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1. Kazoo
   Kazoo The kazoo, a simple musical instrument (membranophone) that adds tonal qualities when the player hums into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. Such instruments have been used in Africa for hundreds of years, to disguise the sound of somebody's voice or to imitate animals, for example, often for ceremonial purposes. It was on such an instrument that the kazoo, invented by an African American named Alabama Vest in
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2. Vegetarianism
   later gives permission to Noah's descendents to consume animal flesh, but not without great suffering simultaneously administered to all creatures: "The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea" (Gen. 9:2). Suffice to say, the Judaeo-Christian God's permission for humankind to eat meat was not an unmixed or otherwise "unqualified" blessing. It was a concession, with penalties--not the least of which was, most probably, a dramatically decreased life expectancy (see Gen. 6:3).
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3. Veterinary science
   Veterinary science Veterinary medicine is the application of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, and wildlife animals. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Introduction 2 Education in Veterinary Medicine 3 Some Schools of Veterinary Medicine (external links) 3.1 Schools of Veterinary Medicine in Australia 3.2 School of Veterinary Medicine in Austria 3.3 Schools of Veterinary Medicine in Canada 3.4 Schools of Veterinary
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4. Kanji Reference:IndexByConcept
   Kanji Reference:IndexByConcept Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Kanji Reference: Index by Concept 1.1 Adjectives 1.1.1 Colour Adjectives 1.1.2 Shape Adjectives 1.2 Directions 1.3 Animals 1.4 Money 1.5 Numbers 1.6 Time Kanji Reference: Index by Concept This index method groups together Kanji that describe things that deal with the same concept, for example kanji for numbers or kanji for directions. Adjectives Colour Adjectives 白 赤 青 黃 黑 Shape Adjectives
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5. Kawaii
   Kawaii Kawaii (可愛い ) is a Japanese term which means cute or (literally) adorable. It can be used to describe people or animals. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. See also: bishoujo, beauty, wabi-sabi
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6. Vertebrate
   - extinct Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii - extinct Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) Amphibia (amphibians) Reptilia (reptiles) Aves (birds) Mammalia (mammals) Vertebrata is a subgroup of chordates, specifically, those with backbones or spinal columns. Vertebrates are definied as chordates whose notocord is protected by bones called vertebrae, sometimes referred to as a vertebral column. Vertebrata is the largest and most advanced subphylum, and contains most of the animals with which we are familiar. Fish (including lampreys but excluding hagfishes), amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals (including humans) are vertebrates. Additional characteristics of the subphylum are a muscular system that mostly
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7. Velvet worm
   Velvet worm Onychophora (velvet worms) are segmented, caterpillar-like, terrestrial animals somewhat resembling both arthropods and annelid w 1000 orms. They are generally regarded either as a class of arthropods or as a separate phylum. About 110 modern species are known separated into two families, with 10 genera. They live in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide including Mexico, Central America, South America,
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8. Vermes
   Vermes Vermes ("worms") is a long-obsolete taxon used by Linnaeus and Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals. Linnaeus divided the group as follows: Intestina Mollusca Testacea Lithophyta Zoophyta Of these only the Mollusca are still used, and their composition has changed almost entirely. In Linnaeus' scheme they included only soft-bodied forms - the cephalopods, which are still counted as molluscs, but also various cnidarians,
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9. Ketamine
   selling as Ketanest and Ketalar. Pharmacologically it is very similar to DXM and PCP. Ketamine was first used on American soldiers during the Vietnam War, but is often avoided now because it can cause unpleasant out of body experiences. It is still used in human medicine as a first-choice anesthetic for victims with unknown medical history (e.g. from traffic accidents), in podiatry and other minor surgery, and occasionally for the treatment of migraine. In veterinary medicine, it is usually used for large animals, such as horses. It can also be used, in conjunction with other sedative agents, in small animal surgery
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10. Keratin
    Keratin Keratin is a protein used by numerous groups of animals as a structural element, and is a classic example of a fibrous protein. It is the main component of: mammal hair, reptile scales, (though not fish scales), bird feathers, claws (including nails and hooves), horn (but not antlers), baleens (the sieve-like structures with which whales filter
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11. Kea
    Kea is renowned for its ability to invade campsites in search of food, tearing open packaging and opening containers for anything edible. Its playfulness extends to ripping out the rubber on car windows, presumably for fun. Keas are predominately green in colour, with bright red flashes under their wings. The Kea is now a protected species, but they were once routinely killed by farmers due to occasionally attacking sheep. Keas usually feed from plants, but when food is scarce they will scavenge dead animals or hunt small animals such as rats or other birds.
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12. Kelp
    Kelp grows in the form of long stalks, with leaflike blades at regular intervals. Each blade is supported by a float. For more on its morphology, see seaweeds. Prominent species bull-head kelp (Nereocystis Luetkeana), a northwestern American. Used by coastal Native Americans to create fishing nets. giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the largest seaweed. Found in the Pacific coast of North America. Uses Kelp ash is calcined and rich in iodine and alkali. In great amount, kelp ash can be used in soap and glass production. Alginate, a kelp-derived carbohydrate, is used to thicken products like ice cream, jelly, and toothpaste, as
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13. Key of Solomon
    the conjurations and invocations to summon spirits of the dead (preferably in battle) and spirits from Hell (not specified whether demons or punished souls, but it is understandable from the purpose of the texts that those spirits are demons), and to protect the conjurer (called exorcist in the book) from them and against an attempt of possession. There are also curses to oblige reluctant spirits to obey. The book gives details on how to prepare the ink to draw the magic symbols necessary for the experiments [sic] the magician is going to perform, using animal blood 1000 mixed with other substances. All
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14. Khepri
    Khepri In Egyptian mythology, Khepri ("scarab") was a scarab-god. The scarab is a type of beetle noted for rolling dung into spherical balls and pushing it, as well as its habit of laying its eggs in animal dung and the bodies of various kinds of dead animals, including other scarabs. Thus, the ancient Egyptians associated the animal with rebirth, renewal and resurrection. Khepri was a solar deity who pushed the sun (as the scarab pushes the dung) across the sky
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15. Kim Il-sung
    to revere him as the "Great Leader". A vast personality cult was founded, and his image soon appeared everywhere, including a mandatory framed portrait in every North Korean home. As his rank continually improved from Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK and President of the DPRK, he added General Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Generalissimo of the DPRK. He also received the title of Hero of the DPRK three times and the title of Labour Hero of the DPRK. In 1972 he relinquished the premiership but retained his position as leader by revising the constitution. He developed the
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16. Kit Carson
    and Carson's battalions fought until ordered to retreat. Carson lost one man killed and one wounded. Colonel Canby had little or no confidence in the hastily recruited, untrained New Mexico volunteers, "who would not obey orders or obeyed them too late to be of any service." However, in his battle report he did commend Carson, among other volunteer officers, for his "zeal and energy." After the battle at Valverde Colonel Canby and most of the regular troops were ordered to the eastern front, but for Carson and his New Mexico Volunteers Indian troubles occupied their full attention. The new commander of
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17. Kingdom (biology)
    Kingdom (biology) In biology, a kingdom is the top-level, or nearly the top-level, grouping of organisms in scientific classification. Originally, two kingdoms were distinguished, the Animalia (animals), which typically could move about, and the Plantae (plants), which typically could not. Early authors also had a third kingdom for minerals. Each kingdom was divided into classes, later into phyla for animals and divisions for plants. This simplistic classification has been largely
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18. Kin selection
    behaviour which aids another organism carrying the same gene may become more successful provided that r × b > c where r = the chance that the aided organism carries the same gene b = the addition reproductive benefit gained by the recipient of the 'altruistic' act, c = the reproductive cost to the individual of performing the act. This leads to the concept that an individual should sacrifice itself in order to save "two siblings, four nephews or eight cousins," since siblings share 50% of an individual's genes, nephews 25% and cousins 12.5% (in a diploid, randomly mating and outbred
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19. Kinetoplastid
    Kinetoplastid The kinetoplastids are a group of flagellate protozoa, including a number of parasites responsible for serious diseases in humans and other animals, as well as various forms found in soil and aquatic environments. They are included in the Euglenozoa, and are distinguished from other such forms mainly by the presence of a kinetoplast, a DNA-containing granule located within the single mitochondrion and associated
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20. Killer ants
    Killer ants Killer ants is a term to describe any of several species of ants that are predatory, atta 1000 ck en masse when their mounds are disturbed, and can kill animals many times their size, even deer if they are immobilized. They have been called the fiercest predators on Earth. Predator ants kill more individuals than all the big predators combined. The most commonly cited example of killer ants are
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