Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.

The word zoology comes from Greek Ζωο, zoo ("animal"), and λογος, -logy ("study").

Branches of biology relevant to zoology

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Creation – The True Story of Charles Darwin
David Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:51:44 -0000
Visit the Creation movie site for theaters, etc. » | Find out about Natural Selection »"Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution" - Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973)
Message on a bottle…the Plastiki Expedition
Joni Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:03:08 -0000
Now I have that song going through my head, but I was a Police/Sting fanatic back in the day, so this is not a bad song-infection. But the reason it’s in my head is because of a message *on* a bottle. Check out the Plastiki: http://www.theplastiki.com/. I’m riveted by this concept and the design of [...]
Whale wars in the Southern Ocean
Joni Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:30:55 -0000
This is getting ugly and increasingly dangerous: Anti-whaling activists accuse Japan fleet of attack Anti-whaling activists have accused a Japanese vessel of ramming their high-tech speed boat during a confrontation in the Southern Ocean. Video of the incident appeared to show the Japanese ship severely damaging the Ady Gil, but all six crew were rescued. Earlier the campaigners [...]
Resolution 2010: Walking the walk
Joni Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:55:19 -0000
Happy New Year! So my blog posts have been few and far between over the past few months, but I have a good excuse. For the past 15 years I’ve been commuting 25 miles to work. Alone. In my car. Then coming home in the evenings and blogging about global warming. Feeling every bit the hypocrite. [...]
A Message from Erich Hoyt on Defending Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea
Joni Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:31:30 -0000
I am a whale researcher and conservationist, writes Erich Hoyt, Senior Research Fellow with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and MarineBio’s Director of Marine Mammals. Recently I became very interested in toothfish in Antarctica. At up to 2.5 m long they can be the size of a porpoise or dolphin. Left alone, they live [...]
Healthy Oceans Can Help Save Us From Climate Change
David Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:22:44 -0000
International coalition advances marine conservation as part of the solution to climate change WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A large international coalition today urged the United States to support marine conservation options that will help mitigate climate change. The ‘Blue Climate Coalition,’ comprised of sixty-six conservation groups and interests and over 150 marine scientists and professionals, from [...]

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