List of articles in "Species" category - Page 1183

Ixodes is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease) and some species (notably Ixodes holocyclus) inject toxins that can […]

Victory Gallop (foaled May 30 1995 in Ontario Canada) was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old he won the Belmont Stakes denying Real Quiet the Triple Crown. At four […]

Gun Bow (1960–December 1979) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of America’s leading older male racehorses in 1964 and 1965 and was later inducted into the Hall of […]

Silver Birch (born 10 April 1997) is an Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Brian Walsh from County Kildare Ireland a farmer and stud owner. Ridden by Robbie Power […]

Granville (1933–??) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the leading American colt of his generation winning the Belmont Stakes and being voted Horse of the Year.

Colorado King (foaled 1959) was a South African Thoroughbred racehorse who also competed successfully in the United States. Virtually all thoroughbred horses in the Southern Hemisphere are born between July […]

‘Général Jacqueminot’ (Pronounced: zhay-nay RHAL zhock-mee-NOH) is an early member of the Hybrid Perpetual rose class. It has dark red petals and is extremely fragrant. The flowers grow on long […]

Parapiptadenia rigida is a perennial shrub or tree. It is not a threatened species. It is native to Argentina Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay. Common names include Angico Angico-cedro Angico-do-banhado Angico-dos-montes […]

Crisp was a champion steeplechase horse. He was a bay Thoroughbred gelding that was foaled in 1963 in Australia. In his native country he won many important jumping races particularly […]

Streptomyces toxytricini is a Gram-positive bacterium belonging to the genus Streptomyces. It produces the pancreatic lipase inhibitor lipstatin of which the antiobesity drug orlistat is a derivative.