Animals

Articles about animal species, behavior and classification.

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Common eider

Common frog

Common frog (Rana temporaria)

Common kingfisher

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Common krait

Common loon

Common loon (Great Northern Diver): biology, behavior, and conservation

Common marmoset

Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Common night adder

Common night adder (Causus rhombeatus)

Common pipistrelle

Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Common toad

Common wombat

Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Common wood pigeon

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Common yabby

Companion dog

Compsognathus

Compsognathus — a small Late Jurassic theropod

Condor

Condor (New World vulture)

Condorraptor

Confuciusornis

Congo peafowl

Conidae

Conidae (cone snails): predatory marine gastropods

Conus

Cookiecutter shark

Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis)

Cope's gray treefrog

Cope's gray treefrog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis)

Copenhagen Zoo

Copepod

Copepod — small planktonic crustacean

Copper pheasant

Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii): appearance, habitat and conservation

Coprophagia

Coprophagia: causes, occurrence, health risks, and management

Coral

Coral: structure, reefs, ecology and conservation

Coral snake

Cormorant

Cormorant: Overview, Characteristics, Behavior and Human Interactions

Corn snake

Cornu aspersum

Cornu aspersum (garden snail)

Corroboree frog

Corsac fox

Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)

Corvida

Corvida — obsolete grouping of songbirds

Corvidae

Corvidae — the crow family: crows, ravens, jays and allies

Corythosaurus

Corythosaurus — the crested duck-billed dinosaur

Coscoroba swan

Cotton mouse

Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus): ecology, appearance, and conservation

Cottontail rabbit

Cottontail rabbit (genus Sylvilagus)

Courtship in animals

Courtship in Animals: Behaviors, Functions and Notable Examples

Cowbird

Cowry

Cowry

Cowry (family Cypraeidae)

Cowries are glossy marine gastropods in the family Cypraeidae, mainly tropical. Their distinctive polished shells are biologically unusual and have long cultural, economic and deco

Coyote

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Coypu

Coypu (nutria): a semi‑aquatic rodent and its ecological role

Crab

Crab

Crab (Brachyura): biology, diversity, and human importance

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura with a compact carapace and two claws. They occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats and are important ecologic

Crab spider

Crab spiders (Thomisidae): ambush predators and masters of camouflage

Crab-eating Frog

Crab-eating Macaque

Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)