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Organisms in the abyssal zone rely on the natural processes of higher ocean layers. When animals from higher ocean levels die, their carcasses occasionally drift down to the abyssal zone, where organisms in the deep can feed on them. When a whale carcass falls down to the abyssal zone, this is called a whale fall. The carcass of the whale can ...
The fauna of Europe is all the animals living in Europe and its surrounding seas and islands. Europe is the western part of the Palearctic realm (which in turn is part of the Holarctic ). Lying within the temperate region , (north of the equator) the wildlife is not as rich as in the hottest regions, but is nevertheless diverse due to the ...
They are widespread throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, and are found in a variety of biomes, most typically forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland. Bovids range in size from the 38 cm (15 in) long royal antelope to the 3.3 m (11 ft) long gaur , which can reach 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) in weight. [ 1 ]
Freshwater animals of Europe (2 C, 19 P) Marine fauna of Europe (9 C, 18 P) C. Crustaceans of Europe (2 C, 10 P) F. Fish of Europe (5 C, 194 P)
The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century. Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. [1] " Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet."
"Inventory of Existing Species and Their Habitats in the Bosphorus Area" (PDF). Marine Bio Abs. 1: 112– 023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2015. "Fishing 'destabilises Black Sea' ". BBC News. 5 June 2007. Kutsokon, Yuliya; Kvach, Yuriy (September 2012).
Pages in category "Lists of animals of Europe" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In Western Europe the first and oldest sirenian remains have been found in a new paleontological site, in Santa Brígida, Amer (La Selva, Catalonia, Spain [28]). One of the earliest aquatic sirenians discovered is Prorastomus , which dates back to 40 million years ago, and the first known sirenian, the quadruped Pezosiren , lived 50 million ...