proceeding creating a parent-child relation between persons
http://www.conservapedia.com/Adoption Adoption is the legal transfer of the rights and responsibilities of parenthood of a child from its biological parents to another responsible adult (or adults) who then assumes the role of mother and ...
cold-blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
http://www.conservapedia.com/Amphibian Amphibians are animals with moist, hairless skin through which water can pass in and out. The majority of amphibians live the first part of their lives in water and the second part on land.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with feathers and wings
http://www.conservapedia.com/Bird A Bird is a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with wings and feathers. For the most part, they fly. Ostriches, penguins, and emus are birds that don't fly, although penguins have sometimes been said ...
http://www.conservapedia.com/Cat Cats are a group of carnivorous mammals with sharp teeth and retractable claws (except in the case of the cheetah) on their paws, originally distributed worldwide apart from Australasia, Madagascar and Antarctica. Several of the larger kinds of cat can be dangerous to humans.
hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
http://www.conservapedia.com/Chinchilla Chinchilla is a rodent of South America, hunted for its fur, which is soft and of a gray color; it is found chiefly in the mountainous districts of Peru and Chile.
a canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times
http://www.conservapedia.com/Dog Dogs are one of the most well-known domesticated species, with archaeological and historical records showing that they have lived in a mutually beneficial relationship with humans for thousands of years.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates
http://www.conservapedia.com/Fish Fish are aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with fins and scales. Many species of fish are often kept as pets in containers known as aquariums. Fish are generally divided into two groups: freshwater-dwelling and saltwater-dwelling, and fish from one group are generally unable to survive in the environment of the other. There are, however, a small number of species that move between saltwater and freshwater at different stages of their lives.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Guinea_pig Guinea pigs are rodents commonly kept as pets in a similar manner to rabbits. They are ideal for small children as they have a placid temperament and are large enough to be handled without causing distress to the animal (unlike some smaller pets such as hamsters). Like most rodents, guinea pigs can give birth to large litters of young and thus care should be taken when selecting males and females as pets. As with rabbits, they eat vegetables such
short-tailed burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
http://www.conservapedia.com/Hamster Hamsters are small rodents that belong to the subfamily Cricetinae. Hamsters are originally indigenous to the Middle East, China and Southeastern Europe. As they breed well in captivity and are easy to look after, hamsters make good family pets.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Hedgehog The Hedgehog (Erinaceinae) is a small mammal, covered with protective spines. Various kinds are found throughout Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. The hedgehog hibernates in winter. The name "hedgehog" was first used in the fifteenth century, and is drawn from their frequenting hedge rows and having a pig-like snout. They are also commonly referred to as the urchin, hedgepig, fadge-snuffler and furze-pig
breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
http://www.conservapedia.com/Labrador_retriever Commonly known as a "Lab", the Labrador Retriever is a common type of domesticated canine. Labrador Retrievers originated in Newfoundland, Canada (which also includes the area known as Labrador).
a brightly colored tropical bird with a hooked beak
http://www.conservapedia.com/Parrot Parrots are tropical birds that come in a wide variety of bright colors. They are distinguished by having strong curved beaks and an upright posture. They are also noted for being highly intelligent for an animal. Their ability to imitate human speech makes them a popular pet, even though a parrot doesn't understand anything it says. Grey parrots are especially notable for their eloquative talents.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
http://www.conservapedia.com/Rabbit Rabbits are small mammals. They are kept as pets, eaten as a food source, and appear wild in nature. In some countries rabbits are a pest species causing great environmental damage. In Australia they were introduced as prey for the fox (which was also introduced as sport for British colonial hunters). From an initial introduction of 24 specimens, rabbits have since become the most serious pest in Australia causing untold environmental damage.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
http://www.conservapedia.com/Rat A rat is a medium-sized rodent found on all inhabited continents. They live on garbage in slums and are also often known to carry disease. The bubonic plague which killed one third the population of Europe is attributed to rats which carried plague-infected fleas living in their fur. The genus Rattus includes over 50 species.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
http://www.conservapedia.com/Snake Snakes are long, limbless, scaly reptiles which slither upon the ground and sometimes swim in water. Some snakes (about one third of species) are poisonous (specifically, venomous). Snakes are abundant in warmer climates, and most of them are quite harmless to man.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Toy A toy is an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with.
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
http://www.conservapedia.com/Turtle Turtles are reptiles with a hard shell which encloses all of their internal organs. There are more than 250 species of turtles, the majority of which lives in tropical zones.
compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
http://www.conservapedia.com/Water Water is one of the the most important chemical compounds because no living creature can survive without it. More than half of the weight of most organisms is due to water.onservapedia.com/Water
Created on Wed Sep 24 19:33:07 EDT 2008
(updated Fri Dec 12 02:41:38 EST 2008)
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