberian Peninsula ‘i-shephan-im’ (literally, ‘the land of the rabbit’), which the Romans converted to the Latin form, Hispania, and hence the modern word Spain. The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is the only species of rabbit to be domesticated. All pet breeds of rabbits - such as dwarf lops, angoras, etc. - are of this species. However, rabbits and people interact in many different ways beyond domestication. Rabbits are an example of an animal ...

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Rabbit, Rabbit - Hares, Rabbit - Male and female rabbits, Rabbit - Size and weight, Rabbit - Humans' relationship with rabbits, Rabbit - Domestic rabbits, Rabbit - Environmental problems with rabbits, Rabbit - Classification, Rabbit - Rabbits in culture and literature

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Animal worship is an ill-defined term, covering facts ranging from the worship of the real divine animal, commonly conceived as a "god-body," at one end of the scale, to respect for the bones of a slain animal or even the use of a respectful name for the living animal at the other end. Added to this, in many works on the subject we find reliance placed, especially for the African facts, on reports of travellers who were merely visitors to the regions on which they wrote. Animal cults may be classified in two ways: ...

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• Animal worship - Classification by outward form
• Animal worship - Classification by inward meaning
• Animal worship - Pastoral cults
• Animal worship - Hunting cults
• Animal worship - Dangerous or noxious animals
• Animal worship - Animals regarded as human souls or their embodiment
• Animal worship - Totemistic cults
• Animal worship - Cults of secret societies and individual cults of tutelary animals
• Animal worship - Cults of tree and vegetation spirits
• Animal worship - Cults of ominous animals
• Animal worship - Cults probably derivative of animals associated with certain deities
• Animal worship - Cults of animals used in magic
• Animal worship - Animal Cults
• Animal worship - Bear
• Animal worship - Bison and Cattle
• Animal worship - Crow/Raven
• Animal worship - Dog
• Animal worship - Elephant
• Animal worship - Fish
• Animal worship - Goat
• Animal worship - Hawk
• Animal worship - Horse
• Animal worship - Leopard
• Animal worship - Lion
• Animal worship - Lizard
• Animal worship - Mantis
• Animal worship - Monkey
• Animal worship - Rabbit
• Animal worship - Serpent
• Animal worship - Sheep
• Animal worship - Tiger
• Animal worship - Wolf

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Many, see text Hares and jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus. Very young hares are called leverets. They are very fast moving. The European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) can run at speeds of up to 70 km/h (45 mi/h). Hares live solitarily or in pairs. A common type of hare in arctic North America is the Snowshoe Hare, replaced further south by the Black-tailed Jackrabbit, ...

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• Hare - Classification
• Hare - Folklore and Mythology
• Hare - Famous Hares
• Hare - The Three Hares

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The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair or fur; and which have endothermic or "warm-blooded" bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory systems, including a four-chambered heart. Mammals encompass some 5500 species, distributed in about 1200 genera, 152 families and up to 46 orders, though this varies depending on the classification scheme adopted. Phylogenetically, MammaliaIncluding:

• Mammal - Characteristics
• Mammal - Origins
• Mammal - In the Mesozoic
• Mammal - In the Paleocene
• Mammal - Classification
• Mammal - Standardized textbook classification
• Mammal - McKenna/Bell classification
• Mammal - Molecular classification of placentals
• Mammal - Classification system used in related articles

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Vertebrate paleontology seeks to discover the behavior, reproduction and appearance of extinct spined animals, through the study of their fossilized remains. It also tries to connect, on the evolutionary timeline, the animals of the past and their modern day relatives. The fossil record clearly shows the evolutionary progression from early aquatic vertebrates to mammals. The earliest known fossil vertebrates were heavily armored fish discovered in rocks from the Ordovician Period about 500 to 430 million years ago. (The phrase ...

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• Vertebrate paleontology - Paleontological Vertebrate Classification

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This is a (theoretically) all-encompassing list of fictional things created in the media. Due to the length of this archive, some things have been listed in multiple places for ease of reference. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters creatures and entities. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters. Category:Fictional characters Category:Lists of fictional characters List of fictional characters Fictional charact ...

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• Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters creatures and entities
• Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters
• Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters from specific works or series
• Archive of fictional things - Real people appearing in fictional context
• Archive of fictional things - Fictional mechanical electronic or machine entities
• Archive of fictional things - Fictional creatures
• Archive of fictional things - Fictional locations
• Archive of fictional things - Real places fictional works are set in
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• Archive of fictional things - Books and literature
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• Archive of fictional things - Politics
• Archive of fictional things - Social Misc.
• Archive of fictional things - Language
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• Archive of fictional things - Science
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 Chinchilla  Lagidium  Lagostomus Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, nocturnal mammals native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. Chinchilla fur is considered the softest in the world and is thirty times softer than human hair. Chinchillas must regularly bathe in dust or volcanic ash to remove oil and moisture that gathers in their thick fur. In fact, they have the highest fur density o ...

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• Chinchilla - Chinchillas as Pets
• Chinchilla - Classification

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A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. The English singular primate is a back-formation from the Latin name Primates, which itself was the plural of the Latin primas ("one of the first, excellent, noble"). Colin Groves lists about 350 species of primates in Primate Taxonomy. All primates have five fingers (pentadactyly), a generalized dental pattern, and a primitive (unspecialized) body plan. Another disti ...

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• Primate - Relative sizes
• Primate - Classification and evolution
• Primate - Close relations
• Primate - Classification
• Primate - Primate hybrids
• Primate - Legal status

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Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. In general they are multicellular, capable of locomotion and responsive to their environment, and feed by consuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on in their development as embryos, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on. The name animal comes from the Latin word animal, of which animalia is the plural, and ultimately from anima, meaning vita ...

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• Animal - Characteristics
• Animal - Structure
• Animal - Reproduction and development
• Animal - Origin and fossil record
• Animal - Groups of animals
• Animal - Deuterostomes
• Animal - Ecdysozoa
• Animal - Platyzoa
• Animal - Lophotrochozoa
• Animal - History of classification
• Animal - Usage of the word animal
• Animal - Examples
• Animal - Reference

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In psychiatry, dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the current name of the condition formerly listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as multiple personality disorder (MPD) and multiple personality syndrome. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems continues to list it as Multiple Personality Disorder. Mul ...

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• Dissociative identity disorder - Controversy
• Dissociative identity disorder - Recent history
• Dissociative identity disorder - Contemporary views
• Dissociative identity disorder - Believers
• Dissociative identity disorder - Critics
• Dissociative identity disorder - Professionals who still find the DID diagnosis useful
• Dissociative identity disorder - Healthy multiplicity
• Dissociative identity disorder - Note on FMSF False Memory Syndrome Foundation
• Dissociative identity disorder - MPD/DID chronology

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Antrozoidae Craseonycteridae Emballonuridae Furipteridae Megadermatidae Molossidae Mormoopidae Mystacinidae Myzopodidae Natalidae Noctilionidae Nycteridae Phyllostomidae Pteropodidae Rhinolophidae Rhinopomatidae Thyropteridae Vespertilionidae Bats are flying mammals in the Chiroptera order with forelimbs developed as wings. Other mammals, such as flying squirrels or gliding phalangers, can glide limited distances, ...

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• Bat - Classification
• Bat - Reproduction
• Bat - Habits and Behavior
• Bat - Enemies
• Bat - Vector for rabies
• Bat - Cultural aspects
• Bat - References

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An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid), which are much smaller than planets. Most asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were not incorporated into planets during the system's formation. Some asteroids have moons. The vast majority of the asteroids are within the main asteroid belt, with elliptical orbits between those of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid - Definition. The term "as ...

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• Asteroid - Definition
• Asteroid - Asteroids in the solar system
• Asteroid - Asteroid classification
• Asteroid - Orbit groups and families
• Asteroid - Spectral classification
• Asteroid - Asteroid discovery
• Asteroid - Historical discovery methods
• Asteroid - Modern discovery methods
• Asteroid - Latest technology: detecting hazardous asteroids
• Asteroid - Naming asteroids
• Asteroid - The naming format
• Asteroid - Unnamed asteroids
• Asteroid - Sources for names
• Asteroid - Special naming rules
• Asteroid - Asteroid symbols
• Asteroid - Asteroid exploration
• Asteroid - Asteroids in fiction and film

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Chocolate (see below for etymology) describes a number of raw and processed products that originate from the tropical cacao tree. It is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets, chocolate candy, ice creams, cookies, cakes, pies, and desserts. It is one of the most popular flavours in the world. Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted, and ground beans taken from the pod of the tropical cacao tree Theobroma cacao native to Central America, which has an intensely flavoured bitter taste. The resulting products are known as " ...

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• Chocolate - Types
• Chocolate - Classification
• Chocolate - Definition
• Chocolate - History
• Chocolate - Etymology
• Chocolate - Origins
• Chocolate - Physiological effects
• Chocolate - Lethal toxicity for domesticated animals
• Chocolate - Health benefits
• Chocolate - Medical applications
• Chocolate - Chocolate as a drug
• Chocolate - Pleasure of consuming chocolate
• Chocolate - Chocolate as an aphrodisiac
• Chocolate - Acne
• Chocolate - Lead
• Chocolate - Production
• Chocolate - Varieties
• Chocolate - Harvesting
• Chocolate - Blending
• Chocolate - Conching
• Chocolate - Tempering
• Chocolate - Storing
• Chocolate - Chocolate and a vegan diet
• Chocolate - Endnotes
• Chocolate - Chocolate in the media
• Chocolate - Significant chocolate makers

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The cat, also called the domestic cat or house cat, is a small feline carnivorous mammal of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus. Its most immediate, pre-domestication ancestor is the African wild cat, Felis silvestris lybica. The cat has been living in close association with humans for at least 3,500 years; the Ancient Egyptians routinely used cats to keep mice and other rodents away from their grain (and also believed that cats were sacred). The history of the domestic cat may stretch back even further, ...

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• Cat - Characteristics
• Cat - Physical
• Cat - Senses
• Cat - Communication
• Cat - Hunting and diet
• Cat - Hygiene
• Cat - Environment
• Cat - Reproduction and genetics
• Cat - Domestication
• Cat - Feral cats
• Cat - Environmental issues
• Cat - Scientific classification
• Cat - Varieties of domestic cat
• Cat - History and mythology

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The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent genetic evidence. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation. For example, heights range from just a few inches (such as the Chihuahua) to nearly three feet (such as the Irish Wolfhound), and colors range from white to black, with reds, grays (usually called blue), and browns occurring in a tremendous varia ...

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• Dog - Terminology
• Dog - Physical characteristics
• Dog - Intelligence
• Dog - Diet
• Dog - Treats
• Dog - Dangerous substances
• Dog - Reproduction
• Dog - Fertility
• Dog - Menarche
• Dog - Pregnancy and litters
• Dog - Spaying and neutering
• Dog - Attributes
• Dog - Sight
• Dog - Hearing
• Dog - Scenting
• Dog - Direction and spatial sense
• Dog - Weather detection
• Dog - Diseases and ailments
• Dog - Diseases
• Dog - Parasites
• Dog - Common Physical Disorders
• Dog - Behavior
• Dog - Interactions between Dogs and Humans
• Dog - Dogs as working partners
• Dog - Dogs as hunting and sporting partners
• Dog - Dogs as pets
• Dog - Dogs as food
• Dog - Attacks on humans and livestock
• Dog - Abandoned dogs
• Dog - Ancestry and history of domestication
• Dog - Wolf ancestors
• Dog - Speed of domestication
• Dog - Dog breeds
• Dog - Neoteny in the rapid evolution of diverse dog breeds
• Dog - References and further reading
• Dog - References

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Starting with the birth of recorded music, American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world. The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture, including ragtime, blues, jazz, rock, R & B, doo wop, gospel, soul, funk, heavy metal, punk, disco, house, techno, salsa, grunge and hip hop. In addition, the American music industry is quite diverse, supporting a number of regional styles like zydeco, klezmer and slack-key. The appeal of these styles lies in t ...

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• American popular music - Early popular song
• American popular music - Tin Pan Alley
• American popular music - Broadway
• American popular music - Ragtime
• American popular music - Early recorded popular music
• American popular music - Popular jazz and swing
• American popular music - Blues diversification and popularization
• American popular music - 1950s and 60s
• American popular music - Country: Nashville Sound
• American popular music - Soul
• American popular music - 1960s rock
• American popular music - 1970s and 80s
• American popular music - 70s funk and soul
• American popular music - 80s pop
• American popular music - Birth of the underground
• American popular music - Punk and alternative rock
• American popular music - Heavy metal
• American popular music - 1990s to the present
• American popular music - International and social impact
• American popular music - Notes

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Treating cults according to their meaning, which is not necessarily identical with the cause which first led to the deification of the animal in question, we can classify them under ten specific heads: Animal worship - Pastoral cults. The pastoral type falls into two sub-types, in which the species is spared and sometimes receives special honour at intervals in the person of an individual. (See Cattle, Buffalo, below.)< ...

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Animal worship, Animal worship - Classification by outward form, Animal worship - Classification by inward meaning, Animal worship - Pastoral cults, Animal worship - Hunting cults, Animal worship - Dangerous or noxious animals, Animal worship - Animals regarded as human souls or their embodiment, Animal worship - Totemistic cults, Animal worship - Cults of secret societies and individual cults of tutelary animals, Animal worship - Cults of tree and vegetation spirits, Animal worship - Cults of ominous animals, Animal worship - Cults probably derivative of animals associated with certain deities, Animal worship - Cults of animals used in magic, Animal worship - Animal Cults, Animal worship - Bear, Animal worship - Bison and Cattle, Animal worship - Crow/Raven, Animal worship - Dog, Animal worship - Elephant, Animal worship - Fish, Animal worship - Goat, Animal worship - Hawk, Animal worship - Horse, Animal worship - Leopard, Animal worship - Lion, Animal worship - Lizard, Animal worship - Mantis, Animal worship - Monkey, Animal worship - Rabbit, Animal worship - Serpent, Animal worship - Sheep, Animal worship - Tiger, Animal worship - Wolf

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Animal worship - Bear. The bear enjoys a large measure of respect from all cultures that come in contact with it, which shows itself in apologies and in festivals in its honour. The most notable ceremonies involving bears are found in East Asia. The traditional Ainu ceremony called Iomante, Kamui Omante or Kumamatsuri is considered the only surviving bear cult. A young bear is caught at the end of Winter and fed for some nine months. After receiving honours it is ritually killed and feasted u ...

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Animal worship, Animal worship - Classification by outward form, Animal worship - Classification by inward meaning, Animal worship - Pastoral cults, Animal worship - Hunting cults, Animal worship - Dangerous or noxious animals, Animal worship - Animals regarded as human souls or their embodiment, Animal worship - Totemistic cults, Animal worship - Cults of secret societies and individual cults of tutelary animals, Animal worship - Cults of tree and vegetation spirits, Animal worship - Cults of ominous animals, Animal worship - Cults probably derivative of animals associated with certain deities, Animal worship - Cults of animals used in magic, Animal worship - Animal Cults, Animal worship - Bear, Animal worship - Bison and Cattle, Animal worship - Crow/Raven, Animal worship - Dog, Animal worship - Elephant, Animal worship - Fish, Animal worship - Goat, Animal worship - Hawk, Animal worship - Horse, Animal worship - Leopard, Animal worship - Lion, Animal worship - Lizard, Animal worship - Mantis, Animal worship - Monkey, Animal worship - Rabbit, Animal worship - Serpent, Animal worship - Sheep, Animal worship - Tiger, Animal worship - Wolf

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