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6 Eye-Opening Facts About Prairie Dogs

March 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Prairie dogs, if you don’t know, are those little beaver looking mammals that inhabit America’s grasslands. They’re actually a part of the squirrel family, with chipmunks, groundhogs, woodchucks and marmots being their other close relatives.

Kangals Are The Ultimate Guardian Dog Breed

March 3, 2020 14 Comments

The Kangal dog goes by many names: Kangal, Karabash, and the Turkish Kangal dog. Even if you haven’t heard of these dogs, you’re likely to have seen them at some point: and boy, do they stand out. Taller and imposing than most dogs, these dogs tend to be great to work around livestock and can even be friendly towards children.

Seahorses Are The Only Male Animal That Gets Pregnant And Gives Birth

February 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

Seahorses have a rather unusual mating ritual in that the male undergoes pregnancy. This is something of an anomaly in nature – in fact, seahorses are the only known animals with mating rituals of this sort.

Love Lives Of The Leaping Lesbian Lizards

February 22, 2020 1 Comment

Mexico is famous for many things, including mariachi, margaritas and machismo. Maybe it’s this machismo which explains why it doesn’t boast quite so much about one its most remarkable inhabitants, a particular and unique species of whiptail lizard. One commonly known as the leaping lesbian lizard.

This Bird Can Fly For 10 Months Straight Without Landing

February 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Alpine Swift is a remarkable bird that is best known for its incredible ability to fly for ten months without ever having to land. Below is more about the Alpine Swift and how it’s perform this remarkable feat.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Rabbit Show Jumping

February 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Pet shows are a popular event for animal lovers to attend and for pet owners to showcase their beloved animals. Numerous species are shown at these competitions and range from dogs to guinea pigs. However, rabbits have begun to steal the focus of the shows thanks to a fun event called Kaninhop, aka rabbit show jumping.

Millions Of Trees Are Planted Every Year By Squirrels Who Forgot Where They Buried Their Nuts

February 10, 2020 4 Comments

Forgetful, foolish and frantic – that’s how humans tend to think of squirrels, stuck in an endless cycle of burying nuts, then forgetting where they left them. This comic figure pops up again and again in kids’ books and films, from Jansson’s Squirrel With The Marvelous Tail to Scrat in the animated movie “Ice Age”, a squirrel driven to life-risking desperation by his inability to remember where he left his hoard of nuts.

Male Penguins Propose With A Pebble And Five Other Cute Animal Courtship Rituals

February 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

In the animal kingdom, courtship between individuals can be just as elaborate as human courtship, if not more so. While humans show their affection by sending flowers or taking their loved one out on a date, animals have their own unique methods for winning over that special someone.