Our Animal Life

08/30/2025

Congratulations Mags and family on your new baby Aussie girl!

08/26/2025

08/19/2025

"I’m a possum, and I’m not here to cause trouble. In fact, I help more than you think. Every night, I can eat up to 2,000 ticks, along with other bugs that carry diseases. I also help control snakes, even the venomous ones. My body is built tough, I can survive dozens of rattlesnake or coral snake bites, and I even eat venomous snakes like they’re just another snack.

My blood has something special in it that scientists have used to help make treatments for snake bites. Without me, there would be more pests, more snakes, and fewer lifesaving cures. So if you see me, please don’t hurt me. I’m out here working quietly to make the world safer for all of us."

08/13/2025

Ava, with Luna. Luna is one of Our Animal Life's French Bulldog pups that was born here.
Thank you Ava for sharing a beautiful picture of the two of you with all of us!

07/16/2025

Baby snapping turtle I found in the grass while mowing. We released him down at the old pond, quite a distance from the cottage.

07/11/2025

Kim and Mike from Clinton, Missouri with their two French Bulldog boys Blue and their new pup Finn! Their boys were born and raised here at Our Animal Life! A big thank you to them for sharing this picture with us!

07/10/2025

He dosen't look like a predator ... until darkness and night falls.
This is the striped Hyena-Africa's misunderstood ghost.
Unlike its cousin the Spotted hyena,this one doesn't cackle.It moves in silence.It scavengers,yes but it also kills.Birds.Mamals.Even venomous snakes, its jaws can crush bone.Its ears can detect a mouse beneath sand. And its body covered in stripes can vanish into the shadows.
When threatened,it raises its mane,doubling in size like a demond in disguise.Most people will never see one in the wild.But if you do ... know that it's already seen you.

07/10/2025

Our breeding Silkie Rooster!

07/06/2025

If a small animal—like a mouse or any other creature—accidentally enters a beehive, drawn by the sweet scent of honey, the bees react with extreme aggression. They do not stop attacking until the intruder is killed, stinging it repeatedly.

However, once the animal is dead, a new problem arises: the body may be too large for the bees to carry out of the hive.

This is when the bees display their remarkable instinct and intelligence in the face of danger. Rather than allowing the body to decay—spreading bacteria and foul odors—they engage in a fascinating natural process: embalming the intruder using a substance called propolis.

Propolis is a resin-like material that bees collect from tree sap and other botanical sources. It has powerful properties:

Antibacterial and antifungal

Moisture-resistant

Odor-blocking and accelerates tissue dehydration

The bees coat the dead animal in layers of propolis and wax, effectively sealing it off from the rest of the hive. Over time, the body dries out and becomes nothing more than a preserved skeleton, causing no harm to the internal environment of the hive.

Through this act, bees demonstrate a natural form of sanitation engineering—using biology and instinct to maintain a clean, disease-free home.