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  • Lobsters and other decapods are different from vertebrates, but they likely feel pain. Lobsters and other decapods are different from vertebrates, but they likely feel pain.
    Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
  • baboons baboons
    100 Unusual Animal Group Names
  • Eastern tent caterpillars on silk tent. Eastern tent caterpillars on silk tent.
    6 Fascinating Facts About Tent Caterpillars
  • Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Antarctic krill Euphausia superba
    What Is Krill?
  • Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), seen from under sunny waters Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), seen from under sunny waters
    Are Tiger Sharks Dangerous?
  • Illustration of an electric eel Illustration of an electric eel
    Shocking Electric Eel Facts
  • Tree frog on a rock, Indonesia Tree frog on a rock, Indonesia
    The 8 Main Animal Characteristics
  • Actress Jennifer Lopez arrives at the screening Of 'Ice Age: Actress Jennifer Lopez arrives at the screening Of 'Ice Age:
    Ice Age Movie Animals
  • american beaver american beaver
    12 Important Animals of North America
  • Illustration depicting a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell, with their important features labeled. Illustration depicting a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell, with their important features labeled.
    Prokaryotes Vs. Eukaryotes: What Are the Differences?
  • Alligator Alligator
    12 Animal Sex Facts You Might Not Know
  • Illustration, anatomy of Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) Illustration, anatomy of Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
    The 12 Animal Organ Systems
  • Illustration depicting each of the six basic animal groups Illustration depicting each of the six basic animal groups
    6 Basic Animal Classes
  • bull shark bull shark
    Interesting Bull Shark Facts (Carcharhinus leucas)
  • An extremely colorful chameleon in Indonesia An extremely colorful chameleon in Indonesia
    10 Facts About Chameleons
  • Closeup of a placozoan Closeup of a placozoan
    31 Different Groups of Invertebrates
  • These dunlins belong to the vertebrates, one of the three groups of chordates alive today. These dunlins belong to the vertebrates, one of the three groups of chordates alive today.
    Chordates
  • Whip scorpion Whip scorpion
    Whip Scorpions Look Scary but Don't Sting
  • Peppered moth against a black background Peppered moth against a black background
    London's Peppered Moths
  • Tropical Pitcher Plant Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Meet 12 Carnivorous Plants That Eat Everything From Insects to Mammals
  • An orangutan hangs onto a rope at the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Kuching, Borneo An orangutan hangs onto a rope at the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Kuching, Borneo
    10 Facts About Orangutans
  • Big-eared bat with its wings stretched out Big-eared bat with its wings stretched out
    10 Fascinating Facts About Bats
  • Giraffe grazing top of the acacia thorn tree at wild Giraffe grazing top of the acacia thorn tree at wild
    Vertebrates
  • Woman and squirrel on a park bench in an urban area Woman and squirrel on a park bench in an urban area
    The 10 Most Common Urban Animals
  • A picture of a chameleon, a type of craniate A picture of a chameleon, a type of craniate
    Craniates - the Animal Encyclopedia
  • Lovebirds Lovebirds
    8 Animals That Mate for Life
  • cow eating grass cow eating grass
    Herbivores: Characteristics and Categories
  • Close up shot of chameleon with multiple shades of green, blue, white, and brown. Close up shot of chameleon with multiple shades of green, blue, white, and brown.
    How Common Animals Use Camouflage to Their Benefit
  • Starfish atop coral Starfish atop coral
    Facts About Invertebrates
  • Dogs are intelligent animals. Dogs are intelligent animals.
    10 Most Intelligent Animals
  • Grizzly Bear Feeds on a Jumping Salmon, Alaska Grizzly Bear Feeds on a Jumping Salmon, Alaska
    How Animals Interact in an Ecosystem
  • 12 Animal Stereotypes and the Truth Behind Them
  • Crab with claws raised. Crab with claws raised.
    Invertebrate Photo Gallery
  • Young dusky leaf monkey Young dusky leaf monkey
    The 10 Essential Facts to Know About Animals
  • Bearded fireworm Bearded fireworm
    The Many Species of Segmented Worms and Their Habitats
  • Colorful butterfly perched on a purple flower. Colorful butterfly perched on a purple flower.
    How Many Animal Species Are There?
  • Blobfish at their appropriate sea depth. Blobfish at their appropriate sea depth.
    The 11 Weirdest Fish
  • Snake Snake
    The 11 Most Poisonous Animals
  • How Bat Echolocation Works
  • Chlamydoselachus anguineus or frilled shark. Chlamydoselachus anguineus or frilled shark.
    Fascinating and Frightening Frilled Shark Facts
  • This lion's mane jellyfish is an example of an invertebrate. This lion's mane jellyfish is an example of an invertebrate.
    A Guide to Vertebrates and Invertebrates
  • Queen Termite Queen Termite
    The 11 Longest-Lived Animals
  • Example of a food web Example of a food web
    An Interactive Food Web Game for the Classroom
  • Planet Earth Against Black Background Planet Earth Against Black Background
    A Beginner's Guide to Habitats
  • American pika - Ochotona princeps American pika - Ochotona princeps
    Animal Profiles A to Z: By Scientific Name
  • man holding his nose man holding his nose
    The 11 Smelliest Animals
  • Galapagos giant tortoise - Geochelone elephantopus Galapagos giant tortoise - Geochelone elephantopus
    What Is the Difference Between...?
  • Wolves Wolves
    Animal Profiles A to Z: By Common Name
  • Bull Elk Bull Elk
    Understanding Sexual Dimorphism
  • saltwater crocodile saltwater crocodile
    The 25 Biggest Living Things on Earth
  • Grasshopper on a leaf Grasshopper on a leaf
    The Basics of Population Biology
  • Captive Siberian Tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, Bozeman, Montana, USA Captive Siberian Tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, Bozeman, Montana, USA
    Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Endangered Species
  • Mother Love Cheetah is lying down in the grass Mother Love Cheetah is lying down in the grass
    Endangered Species Lesson Plans
  • An aardvark emerges from its underground home An aardvark emerges from its underground home
    10 Facts About Aardvarks
  • Nine-banded armadillo Nine-banded armadillo
    10 Surprising Facts About Armadillos
  • An albino western diamondback rattlesnake An albino western diamondback rattlesnake
    4 Senses Animals Have That Humans Don't
  • Horseshoe crab. Horseshoe crab.
    The Horseshoe Crab, an Ancient Arthropod That Saves Lives
  • This Galapagos land iguana is one of about 30,000 species of tetrapods alive today. This Galapagos land iguana is one of about 30,000 species of tetrapods alive today.
    Tetrapods: the Four-By-Fours of the Vertebrate World
  • elephants elephants
    10 Essential Elephant Facts
  • Scientific Classification Scientific Classification
    How Animals Are Classified
  • A cutaway view of a typical animal cell illustration A cutaway view of a typical animal cell illustration
    Animal Cells, Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems
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