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  2. Zoological specimen - Wikipedia

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    The dowel is often intentionally longer than the bird's body and exits at the animal's vent. This exposed dowel provides a place to handle the bird without disturbing the feathers. Mammal study skins do not normally utilize wooden dowels, instead preparators use wire to support the legs and tail of mammals.

  3. Lepidopterology - Wikipedia

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    A Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland Another Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland. Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία [1]) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies.

  4. Wildlife biologist - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the average pay for a wildlife biologist is $62,290 per year or $29.95 per hour.The top 10% of wildlife biologists can earn up to $99,700 a year. In 2024, the US Department of Labor shows the top 10% of wildlife biologists and Zoologists can earn up to $45,840 per year.

  5. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    William Temple Hornaday (1854–1937), American zoologist, conservationist, and taxidermist who was the first director of what is now called the Bronx Zoo Martha Maxwell (1831–1881), American naturalist , taxidermist, and artist who was the first female naturalist to obtain and taxidermy her own specimens

  6. Zoology - Wikipedia

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    Zoology (UK: / z u ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoo-OL-ə-jee, US: / z oʊ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoh-OL-ə-jee) [1] is the scientific study of animals.Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

  7. Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Sea lion and keeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo. A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.

  8. Zookeeper - Wikipedia

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    A zookeeper (middle) with South American sea lions at the Paris Zoological Park.. A zookeeper, sometimes referred as animal keeper, is a person who manages zoo animals that are kept in captivity for conservation or to be displayed to the public. [1]

  9. Category:Zoology - Wikipedia

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    Zoologists (10 C, 10 P) * Zoological collectors (3 C, 49 P) A. Anatomy (27 C, 133 P) Animal anatomy (24 C, 133 P) Animal cognition (7 C, 38 P) Animal communication (9 ...