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Animal hoarding — involves keeping higher than usual numbers of animals as pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them, while at the same time denying this inability. Compulsive hoarding can be characterized as a symptom of obsessive… … Wikipedia
animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… … Universalium
vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… … Universalium
Animal — Animalia redirects here. For other uses, see Animalia (disambiguation). For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). Animals Temporal range: Ediacaran Recent … Wikipedia
animal heat — noun : heat produced in the body of a living animal by functional chemical and physical activities called also body heat; compare temperature 5b * * * Physiol. heat produced in a living animal by any of various metabolic activities. [1770 80] * * … Useful english dictionary
animal — 1. A living, sentient organism that has membranous cell walls, requires oxygen and organic foods, and is capable of voluntary movement, as distinguished from a plant or mineral. 2. One of the lower a. organisms as distinguished from humans. [L.]… … Medical dictionary
vertebrate — ver•te•brate [[t]ˈvɜr tə brɪt, ˌbreɪt[/t]] adj. 1) anat. having vertebrae; having a segmented backbone 2) bio tax belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata, a subphylum of chordate animals having an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage that… … From formal English to slang
vertebrate — /ˈvɜtəbrət/ (say vertuhbruht), / breɪt/ (say brayt) noun 1. a vertebrate animal. –adjective 2. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 3. belonging or relating to the Vertebrata, a subphylum of the phylum Chordata, all members of… …
Animal testing — A white Wistar lab rat Description Around 50–100 million vertebrate animals are used in experiments annually. Subjects Animal testing, scien … Wikipedia
Animal testing regulations — vary around the world. Most governments aim to control the number of times individual animals may be used; the overall numbers used; and the degree of pain that may be inflicted without anaesthetic.EuropeExperiments on vertebrate animals in the… … Wikipedia
Animal colouration — has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. Colours may be cryptic (functioning as an adaptation allowing the prevention of prey detection; aposematic (functioning as a warning of unprofitability) or may be the… … Wikipedia
