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Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829

behavioral circadian rhythm

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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developmental mode

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altricial
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/altricial

Definition: Parent(s) provide food and thermoregulation (e.g., passerines).

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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diet includes

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mollusks
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326

Definition: phylum of invertebrate animals

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reptiles
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10811

Definition: class of tetrapods

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fish
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152

Definition: vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills

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amphibians
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10908

Definition: class of tetrapods, whose living forms include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians

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mammals
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7377

Definition: class of tetrapods

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habitat

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tropical
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204

Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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brackish water
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000322

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temporary aquatic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/temporaryAquatic

Definition: aquatic environment that may persist for hours or weeks before returning to a dry state

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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has sexual dimorphism

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male larger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_larger

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Fairbairn

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locomotion

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flight
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367

Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement

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mating system

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monogamous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000063

Definition: One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship

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migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

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Ethiopia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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parental care

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parental care
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES

Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring

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paternal care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare

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female provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale

Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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protection
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595

Definition: action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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social system

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solitary
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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trophic guild

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piscivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420208

Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily fish.

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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