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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, rode a Jupiter IRBM (scale model of rocket shown) into space in 1959. Landmarks for animals in space 1947: First animals in space (fruit flies) 1949: First primate and first mammal in space 1950: First mouse in space 1951: First dogs in space 1957: First ...
The name is composed by 'abyss' from the Latin word 'Äbyssus' meaning 'bottomless' and Arya." [157] Hodor Bonifácio & Menot, 2018: Segmented worm: Hodor "This genus is dedicated to Hodor, one of P.B.'s favourite characters in the novel 'A song of ice and fire' by George R. R. Martin." Fujuriphyes viserioni Sánchez, Sørensen & Landers, 2019 ...
A technology created by one of their slave races was the stasis field, which makes its contents impervious to harm and provides indefinite suspended animation, and which has figured in several Known Space stories. Thrintun were small (approximately 1.25 meters tall), highly telepathic but not particularly intelligent (with their mind control ...
Scavengers of dead plant material include termites that build nests in grasslands and then collect dead plant material for consumption within the nest. The interaction between scavenging animals and humans is seen today most commonly in suburban settings with animals such as opossums, polecats and raccoons. In some African towns and villages ...
Many invertebrates, such as the carrion and burying beetles, [6] as well as maggots of calliphorid flies (such as one of the most important species in Calliphora vomitoria) and flesh-flies, also eat carrion, playing an important role in recycling nitrogen and carbon in animal remains. [7] Zoarcid fish feeding on the carrion of a mobulid ray.
List of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore; List of dragons in literature; List of dragons in popular culture; List of dragons in film and television; List of dragons in games; List of fictional dinosaurs
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
This list of fictional animals contains notable fictional animals of species that do not have a separate list among either the lists of fictional animals or the lists of fictional species. Mammals [ edit ]