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Summer Hazards in Dogs
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Be a Cool Owner: Don’t Let Your Dog Overheat
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Here are some cold summer facts: The temperature in a parked car can reach 160 degrees in a matter of minutes, even with partially opened windows. And any dog exercising on a hot, humid day, even with plenty of water, can become overheated. Overheating often leads to heat stroke. As a pet owner, you should know the dangers of overheating and what to do to prevent it. You should also know the signs of heat stroke and what to do if your dog exhibits those signs.
When humans overheat we are able to sweat in order to cool down. However, your dog cannot sweat as easily; he must rely on panting to cool down. Dogs breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth, directing the air over the mucous membranes of the tongue, throat and trachea to facilitate cooling by evaporation of fluid. Your dog also dissipates heat by dilation of the blood vessels in the surface of the skin in the face, ears and feet. When these mechanisms are overwhelmed, hyperthermia and heat stroke usually develop.
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Why Do Dogs Have Cold, Wet Noses?
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According to legend, God bestowed cold, wet noses on dogs for saving Noah's Ark from sinking. As the story goes, a dog was on patrol when he discovered water pouring through a hole in the hull. The quick-witted dog stuck his nose in the small hole to keep water from flooding in.
The second dog ran off to alert Noah, who quickly repaired the hole. The dogs saved the day. For their actions, God made a cold, wet nose the symbol of good health for a dog.
However, while this is often true, it's not the best barometer for health and should not be relied on. Although most people say a healthy nose should be "cold and wet," it is actually more appropriate to describe it as moist. A wet, runny nose is a sign of trouble and should be checked out by a veterinarian. By the way, a normal moist nose doesn't always mean a dog is healthy; if your dog has a moist nose but seems lethargic, or in discomfort or pain, consult your vet.
The second dog ran off to alert Noah, who quickly repaired the hole. The dogs saved the day. For their actions, God made a cold, wet nose the symbol of good health for a dog.
However, while this is often true, it's not the best barometer for health and should not be relied on. Although most people say a healthy nose should be "cold and wet," it is actually more appropriate to describe it as moist. A wet, runny nose is a sign of trouble and should be checked out by a veterinarian. By the way, a normal moist nose doesn't always mean a dog is healthy; if your dog has a moist nose but seems lethargic, or in discomfort or pain, consult your vet.
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Peacocks
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Illnesses That Peacocks Can Catch
The peacock is the name commonly used for the breed of birds known collectively as peafowl. Originating in the wild, peafowl have been domesticated for thousands of years. Under the right circumstances, they will flourish. But, like any bird in your flock, there may be some times when they become sick. Knowing what to look for and what to do is the key to keeping peacocks successfully.
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External Parasites
While not technically illnesses, parasites such as lice and mites can affect peacocks' health, even causing death if left untreated. For example, mites feed on the blood of peacocks and can cause anemia, weight loss and weakened immunity. If your peacock has lice or mites, you can treat them with an approved poultry pesticide. Make sure to read the directions for dosage and treatment time.
Respiratory Disease
Peacocks can get respiratory diseases such as Newcastle disease or fowl pox that spread rapidly and can’t be treated once the disease has made itself known. Other respiratory illnesses show up as swollen eyes or sinuses. The effects of these diseases can be helped with antibiotics, but they may never go away completely. Keeping your peafowl's housing sanitary and keeping them from sick birds are defenses against respiratory illness.
Worms
Like many types of poultry, peacocks are susceptible to infestations of worms. The first signs of worms can be weight loss, listlessness and ruffled feathers. Generally speaking, the birds will pick up worms when foraging outside the coop. Because peacocks don’t tolerate confinement well, it’s probably inevitable that your peacock will develop worm infestation at some point. Using a poultry-approved wormer should clear up the situation when it occurs.
Illness of Young Peacocks
Young peacocks are susceptible to an infection called coccidiosis, which can cause rapid death by the time symptoms show up. Listlessness, ruffled feathers and bloody diarrhea are often the first symptoms you may notice. Medicated chick feed will contain a small amount of the medicine that helps to prevent coccidiosis but will not prevent it completely. Keep bedding dry and clean as a preventive measure.
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Seal
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Diseases & Parasites
Like all animals, seals are susceptible to diseases and parasites. Diseases that may affect seals include tuberculosis, distemper and brucella. Under normal conditions, diseases will influence only a few seals.
Diseases may mutate into different forms over time and become more damaging. Also, if seals are already fighting the effects of starvation or an injury the seals can become more vulnerable to diseases.
It’s the same situation for parasites. Most seals carry some parasites, like hook worm or tape worms in their stomachs and mites in their fur. The parasites don’t cause them too much stress usually, but can become a major burden if the seal is in poor condition.
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Fox
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Disease & Aggression
In the UK, there is little or no danger of contracting disease from foxes. The last case of canine rabies, once widespread in the UK, was in 1902, since when the disease has rapidly receded over most of Europe. Neither parvovirus nor distemper have ever been conclusively recorded in UK foxes, and there is virtually no possibility of serious health problems arising from the presence of foxes.So what diseases can foxes carry? Doctors routinely warn pregnant women of the dangers of toxoplasmosis, a parasite found in most species of animals and birds and which can affect the eyes, kidneys, blood, brain and nervous system of any species it infects. 50% of humans are infected with toxoplasmosis at some time in their lives, usually with no more than mild flu-like symptoms. Once infected, humans are immune to further infection. Infection is transmitted when the parasite’s eggs are excreted in animal faeces, but these are non-viable until exposed to the air for 24 hours, so swift disposal of faeces removes the likelihood of infection. The primary host for toxoplasmosis in the UK is the domestic cat. All infections, both to humans and other animals, are derived from that source. It cannot be contracted from foxes.
Toxocara is a nematode roundworm for which most dogs are regularly treated, and It can also be carried by foxes. As with toxoplasmosis, early disposal of faeces removes the potential for transmission, as the eggs are not harmful until exposed to the air for 10-14 days. Annually, only around 20 people are diagnosed with toxocareasis in the UK, the last significant infection being 27 years ago. No case has ever been ascribed to a fox. Both pet cats and dogs may carry toxocara (respectively, cati and canis) and the greater potential for human contraction is from those sources.
Despite a highly inaccurate article in the frequently inaccurate Daily Mail, lungworm cannot be contracted from foxes. Fleas are found on all animal species and those found on foxes are usually cat fleas. Even then, wildlife rescue groups report they seldom encounter a healthy fox with a significant flea burden.
Foxes may suffer from sarcoptic mange, one of two types of canine mange present in the UK. The other is demodectic mange, almost never found in foxes but more common than sarcoptic mange in domestic dogs. Sarcoptic mange is sometimes referred to as ‘fox mange’ – misleading terminology and factually incorrect. It is simply canine mange. The mite may produce a mild allergic reaction similar to nettle rash in humans and other species and is much more likely to arise from contact with an affected pet dog than from a fox, with which few humans have direct contact.
A fox bite is painful but offers less potential for infection than a domestic cat bite or scratch – cats being regarded in animal rescue circles as the animal most likely to transmit serious infection. It is always wise to seek antibiotic cover for any animal bite, plus vaccination against tetanus, but this begs the question – how many people are bitten by foxes?
The answer is – unless you are a wildlife rescuer – hardly anyone. Foxes are not aggressive by nature and sensationalist media stories of foxes biting people are usually unfounded, exaggerated or invented as a means of diverting attention from a more embarrassing truth. Of the three high profile ‘fox bites baby’ stories reported over the past 11 years, one was discounted by medical evidence and subsequently ascribed to the family’s own dog; despite numerous offers of assistance, wildlife experts were denied access to the second, where rumours persisted about a family dog that ‘suddenly went missing’; and some within the media have privately informed us they remain dubious about the circumstances surrounding the third.
Unfortunately, nipping of householders does occasionally take place. This is often connected with that person foolishly encouraging a fox to take food from hand. When the animal fails to receive the expected food, it sometimes takes the initiative. It is also conceivable a fox suffering with concussion or toxoplasmosis could exhibit aggressive behaviour.
To give some sense of proportion, up to a quarter of a million people are injured, maimed and even killed each year in the UK by pet dogs, over 6000 of them requiring hospital treatment. Eighteen people, predominantly young children, have been killed by dogs since 2005 and in the first six weeks of 2014 alone, three people were killed by domestic dogs. Thousands more people are treated annually for cat bites and scratches. A few are even killed by bee stings and stampeding cattle. No-one has ever been killed by a fox and, should any situation arise where a human is provenly and seriously bitten by a fox, it would still remain insignificant compared with the casualty figures relating to other animal species.
Where small pets are concerned, one must remember the fox is a predator. If rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens etc., are housed outside, a good quality pen is vital – and a legal requirement on the owner’s part – because these are all natural prey to a fox. However, such concerns need not be felt for cats and dogs, most of which out-weigh the average 5kg adult fox (despite nonsensical scare stories involving foxes weighing 17kg), and where rare aggression is more often caused by a fox’s defence of young cubs rather than from other motivation.
In any event, many more householders contact us with stories of ‘chumming-up’ between a fox and the caller’s cat, dog or, rather more mysteriously, their rabbit (!) than with situations involving aggression.
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Hen
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Chicken Diseases and Prevention Tips
Infectious diseases do not spontaneously appear in chicken flocks. Almost all infectious diseases are introduced into a flock by means that go unnoticed, such as inadvertently carring an infectious disease on shoes or clothing and then tending to chickens.
Just as common are introductions of disease from equipment, feed, other animals, pests, vermin, migratory waterfowl, and most commonly, from new chickens introduced to an existing flock.
1. Keep chickens clean.
Preventing disease in flocks entails proper management and sanitation practices, such as thorough cleaning of equipment and of facilities with proper disinfectants, and minimizing or eliminating the introduction of new chickens to your flock.
Biosecurity measures such as limiting contact with visitors and preventing contact with other birds such as ducks, sparrows and pigeons will reduce the risk of disease in your chickens.
2. Disinfect the coop.Routine disinfecting of the chicken coop is one of the single most important things you can do to for your flock. Here are some things to keep in mind when disinfecting:
- Clean all coop surfaces with a detergent. Disinfectants work best on cleaned surfaces, but remember that a clean surface does not mean a disease-free surface.
- Disinfectants are not effective immediately after application—they require at least 30 minutes to destroy infectious organisms.
- Warm disinfectant solutions break up residue better than cold solutions.
- Let all surfaces dry completely before using. Remember to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for dilution and use. Common disinfectants include hydrogen peroxide, iodine and chlorine.
4. Vaccinate chickens for problematic diseases.
Vaccination is seldom used by small-flock owners due to the expense and limited availability of vaccines, the simple lack of disease in small flocks, the unknown presence of disease and the improper diagnosis of disease.
Vaccination should be performed if birds have had a disease problem in the past, if they are transported on and off premises regularly and if birds are continually introduced to an existing flock.
Good husbandry should provide the small-flock owner and hobbyist with healthy, disease-free chickens without the heavy use of medications.
5. Be aware of top chicken diseases.
In general, a sick chicken is less active, retracts its neck close to its body and has an unkempt appearance, but not all diseases have the same presentation. Here are 11 common chicken diseases to be aware of:
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Horse
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Diseases A-Z: Horse
Diarrhea in Horses
Diarrhea is not in itself a disease, but instead a symptom of many diseases, recognized when a horse's feces change in consistency. Lear what causes diarrhea in horses and how to treat...
Category: Digestive
Abscess in Horses
An abscess is an accumulation of pus (dead white blood cells) that forms a lump internally or externally on your horse’s body. It occurs as a result of an infection, as the white blood...
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Equine Herpes Virus
Did you know that the herpes virus also affects horses? There are five known subtypes of the virus in horses. Learn how they affect horses and the best way to manage the viral infection.
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases
This site has a listing of the common diseases
of beef cattle including their symptoms, treatment and prevention. In
order to profitably operate a cattle operation it is important to know
about these diseases and how to control and treat them.
The world cattle population is estimated to be about
1.3 billion head, with about 30 percent in Asia, 20 percent in South
America, 15 percent in Africa, 14 percent in North and Central America,
and 10 percent in Europe. The 10 states in the US with the largest
cattle populations are Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Kentucky, and Florida.
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sheep and goat
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Prions: scrapie
Bluetongue virus particle
Viruses: foot-and-mouth disease, bluetongue disease, maedi-visna, orf, tick-borne encephalomyelitis, peste-des-petits-ruminants virus, sheeppox and goatpox
Bacteria: blackleg, foot rot, caprine pleuropneumonia, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, chlamydiosis, Johne's disease, listeriosis, fleece rot
A sheep showing clinical symptoms of facial eczema
Funguses: Facial eczema
Parasites:
protozoa: Trypanosoma spp., Babesia spp., Theileria hirci, Anaplasma ovis, Eimeria spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Giardia intestinalis, Sarcocystis spp., Cryptosporidium parvum, Ehrlichia ovina
E. granulosus life cycle
helminths:
flatworms: Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, Fascioloides magna,
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Panda
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Diseases:
In normal condition, diseases may be the most harmful to the survival of the giant pandas. The diseases in the digestive system, the respiratory system, the nervous system and the hemopoietic system are usually fatal, and they will have all kinds of tumors, the endoparasites and ectoparasites diseases, skin diseases, traumas and so on, which can affect the health and life-span of the giant pandas.
Giant Panda Dieases and Enemies
Digestive system diseases: vomit, diarrhea, blood in stool, and ileuses; Respiratory system diseases: cold and upper respiratory tract infection; Nervous system diseases: falling sickness; Hemopoietic system diseases: hemolytic anemia, seasonal febrile diseases; The parasites: the panda ascarids, tick acarids, etc.
Natural Enemies:
The giant pandas hold themselves aloof from the world, but in the habitat, there are still some animals that are their enemies, such as the Asian golden cats, the leopards, the jackals, the wolves, the yellowthroated martens, etc, which will mainly attack the baby pandas, the sick ones, the weak ones and the aging ones. Because the young and strong giant pandas still haven't lost the ferocity of their flesh-eating ancestors, they will not be afraid in face of the strong ones, and make the enemies be scared. Once the giant pandas in the zoo that seem to be docile and nave are provoked, there will be wound accidents.
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List of dog diseases
This list of dog diseases is a continuously updated selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog. Some of these diseases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contain information specific to dogs. Articles with non-dog information are marked with an asterisk (*)
Animal Infections Rabies (hydrophobia) is a fatal viral disease that can affect any mammal, although the close relationship of dogs with humans makes canine rabies a zoonotic concern. Vaccination of dogs for rabies is commonly required by law. Please see the article dog health for information on this disease in dogs.[1]
Canine parvovirus is a sometimes fatal gastrointestinal infection that mainly affects puppies. It occurs worldwide.[2]
Canine coronavirus is a gastrointestinal disease that is usually asymptomatic or with mild clinical signs. The signs are worse in puppies.[3]
Canine distemper is an often fatal infectious disease that mainly has respiratory and neurologic signs.[4]
Canine influenza is a newly emerging infectious respiratory disease. Up to 80 percent of dogs infected will have symptoms, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent.[5]
Infectious canine hepatitis is a sometimes fatal infectious disease of the liver.[6]
Canine herpesvirus is an infectious disease that is a common cause of death in puppies less than three weeks old.[7]
Pseudorabies is an infectious disease that primarily affects swine, but can also cause a fatal disease in dogs with signs similar to rabies.[8]
Canine minute virus is an infectious disease that can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal signs in young puppies.[9]
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7 Most Beautiful Snow Leopard
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The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because as of 2003, the size of the global population was estimated at 4,080-6,590 adults, of which fewer than 2,500 individuals may reproduce in the wild.[1]
Snow leopards inhabit alpine and subalpine zones at elevations from 3,000 to 4,500 m (9,800 to 14,800 ft). In the northern range countries, they also occur at lower elevations.[3]
Taxonomically, the snow leopard was classified as Uncia uncia since the early 1930s.[2] Based on genotyping studies, the cat is considered a member of the genus Panthera since 2008.[1][4] Two subspecies have been attributed, but genetic differences between the two have not been settled.[1]
The snow leopard is the National Heritage Animal of Pakistan.
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3 Amazing shots of White Tigers and Leopards
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2. Baby white Tiger
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Dogs who are bigger than their owners
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American bison
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The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds, became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle, and has made a recent resurgence largely restricted to a few national parks and reserves. Their historical range roughly comprised a triangle between the Great Bear Lake in Canada's far northwest, south to the Mexican states of Durango and Nuevo León, and east to the Atlantic Seaboard of the United States (nearly to the Atlantic tidewater in some areas) from New York to Georgia and per some sources down to Florida.[2][3]
Two subspecies or ecotypes have been described: the plains bison (Bison bison bison), smaller in size and with a more rounded hump, and the wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)—the larger of the two and having a taller, square hump.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Furthermore, it has been suggested that the plains bison consists of a northern (Bison bison montanae) and a southern subspecies, bringing the total to three.[7] However, this is generally not supported. The wood bison is one of the largest wild species of bovid in the world, surpassed by only the Asian gaur and wild water buffalo. It is the largest extant land animal in the Americas.
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Black wolf
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A black wolf is a melanistic colour variant of the grey wolf (Canis lupus).[1] Black specimens are recorded among red wolves (Canis lupus rufus), but these colour variants are probably extinct.[2] Genetic research from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California, Los Angeles revealed that wolves with black pelts owe their distinctive coloration to a mutation which occurred in domestic dogs, and was carried to wolves through wolf-dog hybridisation.
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Gray wolf
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The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb).[3] It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd,[4] or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail, and bigger paws.[5] Its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in colour, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur.[4]
Within the genus Canis, the gray wolf represents a more specialised and progressive form than its smaller cousins (the coyote and golden jackal), as demonstrated by its morphological adaptations to hunting large prey, its more gregarious nature,[6] and its highly advanced expressive behavior.[7][8] It is a social animal, travelling in nuclear families consisting of a mated pair, accompanied by the pair's adult offspring.[9] The gray wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range, with only humans and tigers[10][11][12][13] posing a serious threat to it. It feeds primarily on large ungulates, though it also eats smaller animals, livestock, carrion, and garbage.
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The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.[1] Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species, and have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins over much of the world.[2] In 2011, there were more than 924 million live goats around the globe, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.[3]
Female goats are referred to as "does" or "nannies", intact males as "bucks" or "billies", and their offspring are "kids". Castrated males are "wethers". Goat meat from younger animals is called "kid" or cabrito (Spanish), and from older animals is simply known as "goat" or sometimes called chevon (French), or in some areas "mutton" (which more often refers to adult sheep meat).
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German Shepherd
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The German Shepherd Dog, known colloquially as the German Shepherd or simply the Shepherd[7]; frequently written in abbreviated form as the GSD; and sometimes known as the Alsatian (a former breed-name used by The Kennel Club of the UK and other clubs around the world), is a relatively new breed of dog that originated in the 1890s in Germany where it has been known since its founding as the deutsche Schäferhund (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔɪ̯ʧə ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊnt]) which translates directly as the German Shepherd Dog. Under the guidance of the Society for German Shepherd Dogs (Verein für deutsche Schäferhunde) founded in 1899, and its President until 1935, Max von Stephanitz, the breed consolidated its primary characteristics. Following World War I, it became one of the most popular breeds around the world. The breed was developed from shepherding dogs, and is classified in most Breed Standards under Herding Group, Pastoral Group, Working Group, etc. However, because of the German Shepherd Dog's strength, courage, intelligence and trainability, it has often been the preferred breed for many types of work including guide-dogs, personal-protection, search-and-rescue, police, military, and acting.[8] Over the years, the breed has been criticised and, at times, fallen from favour because of issues related to temperament, health and physical structure. Nevertheless, in 2012, German Shepherd Dogs were the second-most popular dog in the United States[9] and fourth-most popular in the United Kingdom.
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Australian Shepherd
The Australian Shepherd, commonly known as the Aussie, is a breed of dog that was developed on ranches in the western United States.[2] Despite its name, the breed was not developed in Australia, but rather in the United States where they were seen in the West as early as the 1800s.[3][4][5] The breed rose gradually in popularity with the boom of western riding after World War I. They became known to the general public through rodeos, horse shows, and Disney movies made for television.
For many years, Aussies have been valued by stockmen for their versatility and trainability. They have a similar look to the popular English Shepherd and Border Collie breeds. While they continue to work as stockdogs and compete in herding trials, the breed has earned recognition in other roles due to their trainability and eagerness to please, and are highly regarded for their skills in obedience. Like all working breeds, the Aussie has considerable energy and drive, and usually needs a job to do. It often excels at dog sports such as dog agility, flyball, and frisbee. They are also highly successful search and rescue dogs, disaster dogs, detection dogs, guide, service, and therapy dogs.
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Bison
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Bison are large, even-toed ungulates in the genus Bison within the subfamily Bovinae.
There are two extant and four extinct species recognized. Of the four extinct species, three were North American: Bison antiquus, B. latifrons, and B. occidentalis. The fourth, Bison priscus, ranged across steppe environments from Western Europe, through Central Asia, and onto North America.
There are two surviving species: the American bison, Bison bison, found only in North America, is the most numerous. (Although sometimes referred to as a "buffalo," it is only distantly related to the true buffalo.) The North American species is composed of two subspecies, the plains bison, Bison bison bison, and the wood bison, Bison bison athabascae, which is the namesake of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada. The European bison Bison bonasus, or wisent is found in Europe and the Caucasus, re-introduced after being extinct in the wild.
While all bison species are usually grouped into their own genus, they are sometimes included in the closely related genus Bos,[1] together with cattle, gaur, kouprey and yaks, with which bison have a limited ability to interbreed.
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The beluga whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus. This marine mammal is commonly referred to simply as the melonhead, beluga or sea canary due to its high-pitched twitter.[3]
It is adapted to life in the Arctic, so has a number of anatomical and physiological characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans. Amongst these are its unmistakable all-white colour and the absence of a dorsal fin. It possesses a distinctive protuberance at the front of its head which houses an echolocation organ called the melon, which in this species is large and plastic (deformable). The beluga’s body size is between that of a dolphin’s and a true whale’s, with males growing up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). This whale has a stocky body; it has the greatest percentage of blubber. Its sense of hearing is highly developed and it possesses echolocation, which allows it to move about and find blowholes under sheet ice.
Belugas are gregarious and they form groups of up to 10 animals on average, although during the summer months, they can gather in the hundreds or even thousands in estuaries and shallow coastal areas. They are slow swimmers, but they can dive down to 700 m (2,300 ft) below the surface. They are opportunistic feeders and their diets vary according to their locations and the season. They mainly eat fish, crustaceans and other deep-sea invertebrates.
The majority of belugas live in the arctic and the seas and coasts around North America, Russia and Greenland; their worldwide population is thought to number around 150,000 individuals. They are migratory and the majority of groups spend the winter around the arctic ice cap; but when the sea ice melts in summer, they move to warmer river estuaries and coastal areas. Some populations are sedentary and do not migrate over great distances during the year.
The native peoples of North America and Russia have hunted belugas for many centuries. They were also hunted commercially during the 19th century and part of the 20th century. Whale hunting has been under international control since 1973. Currently, only certain Inuit groups are allowed to carry out subsistence hunting of belugas. Other threats include natural predators (polar bears and killer whales), contamination of rivers, and infectious diseases.
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Brown Bear
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The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies, the Kodiak bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family[2][3][4] and as the largest land-based predator.[5] There are several recognized subspecies within the brown bear species. In North America, two types of the subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis are generally recognized—the coastal brown bear and the inland grizzly bear; these two types broadly define the range of sizes of all brown bear subspecies. An adult grizzly living inland in Yukon may weigh as little as 80 kg (180 lb), while an adult coastal brown bear in nearby coastal Alaska living on a steady, nutritious diet of spawning salmon may weigh as much as 680 kg (1,500 lb).[3] The exact number of overall brown subspecies remains in debate.
While the brown bear's range has shrunk and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a least concern species by the IUCN with a total population of approximately 200,000. As of 2012, this and the American black bear are the only bear species not classified as threatened by the IUCN. However, the Californian, North African (Atlas bear), and Mexican subspecies were hunted to extinction in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and many of the southern Asian subspecies are highly endangered. The smallest subspecies, the Himalayan brown bear, is critically endangered, occupying only 2% of its former range and threatened by uncontrolled poaching for its parts.[6] The Marsican brown bear in central Italy is believed to have a population of just 30 to 40 bears.
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Lynx (Cat)
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A lynx (/ˈlɪŋks/;[2] plural lynx or lynxes[3]) is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word "λύγξ",[2] derived from the Indo-European root "leuk-", meaning "light, brightness",[4] in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes.[4] There is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities[who?] classify them as part of the genus Felis.
Neither the caracal, sometimes called the Persian lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, called the swamp lynx, is a member of the Lynx genus.
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Giant panda
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The panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, lit. "black and white cat-foot"),[2] also known as the giant panda to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda, is a bear[3] native to south central China.[1] It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is over 99% bamboo.[4] Pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food.[5][6]
The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.[7] As a result of farming, deforestation and other development, the panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.
The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species.[8] A 2007 report shows 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country.[9] Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild,[9] while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.[10] Some reports also show that the number of pandas in the wild is on the rise.[11][12] However, the IUCN does not believe there is enough certainty yet to reclassify the species from Endangered to Vulnerable.[1]
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Snow leopard
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The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because as of 2003, the size of the global population was estimated at 4,080-6,590 adults, of which fewer than 2,500 individuals may reproduce in the wild.[1]
Snow leopards inhabit alpine and subalpine zones at elevations from 3,000 to 4,500 m (9,800 to 14,800 ft). In the northern range countries, they also occur at lower elevations.[3]
Taxonomically, the snow leopard was classified as Uncia uncia since the early 1930s.[2] Based on genotyping studies, the cat is considered a member of the genus Panthera since 2008.[1][4] Two subspecies have been attributed, but genetic differences between the two have not been settled.[1]
The snow leopard is the National Heritage Animal of Pakistan.[5]
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Mountain goat
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Zebra
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Zebras (/ˈzɛbrə/ ZEB-rə or /ˈziːbrə/ ZEE-brə)[1] are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the Grévy's zebra and the mountain zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris, but Grévy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus Dolichohippus. The latter resembles an ass, to which it is closely related, while the former two are more horse-like. All three belong to the genus Equus, along with other living equids.
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Gorilla
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Gorillas constitute the eponymous genus Gorilla, the largest extant genus of primates by physical size. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. The genus is divided into two species and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, from 95–99% depending on what is counted, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the chimpanzees (including bonobos).
Gorillas' natural habitats cover tropical or subtropical forests in Africa. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200–4,300 metres (7,200–14,100 ft). Lowland gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level, with western lowland gorillas living in Central West African countries and eastern lowland gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near its border with Rwanda.[2]
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Red Panda
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The red panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat. It has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs. It feeds mainly on bamboo, but is omnivorous and also eats eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.
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Baby Donkey
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Arctic fox
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They prey on any small animals they can find, including lemmings, voles, ringed seal pups, fish, and seabirds. They will also eat carrion, berries, and seaweed. They form monogamous pairs during the breeding season and usually stay together in family groups of multiple generations in complex underground dens.
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Polar Bear
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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi).[3] A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb),[4] while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear,[5] it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.[6] Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means "maritime bear", and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.
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THIS GUY IS FUNNY!!
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Cute Baby pets
THIS GUY IS FUNNY!!
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So cute. I want one!
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So cute. I want one!
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beautiful horse
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I'm actually terrified of horses, but this horse is beautiful!
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cute animals | cute animals 2 Daily Awww
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