Animals

Articles about animal species, behavior and classification.

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Parasitoid wasp

Parasitoid wasp: biology, life cycle, diversity and role in pest control

Paridae

Paridae (tits, chickadees, titmice) — small passerine birds

Parides

Parides alopius

Parides alopius — the white-dotted cattleheart

Parides childrenae

Parides erithalion

Parides montezuma

Parma wallaby

Parnassiinae

Parnassiinae: the Apollos and Parnassians (a Holarctic butterfly subfamily)

Parrot

Parrot: overview, biology, behavior and conservation

Parrotfish

Parrotfish: colorful reef grazers and reef engineers

Parsley frog

Parsley frog (Pelodytidae)

Partridge

Partridge: medium-sized game birds of the pheasant family

Parvicursor

Parvicursor — tiny alvarezsaurian maniraptoran dinosaur

Passenger pigeon

Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius): the vanished North American pigeon

Passerida

Passerida: core clade of advanced songbirds (oscine passerines)

Passerine

Passerine: the perching birds of the order Passeriformes

Paul the Octopus

Pauropod

Pavo (bird)

Pavo (Asiatic peafowl)

Paw

Paw (mammalian soft foot)

Peafowl

Peafowl: species, appearance, behavior, and cultural significance

Pecora

Pecora (infraorder of ruminant mammals)

Pederpes

Pederpes — an early Carboniferous tetrapod

Pedipalp

Pedipalp: structure, function, and diversity among chelicerates

Pedostibes

Pegomastax

Pelagornis

Pelagornis — giant bony‑toothed seabirds

Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes: four‑toed waterbirds and their biology

Order of medium-to-large waterbirds traditionally grouped by fully webbed, four-toed feet. Includes pelicans and similar fish-eating species. Modern research has revised which fami

Pelecanimimus

Pelecanimimus — an early many‑toothed ornithomimosaur

Pelican

Pelican (Pelecanus): biology, distribution and natural history

Pelican eel

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) — deep‑sea gulper

Pelobatidae

European spadefoot toads (Pelobatidae)

Pelophryne

Pelophryne (flathead toads): overview of the Southeast Asian true toad genus

Pelorosaurus

Penguin

Pentaceratops

Pentatomidae

Pentatomidae: the stink bug family

Pentatomoidea

Pentatomoidea: shield bugs and stink bugs — overview, traits, and importance

Pepe le Pew

Peppered moth

Peppered moth (Biston betularia)

Peramelemorphia

Peramelemorphia: bandicoots, bilbies and related marsupials

Perch

Perch (Perca): freshwater fish—anatomy, behavior, and human importance

Perciformes

Perciformes

Perciformes: the perch-like fishes

Perciformes, traditionally the largest order of ray-finned fishes, are a diverse assemblage of perch-like species found in nearly all aquatic habitats; important ecologically, comm

Père David's deer

Père David's deer (Milu)

Peregrine falcon

Perognathinae

Perro de Presa Canario

Perro de Presa Canario (Presa Canario)