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Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris [43] [better source needed] Nepal: Cow (national animal) Bos indicus [44] Himalayan monal (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus Nicaragua: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [45] Pakistan: Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [46] Indus river dolphin (national ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described —of which around 1 million are insects —but it has been estimated there are over 7 million ...
There is a positive relationship between mass at birth and length of gestation in eutherian mammals. [17] Larger mammals are more likely to produce a well-developed neonate than small mammals.
The word is most often used for the offspring of mammals, but can be used for any animal that gives birth to multiple young. In comparison, a group of eggs and the offspring that hatch from them are frequently called a clutch, while young birds are often called a brood. Animals from the same litter are referred to as littermates.
Some animals starve to death shortly after birthing their young while others are eaten by their own young -- but these mothers make the ultimate sacrifice. Click through for 10 animal mothers that ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Hirola. B. hunteri (P. L. Sclater, 1889) Border between Kenya and Somalia: Size: 120–205 cm (47–81 in) long, plus 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tail [10] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland [11] Diet: Grass, as well as forbs [10] [11] CR
The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan, where it is also known as the screw-horn or screw-horned goat. [3] The word mārkhor ( مارخور ), meaning "snake-eater", comes from both Pashto and classical Persian languages , referencing the ancient belief that the markhor would actively kill and consume snakes. [ 4 ]