Working on the bestiary is harder than I expected, especially during classes. Committing animals and images to memory not only takes time, but also attention to detail. With each of the critters, I have to memorize more than the name to make them useful; I also have to memorize their visual characteristics. Since I have little experience with biology or attending to specimens with such detail, I am trying to pay attention in ways that will stick in my mind. Needless to say, the processes teaches more than just a technique for memorizing names; it also trains me to notice things I otherwise would ignore!

Here are the next ten in my bestiary:

Alligator

Head

Amur Leopard

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Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at Colchester Zoo

Ant

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Fire ants

Aorta

Course of the aorta in the thorax

Appenzeller

Appenzeller Sennenhunde lying down on a white background.
Appenzeller

Aquanaut

Aquanaut Joseph Schmid working outside the Aquarius underwater laboratory in 2007

Arapaima

Arapaima leptosoma shown at its full length

Ascaris

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An adult ascaris lumbricoides worm

Atlas

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Statua romana di Atlante

Aussiedor

Labrador Australian Shepherd mix