This was inspired by a trip to the local zoo and an encounter between a tourist and a male mandrill. The man kept making drunk comments about the monkey “winking” at him with his butt and the mandrill ended up looking superior and more evolved of the two. Folklore told before 600 BC was that ...
The gnawing, the groaning, and oh-the crying! You want to do something for baby when he or she is teething, but what? Well, if you know when to expect baby teeth to come in, then you’ll be that much more calm, cool, and collected for your baby in his or her time of need. Too, ...
Sun bears, helarctos malayanus, are the smallest of all the bears. They measure 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) long and stand about 3 feet (1 meter) at the shoulders. They weigh 60 to 150 pounds (27 to 70 kilograms), making them about half the size of American black bears. It is believed ...
The majestic Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi, named for Russian naturalist Dr. A. Th. von Middendorff) is native to the Northern Hemisphere, lives only in the south of Alaska on the Kodiak Archipelago Islands, and is also known as the Alaskan Brown Bear. They are the largest bears in the world and are a subspecies ...
As barbaric and inhuman as it sounds, there are some animals that consume their own offspring at an early age. It’s not just animals with fur coats who eat their young – some varieties of fish eat their own, as do a number of insects. Below is a list of what animals will eat their ...
Lymphocytic/plasmacytic Gingivitis Stomatitis (LPGS) is a disease unique to cats. It can be serious in some cases but there are treatments that can help. This disease is most common in older cats, but can occur in younger cats. My 2 year old cat, Kiley, was tentatively diagnosed with LPGS last month. The first symptom I ...
Human beings belong under the mammalian order Primates. Members of the primates have some salient features and man is the finest product yet arisen through the slow but dynamic evolutionary changes. Three important features that human beings share with the other Primates are : 1) The development of opposable thumbs, opposable great toes and flattened ...
Dogs love getting special treats from their owners. Pet owners spend money on dog treats to give their beloved pets something that seems like it’s a good thing. Unfortunately, pet owners may be giving their dog pet treats that are toxic to them. There are a lot of different varieties of dog treats on the ...
Modern humans and chimpanzees (our closest relative in the animal kingdom) share ninety-eight point four percent of their DNA. (Diamond) With a difference of only one point six percent, these two species share a large number physical traits. The differences between the two species, in most cases, are differences of degree of a particular trait ...