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The swallow (Hirundinidae) is a small family of birds including about 87 species worldwide, of which 7 breed in Canada.

The vireo (Vireonidae) is a family of small, basically olive green, insectivorous and partly frugivorous songbirds with repetitive, persistent song.

Woodpecker (Picidae) is a large family of climbing birds comprising 216 species.

Whelkis the common name for a carnivorous marine snail which may be included with the Buccinid, Muricid or Purpurid families.

The whooping crane (Grus americana), standing almost 1.5 m high, is the tallest North American bird.

Wolverine, or carcajou (Gulo gulo), largest of the weasels, resembles a powerful, miniature bear.

Water Flea, tiny crustacean that swims with jerky movements.

The walrus is a tusked, fin-footed mammal. In Canada, the Atlantic walrus is found primarily along the northern coasts of Hudson Bay, Davis Strait, Foxe Basin and Baffin Bay.

The vulture is a large, long-winged, bald-headed bird of prey, normally abundant in warmer latitudes.

Whitefish, common name for several freshwater fishes of class Actinopterygii, family Salmonidae (salmon), subfamily Coregoninae (sometimes elevated to family rank).

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a small, very fleet ungulate of the order Artiodactyla.

A vertebrate is a member of the phylum Chordata.

Lacewing is the common name for small, fragile insects of the 2 most common families (Chrysopidae, green lacewings; Hemerobiidae, brown lacewings) of order Neuroptera.

Abalone (Haliotis), genus of primitive marine gastropod molluscs with over 70 species worldwide. There are 2 species in Canada. The pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) also known as the Japanese or northern ear shell, is found along the entire BC coast.

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), fairly large rodent common throughout much of North America

Archaeopteryx, the oldest bird yet discovered, is known from several fossils recovered from fine slate deposits in Germany. This magpie-size animal lived in a tropical environment about 150 million years ago.

Opened in 1992 and located in the former Olympic velodrome, the Montréal Biodôme is part of the “Space for Life” network, which includes Montréal’s Insectarium, Planetarium and Botanical Garden.

Deer (Cervidae) is a family of antlered, hoofed ruminants of the order Artiodactyla containing about 40 species worldwide.

Bunting is a common name for several not particularly closely related members of the order Passeriformes (perching birds).

Pseudoscorpion and false-scorpion are the common names for tiny creatures in the class Arachnida, order Pseudoscorpiones (or Pseudoscorpionida).