Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874–1943) was an American career medical officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of commander before retirement in 1929. His foes called him "Crazy Thompson", but to friends he was known as "Snake", a...
Since the founding of the Church of Scientology in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, the relationship between Scientology and psychiatry has been dominated by strong opposition by the organization against the medical specialty of psychiatry and of psychology,...
The Siamese cat (Thai: แมวไทย, Maeo Thai; แมวสยาม, Maeo Sayam; แมววิเชียรมาศ, Maeo Wichien Maat) is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of domestic cat. It is selectively bred since the end of the 19th-century from the Wichianmat landrace,...
The yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) is a species of jawfish native to coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. They can be found at depths of from 3 to 40 metres (9.8 to 131.2 ft). The head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow...
The Burmese cat (Burmese: ဗမာကြောင်, Băma kyaung, Thai: แมวพม่า or Suphalak, RTGS: Thongdaeng or Supphalak, meaning copper colour) is a pedigreed breed of domestic cat, originating in Burma, believed to have its roots near the Thai–Burma border, and...
Plestiodon stimpsonii, Stimpson's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands (southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan).
Coryphopterus personatus, commonly referred to as the masked goby, is a marine species of goby found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean. C. personatus is a cryptobenthic species, living in caves and shaded areas near the sea floor in reef...
Sphenomorphus incognitus is a species of skink. It is found in southern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. It measures about 77 mm (3.0 in) in snout–vent length.
Plestiodon oshimensis, the Ousima skink or Oshima blue tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Amami Islands (northern Ryukyu Islands, Japan).