zoology

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Before turning to literature, Wells had studied zoology, and though much of what he had learned has now been superseded, the view of race advanced in this book, for instance, has held up well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"Ants are everywhere," said lead author Arthur Matte, a Ph.D. student in zoology at the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

Oliver James, another flatmate who is studying zoology, transferred the scorpion into a plastic container with kitchen tongs.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

These are ventures — often one-person crusades — that celebrate fast food, Finnish folk art, Skid Row, skateboarding, vertebrate zoology and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

He became my favourite teacher at Petit Seminaire and the reason I studied zoology at the University of Toronto.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel