Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.

Many species have an erect woody stem which is covered with persistent dried leaves unless there have been fires, topped by a crown of long thin leaves.

Many species of Aloe are used medicinally and in cosmetics.

Many species of Amaryllidoideae are popular as ornamentals in parks and gardens.

Many individual names are formed by adding the suffix " ine " to the species or genus name.

Many defoliated forest areas were quickly invaded by aggressive pioneer species, such as bamboo and cogon grass, which make it unlikely the forests will be able to regenerate.

Many species undertake long distance annual migrations, and many more perform shorter irregular movements.

Many species are of economic importance, mostly as sources of food acquired through hunting or farming.

Many primate and bear species will adopt a bipedal gait in order to reach food or explore their environment.

Many species of lizards become bipedal during high-speed, sprint locomotion, including the world's fastest lizard, the spiny-tailed iguana ( genus Ctenosaura ).

Many Bacillus species are able to secrete large quantities of enzymes.

Many species of carnivorans are solitary, but a few are gregarious.

Many larger, pelagic species such as the Mackerel Sharks ( Lamnidae ) and the Thresher Sharks ( Alopiidae ) no longer possess them.

Many species of neornithines can build burrows, or nest in tree holes or termite nests, all of which provided shelter from the environmental effects at the K – T boundary.

Many species have large, yellow or white flowers.

Many cnidarian species produce colonies that are single organisms composed of medusa-like or polyp-like zooids, or both.

Many species prey on the cane toad in its native habitat, including the broad-snouted caiman ( Caiman latirostris ), the banded cat-eyed snake ( Leptodeira annulata ), the eel ( family: Anguillidae ), various species of killifish, the rock flagtail ( Kuhlia rupestris ), some species of catfish ( order: Siluriformes ).

Many sources list the domestic dog as Canis familiaris, but others, including the Smithsonian Institution and the American Society of Mammalogists, more precisely list it as a subspecies of C. l. familiaris ; the red wolf, eastern Canadian wolf, and Indian wolf may or may not be separate species ; in the past, the dingo has been variously classified as Canis dingo, Canis familiaris dingo and Canis lupus familiaris dingo.

Many of the predatory species are important controls of agricultural pests.

Many chaparral plant species require some fire cue ( heat, smoke, or charred wood, and chemical changes in the soil following fires ) for germination.

Many animal species practice coprophagia as a matter of course ; other species do not normally consume feces but may do so under unusual conditions.

Many species of cactus have long, sharp spine ( botany ) | spines, like this Opuntia.

Many of the smaller birds, such as the sunbirds, bee-eaters, the parrots and kingfishers, as well as the larger plantain-eaters, are noted for the brilliance of their plumage.

Many of these booms may be attributable to bird-scarers, automated cannon-like devices used by farmers to scare birds away from the many vineyards, orchards and crops.

Many birds in other families are also commonly called " finches ", including some species in the very similar-looking waxbills or estrildid finches ( family Passeridae, subfamily Estrildinae ) of the Old World tropics and Australia ; several groups of the bunting and American sparrow family ( Emberizidae ); and Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, which provided evidence of natural selection and are now recognized to be peculiar tanagers ( Thraupidae ).

Many fragments of ceramic figurines have been recovered from there, figures of animals and birds, and also fertility dolls.

Many birds have become extinct as a result of human activity, especially birds endemic to islands, including many flightless birds ( see a more complete list under extinct birds ).

Many street signs in Audubon Park are named after birds drawn by him.

Many birds are named after their calls, such as the Bobwhite quail, the Weero, the Morepork, the killdeer, chickadee, the cuckoo, the chiffchaff, the whooping crane and the whip-poor-will.

Many collectors limit their collecting to particular countries, certain time periods or particular subjects ( called " topicals ") like birds or aircraft on stamps.

Many nesting birds rely on them for food.

Many large crocodilians swallow stones ( called gastroliths or stomach stones ) which may act as ballast to balance their bodies or assist in crushing food, similar to grit in birds.

Many plants that are pollinated by insects, bats, or birds have highly specialized flowers modified to promote pollination by a specific pollinator that is also correspondingly adapted.

Many insectivorous birds are also noted as beneficial in agriculture.

Many early studies on the benefits or damages caused by birds in fields were made by analysis of stomach contents and observation of feeding behaviour.

Many species of bird may be considered partly or exclusively predatory ; however, in ornithology the term " bird of prey " applies only to birds of the families listed below.

Many species of small rodents are active at night because most of the dozen or so birds of prey that hunt them are diurnal.

Many species nest on buildings, and the House and Eurasian Tree Sparrows in particular inhabit cities in large numbers, so sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds.

Many early classifications of the sparrows placed them as close relatives of the weavers among the various families of small seed-eating birds, based on the similarity of their breeding behaviour, bill structure, and moult, among other characters.

Many plants pollinated by hummingbirds produce flowers in shades of red, orange, and bright pink, though the birds will take nectar from flowers of many colors.

Many birds preferring wet grasslands live in the Eider-Treene Valley.

Many species of fish, sharks, mollusks such as abalone and squid, birds, and sea turtles also live in the bay.

Many heath specialist birds are present in the heaths which include ; Lewin's Honeyeater ( Meliphaga lewinii ), New Holland Honeyeater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ), Beautiful Firetail ( Stagonopleura bella ), Chestnut-rumped Heathwren ( Hylacola pyrrhopygia ) and the Southern Emu-wren