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The few animals that live on the mainland are birds such as Antarctic terns, grey-headed albatross, imperial shag, snowy sheathbill and the most well known inhabitant of Antarctica, penguins. The inhospitable environment helps to deter predators ; the few predators that hunt on the mainland, including the south polar skua and the southern giant ...
The following are lists of animal diseases: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2021) List of aquarium diseases;
ingestion of contaminated food or water, direct contact with infected animals or their feces Erysipeloid: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pigs, fish, birds direct contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products Fasciolosis: Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica: sheep, cattle, buffaloes ingesting contaminated plants Fasciolopsiasis
Venomous animal bite; Botanical from mushrooms or "wild greens"" Severe burn (forest fire) Spreading wound infection; Suspected spinal injury from falls, falling rock, ice; Traumatic brain injury from falls, falling rock, ice
Sandfly species transmit the disease leishmaniasis, by acting as vectors for protozoan Leishmania species, and tsetse flies transmit protozoan trypansomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypansoma brucei rhodesiense) which cause African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Ticks and lice form another large group of invertebrate vectors.
→ Mountain creature — with 'massive' head and blue eyes — discovered. → Venomous 1-foot-long creature found hunting in forest of Ecuador. → Winged 'fairy' creature found preserved inside ...
Animal species that are endangered in the tundra include the Arctic fox, caribou, and polar bears. These animals have been endangered due to overhunting, an infestation of disease, loss of diet and habitat due to climate change, and human destructive activities, such as searches for natural gas and oil, mining, and road building. [10]
New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...