Characteristics Name: Dodo Other names: Dronte, Doudo, Dudu Latin name: Raphus cucullatus Class: Birds Size: about 1m Weight: up to 20kg Age:? Appearance: blue-gray plumage Sex dimorphism:? Nutrition Type: Fruiteater (frugivor) Food: Fruits Distribution: extinct Original Origin: Mauritius, La Réunion Sleep / wake cycle:?
Characteristics Name: Hermelin Other names: Short-toed Weasel, Big Weasel Latin name: Mustela erminea Class: mammals Size: 20 - 30cm Weight: 150 - 350g Age: 2 - 8 years Appearance: white to reddish brown Skin Sex Dimorphism: Yes Diet type: Carnivore Food: Fish, insects and their larvae, rodents, bird eggs Distribution: America, Asia, Europe, Australia Primary Origin: North America Sleep / wake cycle: diurnal Habitat: non-specific Natural enemies: badger, fox, owl Sexual maturity: mating season in first year of life : April - June gestation period: 30 days litter size: 5 - 15 juveniles social behavior: family group threatened with extinction: no You can find further profiles of animals in the Encyclopaedia of Animals.
Character Name: Kangaroo Latin Name: Macropodidae Class: Mammals Size: 1.0 - 1.6m Weight: 15 - 60kg Age: 7 - 15 years Appearance: Gray, Reddish Sex Dimorphism: Yes Diet Type: Herbivore (herbivor) Food: Leaves and grass Distribution: Australia native origin: Australia sleep-wake cycle: twilight and nocturnal habitat: open forests, steppes, semi-deserts natural enemies: dingoes, birds of prey sexual maturity: with 2 - 3 years mating season: throughout the year gestation period: 20 - 40 days litter size: 1 Juvenile Social Behavior: Loner Endangered: No You can find further profiles of animals in the Encyclopaedia of Animals.
All 118 Elements From Actinium to Zirconium ... H He Li Be BCNOF Ne Na Mg Al Si PS Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba * Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra ** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Uut Fl Uup Lv Uus Uuo La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho He Tm Yb Lu Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr --- Nonmetals --- Carbon Phosphorus Oxygen Sulfur Nitrogen Hydrogen --- Alkali metals --- Cesium francium Potassium Lithium Sodium Rubidium --- Alkaline earth metals --- barium beryllium calcium magnesium radium strontium --- semimetals --- antimony arsenic boron germanium selenium silicon tellurium --- halogens --- astatine bromine chlorine fluorine iodine --- noble gases --- argon helium krypton neon Radon Xenon --- Metals --- Aluminum Lead Bismuth Gallium Indium Polonium Thallium Tin --- Transition metals --- Drill Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copernicium Dubnium Iron Gold Hafnium Hassium Iridium Copper Manganese Molybdenum Nickel N iob Osmium Palladium Platinum Mercury Rhenium Rhodium Rutherfordium Ruthenium Seaborgium Scandium Silver Tantalum Technetium Titanium Vanadium Tungsten Yttrium Zinc Zirconium --- Lanthanoids --- Cerium Dysprosium Erbium Europium Gadolinium Holmium Lanthanum Lutetium Neodymium Praseodymium Promethium Samarium Terbium Thulium Ytterbium --- Actinoide --- Actinium Americium Berkelium Californium Curium Fermium Einsteinium Lawrencium Mendelevium Neptunium Nobelium Thorium Plutonium Protactinium Uranium --- Unknown --- Darmstadtium Flerovium Livermorium Meitnerium Roentgenium Ununtrium Ununoctium Ununpentium Ununseptium Periodic Table
Characteristics Name: Walnut Latin name: Juglandaceae Number of species: approx. 60 Walnut species Distribution: Europe, America, Asia Fruits: brown walnuts Flowering period: April-May Height: 15-20 meters Age: up to 150 years Properties of the bark: cracked, rich in profile Characteristics of the wood: hard Branches of the tree: nutrient-rich loamy soil Leaf: medium-sized, elliptic, dark green color Interesting facts about the walnut tree The fruits of the walnut trees (Juglans) have been around for at least 10 years.
Definition and function: Macrophages (ancient Greek 'macros' = large; 'phagein' = eating) belong to the white blood cells (leukocytes) as so-called phagocytes. They are an important component of the innate immune response and responsible for the destruction of invading pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses or toxins.
