I’m a night owl and love sitting outside late at night with my dogs. Most of the time, it’s quiet and peaceful, but there are times when you hear life and death struggles going on between wild animals and outside pets. One night two owls working together attacked a neighbor’s cat. I could hear the ...
The rock hyrax, procavia capensis, may look like a guinea pig, but is actually more closely related to both elephants and manatees. They stand about 8 to 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) tall at the shoulders and measure 11.8 to 22.8 inches (30 to 58 centimeters) long. They weigh anywhere from 4 to 12 pounds (1.8 ...
The northern goshawk, accipiter gentilis, is the largest of North America’s “true hawks.” They measure 19 to 27 inches (48.2 to 68.5 centimeters), weigh 1 to 3 pounds (0.45 to 1.3 kilograms) and have a wingspan of 1.7 to 4 feet (0.5 to 1.2 meters) from wingtip to wingtip. Females are usually larger than males. ...
Consisting of over 500 acres of bird watching territory, Daingerfield State Park in Texas is a great spot to visit the next time you are out birding. In addition to bird watching, you can camp, fish, swim and hike at Daingerfield State Park in Texas. It has amazing fall hawk migrations, as well as terrific ...
Bird watching can be both exciting and relaxing, but when it comes to owls and bird watching, it can sometimes be spectacular. Although you will rarely catch sight of owls in Houston, Texas during the day, you can often glimpse them as the sun is setting or in the early dawn. There are several species ...
There are two kinds of exotic pets. There’s the “oh, look at me, I’m so rich I can afford to buy a chimp or an elephant or an albino crocodile” kind of exotic pet and then there’s the “you know, I just really love animals and I want to go a little overboard with the ...
After thousands of years in captivity, the guinea pig species still instinctively looks all about for predators, like tiny fat wild horses. Although guinea pigs are curious about people, their instincts often make them too nervous to be handled. When they are a few days old, they can be very briefly and gently handled. This ...
