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Kate Jirik

Kate Jirik

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"How To" Guide to the SDZWA Library's Collections & Services

African and Asian Lions (Panthera leo) Fact Sheet

African Elephants (Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis) Fact Sheet

African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Fact Sheet

African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) & Domesticated Donkey (Equus asinus) Fact Sheet

AIP Student Guide

American Bison (Bison bison) Fact Sheet

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Fact Sheet

Anegada Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) Fact Sheet

Animal Fact Sheets - Index - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library

Animal Welfare : A Research Guide

Animals : A Research Guide

Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Fact Sheet

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) Fact Sheet

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Fact Sheet

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Fact Sheet

Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) Fact Sheet

Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus) Fact Sheet

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Fact Sheet

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Fact Sheet

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Fact Sheet

Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) Fact Sheet

Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Fact Sheet

Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Fact Sheet

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Fact Sheet

Buergers'/Goodfellow's (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) and Matschie's (Dendrolagus matschiei) Tree Kangaroos Fact Sheet

Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) Fact Sheet

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Fact Sheet

Camels (extant/living species; Camelus spp.)

Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) Fact Sheet

Capybaras (Hydrochoerus spp.) Fact Sheet

Carmine Bee-eaters (Merops nubicus & M. nubicoides) Fact Sheet

Cassowary (Casuarius spp.) Fact Sheet

Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) Fact Sheet

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Fact Sheet

Chinese Giant Salamanders (Andrias spp.) Fact Sheet

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) Fact Sheet

Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris) Fact Sheet

Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) Fact Sheet

Conservation : A Research Guide

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Fact Sheet

Desert Tortoises (Gopherus spp.) Fact Sheet

Douc Langurs (Pygathrix spp.) Fact Sheet

Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Fact Sheet

Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Fact Sheet

Eastern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) Fact Sheet

Extinct American Cheetahs (Miracinonyx spp.) Fact Sheet

Extinct American Lion (Panthera atrox) Fact Sheet

Extinct California Tapir (Tapirus californicus) Fact Sheet

Extinct Columbian (Mammuthus columbi) and Channel Island (M. exilis) Mammoths Fact Sheet

Extinct Daggett's Eagle (Buteogallus daggetti) Fact Sheet

Extinct Dire Wolf (Canus dirus) Fact Sheet

Extinct Dwarf Pronghorn (Capromeryx minor) Fact Sheet

Extinct Ground Sloths (Paramylodon harlani, Nothrotheriops shastensis, and Megalonyx jeffersoni) Fact Sheet

Extinct Large-headed Llama (Hemiauchenia macrocephalus) Fact Sheet

Extinct Long-horned Bison & Ancient Bison (Bison latifrons and B. antiquus) Fact Sheet

Extinct Pinckney's Capybara (Neochoerus pinckneyi) Fact Sheet

Extinct Saber-toothed Cat (Smilodon fatalis) Fact Sheet

Extinct Short-faced Bear (Actodus spp.) Fact Sheet

Extinct Teratorn (Family Teratornithidae) Fact Sheet

Extinct Western Camel (Camelops hesternus) Fact Sheet

Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) Fact Sheet

Forest Buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) Fact Sheet

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Fact Sheet

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) Fact Sheet

Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) Fact Sheet

Galapagos Giant Tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.) Fact Sheet

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) Fact Sheet

Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Fact Sheet

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Fact Sheet

Giraffes (Giraffa spp.) Fact Sheet

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Fact Sheet

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Fact Sheet

Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) Fact Sheet

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Fact Sheet

Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) Fact Sheet

Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) Fact Sheet

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) & Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choerpsis liberiensis) Fact Sheet

Honeypot Ant (Myrmecocystus mimicus) Fact Sheet

Jaguar (Panthera onca) Fact Sheet

Journals & Databases

Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Fact Sheet

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Fact Sheet

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Fact Sheet

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) Fact Sheet

Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) Fact Sheet

Leopard (Panthera pardus) Fact Sheet

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) and Spotted Gully Shark (T. megalopterus) Fact Sheet

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis) Fact Sheet

Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) Fact Sheet

Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) Fact Sheet

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) Fact Sheet

Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) Fact Sheet

Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus & C. suchus) Fact Sheet

North American Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) Fact Sheet

Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) Fact Sheet

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Fact Sheet

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) Fact Sheet

Orangutans (Pongo spp.) Fact Sheet

Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma) Fact Sheet

Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) Fact Sheet

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) Fact Sheet

Plants : A Research Guide

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Fact Sheet

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Fact Sheet

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Fact Sheet

Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) Fact Sheet

Radjah Shelduck (Rajah rajah) Fact Sheet

Ratel/Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) Fact Sheet

Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) Fact Sheet

Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens & A. styani) Fact Sheet

Red-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) Fact Sheet

Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) Fact Sheet

Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) Fact Sheet

Red-ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Fact Sheet

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Fact Sheet

Reference : Resources & Information

Research Guide Index - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Fact Sheet

Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis) Fact Sheet

Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Fact Sheet

Serval (Leptailurus serval) Fact Sheet

Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) Fact Sheet

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) Fact Sheet

Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) Fact Sheet

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Fact Sheet

Spot-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) Fact Sheet

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Fact Sheet

Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) Fact Sheet

Sunburst Diving Beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) Fact Sheet

Takin (Budorcas spp.) Fact Sheet

Tapirs (extant/living species; Tapirus spp.) Fact Sheet

Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) Fact Sheet

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Fact Sheet

Tiger (Panthera tigris) Fact Sheet

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) Fact Sheet

Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus spp.) Fact Sheet

Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) Fact Sheet

Veterinary Medicine : A Research Guide

Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) Fact Sheet

Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Fact Sheet

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Fact Sheet

White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) Fact Sheet

White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) Fact Sheet

Wombats (Vombatus and Lasiorhinus spp.) Fact Sheet

Zoos & Aquariums : A Research Guide

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