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Greg Osmond
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    • Algae Featured Article Algae Algae

      Introduction Algae comprise a diverse group of typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms. The largest and most complex marine forms... More »

    • Long-finned pilot whale Featured Article Long-finned pilot whale Long-finned pilot whale

      The long-finned pilot whale (scientific name: Globicephala melas) is one of two species in the genus Globicephala. The pilot whale is so named because when swimming, the groups... More »

    • European otter Featured Article European otter European otter

      The European otter (Lutra lutra) is a broadly distributed marine mammal found in both marine and freshwater systems over considerable portions of Europe, Asia and North Africa;... More »

    • Dugongs in Malaysia Featured Article Dugongs in Malaysia Dugongs in Malaysia

      Overview Dugongs were once common throughout the shallow coastal waters of East Malaysia (northeast Borneo).  The hunting of dugongs, particularly off the... More »

    • Douglas-fir Featured Article Douglas-fir Douglas-fir

      The Douglas-fir (scientific name: Pseudotsuga) is a genus of tree that includes ar least five species found in North America and... More »

    • Welwitschia Featured Article Welwitschia Welwitschia

      The Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) is a gymnosperm relict plant endemic to the Namib Desert. The species aerial architecture consists of a pair of very wide curled and... More »

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Balsam fir Last Updated on 2013-05-22 at 21:48 This plant guide on the Balsam fir, Pinus balsamea L., was chiefly prepared and contributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation... More »
Redwood Sorrel Last Updated on 2013-05-20 at 18:13 Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana) Redwood Sorrel is in the Oxalidaceae, the wood sorrel family, a relatively small family with three genera and 875 species of mostly tropical... More »
Cetaceans Last Updated on 2013-05-05 at 18:41 Cetaceans are marine mammals within the order of Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Unlike pinnipeds, these species spend their entire lives in aquatic... More »
Fern Last Updated on 2013-05-01 at 15:16  A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of vascular plants[1] Lacking flowers and seeds, ferns reproduce by spores; otherwise, ferns have the major... More »
Snakes of Big Bend National Park Last Updated on 2013-04-30 at 19:27 There are a number of snakes of Big Bend National Park, which divide into three different families. Big Bend National Park in the remote Southwest Texas, USA is a beautiful... More »
Australian Lungfish Last Updated on 2013-04-25 at 19:18 The Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri is one of six species and three genera in the sub-class Dipnoi (lungfishes). N. forsteri is the lone member of... More »
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