langs: 1 мая [ru] / may 1 [en] / 1. mai [de] / 1er mai [fr] / 1º maggio [it] / 1 de mayo [es]
days: april 28 / april 29 / april 30 / may 1 / may 2 / may 3 / may 4
The Australian bass ( Macquaria novemaculeata ) is a small- to medium-sized species of primarily freshwater (but estuarine spawning ) fish found in coastal rivers and streams along the east coast of Australia . A member of the genus Macquaria (although some researchers place it in the genus Percalat
Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ( / ˌ k ɒ n v ə ˈ l eɪ r i ə m ə ˈ dʒ eɪ l ɪ s / ), [2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley , [3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate Nor
Caltha palustris , known as marsh-marigold [1] and kingcup , is a small to medium size perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family , native to marshes , fens , ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere . It flowers between April and August, dependent on altitude
#3 Vicia faba
Vicia faba , commonly known as the broad bean , fava bean , or faba bean , is a species of vetch , a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae . It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop . Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses o
Aleurites moluccanus , the candlenut , is a flowering tree in the spurge family , Euphorbiaceae , also known as candleberry , Indian walnut , kemiri , varnish tree , nuez de la India , buah keras , godou , kukui nut tree , and rata kekuna . Species of tree in the family Euphorbiaceae "Kukui" redirec
Juglans cinerea , commonly known as butternut or white walnut , [3] is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada . Species of tree "White walnut" and "White Walnut" redirect here. For the Australian tree, see Cryptocarya obovata . "Butternut (tree)" and "Butternut
Aporosa octandra is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae found from Queensland and New Guinea to Indonesia, Zhōngguó/China and India. It is a highly variable plant with 4 named varieties. Its wood is used in construction and to make implements, its fruit is edible. The Karbi people of Ass
William Ashbrook Kellerman (May 1, 1850 Ashville, Ohio – March 8, 1908) was an American botanist, mycologist and photographer. [1] [2] [3] [4] United States botanist (1850–1908) William Ashbrook Kellerman
#2 Israel Lyons
Israel Lyons the Younger (1739–1775), mathematician and botanist, was born at Cambridge , the son of Israel Lyons the elder (died 1770). He was regarded as a prodigy, especially in mathematics, and Robert Smith , master of Trinity College , took him under his wing and paid for his attendance. Israel
Pierre Magnol (8 June 1638 – 21 May 1715) [1] [2] was a French botanist . He was born in the city of Montpellier , where he lived and worked for most of his life. He became Professor of Botany and Director of the Royal Botanic Garden of Montpellier and held a seat in the Académie Royale des Sciences
#4 Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Horace Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan [1] geologist , meteorologist , physicist , mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven . This artic
Ernst Friedrich Glocker (1 May 1793 – 18 July 1858) was a German mineralogist , geologist and paleontologist . German mineralogist, geologist and paleontologist Ernst Friedrich Glocker Born 1 May 1793 Stuttgart , Germany Died 18 July 1858 (1858-07-18) (aged 65) Stuttgart, Germany Occupation Minera
James Lauer Green is an American physicist and retired chief scientist for NASA. [1] [2] He received his Ph.D. in Space Physics from the University of Iowa in 1979 and then worked at NASA until his retirement on 1 January 2022. [3] American scientist James L. Green Born Burlington, Iowa Nationality
William Hardy Eshbaugh III (born May 1, 1936 in Montclair, New Jersey ) is Professor Emeritus of Botany at Miami University , known primarily for his research on chili peppers and one of three authors of the seminal work covering the flora and biogeography of the Bahamas . [1]
Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal ( Malayalam : കാട്ടുങ്ങൽ സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യം മണിലാൽ ) (born 17 September 1938) is an Emeritus of the University of Calicut , [1] a botany scholar and taxonomist , who devoted over 35 years of his life to research, translation and annotation work of the Latin botanical treatise
Adriance Sherwood Foster (1901–1973) was an American botanist known for his studies of plant anatomy . The first plant anatomist at the University of California, Berkeley , he was a two-time recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and served as president of the Botanical Society of America and the Inte
Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British [1] naturalist , explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. [2] He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection . His 1858 paper on the subject was publ
#11 John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray , FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist . He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The standard author abbreviation J.E.Gray is used to indicate this person as the a
#12 James Motley
James Motley (2 May 1822 – 1 May 1859) was a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jason Richard Swallen (May 1, 1903 -April 22, 1991) was an American botanist specializing in grasses . [1] American botanist (1903–1991) Born in Alliance, Ohio , Swallen graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University (AB 1924) and Kansas State Agricultural College (MS 1925). He spent two summers at the Mic
#14 Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
Jean-Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin Bory de Saint-Vincent [n 1] was a French naturalist , officer and politician . He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen ( Lot-et-Garonne ) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris . Biologist and geographer , he was particularly interested in volcanology , systematics and bo
#15 Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink (born 1911)
Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (11 September 1911, Panjinangan , Sukabumi Regency , Java – 1 May 1987, Leiden ) was a Dutch botanist . In this Dutch name , the surname is van den Brink , not Brink . He was the son of Djahini of Tjiampea and Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van
Reginald Ruggles Gates (May 1, 1882 – August 12, 1962), was a Canadian-born geneticist who published widely in the fields of botany and eugenics . Canadian eugenicist (1882-1962) Reginald Ruggles Gates Reginald Ruggles Gates in 1921 Born ( 1882-05-01 ) May 1, 1882 near Middleton, Nova Scotia , Canad
#17 Pierre Jean François Turpin
Pierre Jean François Turpin (11 March 1775, Vire – 1 May 1840) was a French botanist and illustrator . [1] He is considered one of the greatest floral and botanical illustrators during the Napoleonic Era and afterwards. As an artist, Turpin was largely self-taught. Grenadier à fruits doux (Pomegrana
#18 Robert Morison
Robert Morison (1620 – 10 November 1683) was a Scottish botanist and taxonomist . A forerunner of John Ray , he elucidated and developed the first systematic classification of plants . [1] British botanist (1620–1683) Not to be confused with Robert Morrison (disambiguation) . Robert Morison Born 1
Albert Israel Schatz (2 February 1920 – 17 January 2005) was an American microbiologist and academic, who discovered the antibiotic streptomycin , [1] the first drug known to be effective for the treatment of tuberculosis . [2] He graduated from Rutgers University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in
#20 Max Westermaier
Maximilian (Max) Westermaier (6 May 1852, Kaufbeuren – 1 May 1903, Fribourg ) was a German botanist . Max Westermaier (1852-1903) He studied sciences at the University of Munich , where he was influenced by botanists Ludwig Radlkofer and Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli . After graduation, he worked as an as
The Minnesota Zoo (formerly the Minnesota Zoological Garden ), is an AZA -accredited zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota . It is one of two state-supported zoos in the United States , with the other being the North Carolina Zoo . [6] When it opened on May 22, 1978 [1] it was fairly revolutionary in its e
#2 Belgrade Zoo
Beo zoo vrt ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бео зоо врт ), also known as Vrt dobre nade (The Garden of good hope), is a publicly owned zoo located in Kalemegdan Park , downtown of Belgrade , Serbia . Established on July 12, 1936, it is considered to be one of the oldest public zoos in southeastern Europe. [2]
The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium , located in Toledo, Ohio, is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), [1] and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), through the year 2022. [2] The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium houses over 10,000 individual animals that cover 720 spec
Marineland of the Pacific was a public oceanarium and tourist attraction located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast in Los Angeles County , California . Architect William Pereira designed the main structure. It was also known as Hanna-Barbera 's Marineland during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mar
#5 Sofia Zoo
Sofia Zoo in Sofia , the capital of Bulgaria, was founded by royal decree on 1 May 1888, and is the oldest and largest zoological garden in southeastern Europe. It covers 36 hectares (89 acres) and, in March 2006, housed 4,850 animals representing 840 species . This article uses bare URLs , which ar
The Marine Mammal Center ( TMMC ) is a private, non-profit U.S. organization that was established in 1975 for the purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing marine mammals who are injured, ill or abandoned. It was founded in Sausalito, California, by Lloyd Smalley, Pat Arrigoni and Paul Maxwe
#7 Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Encompassing 287 hectares (710 acres) , [1] the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. [7] It is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain. Som
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) African-centered animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida , United States. Owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment , the park opened on June 1, 1959. The park has an annual attendance consistently exceeding 4 million, often ranking sec
Shenzhen Safari Park ( Chinese : 深圳野生动物园 ) is a zoo in Shenzhen, China . It is located in near Xili Lake in Xili Subdistrict . and covers an area of 1.2 million square meters. [1] It is the first zoo in China to have uncaged animals. [2] [3] [4] There are over 300 species and more than ten thousand
#10 Särkänniemi
Särkänniemi ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsærkæˌnːie̯mi] ; translates to "Cape of Sandbank") is an amusement park in Tampere , Finland , located in the district by the same name . The park features an aquarium , a planetarium , a children's zoo , an art museum and an observation tower Näsinneula (Näs
#11 Brevard Zoo
Brevard Zoo is a 75-acre nonprofit facility located in Melbourne, Florida , United States, that is home to more than 900 animals representing more than 195 species from Florida , South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The zoo features animal feedings, kayak tours, behind-the-scenes tours, and a
#12 Newport Aquarium
The Newport Aquarium is an aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky , United States at Newport on the Levee , across the river from Cincinnati . It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet (61 m) in length. The aquarium also showcases thousands
Inokashira Park Zoo ( Japanese : いのかしらしぜんぶんかえん; Kanji : 井の頭自然文化園) is a city zoo in Musashino, Tokyo . It is in a corner of Inokashira Park near the Ghibli Museum . A branch of the zoo is in Mitaka . It opened on May 17, 1942. [1] Inokashira Park Zoo This article is an orphan , as no other articles l