- Cleveland Shrub Steppe Natural Area Preserve (dnr.wa.gov)
This preserve includes high-quality examples of native shrub-grassland ecosystems, known as shrub-steppe, that were once abundant in central and eastern Washington. Located along the margin of the Columbia Basin and eastern Cascades, this 640 acre site also includes woodlands with Oregon white oak, aspen, juniper and ponderosa pine, as well as a spring and stream that provide habitat for an array of wildlife species.
- Animal (Wikipedia)
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. As of 2022, 2.16 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are around 7.77 million animal species. Animals range in length from 8.5 micrometres (0.00033 in) to 33.6 metres (110 ft). They have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology.