CATS & DOGS

23/06/2023

For Ukraine’s Animals, a Home Is Getting Harder to Find

Early in the war, thousands of pets were ferried out of danger, mostly to other European countries. But now adoptions are waning.

12/06/2023

Action! 🥰

06/06/2023

Is a black Labrador a good pet?

In general, Labrador retrievers are excellent family dogs, as long as you keep in mind their need for exercise and training. These are dogs bred to work and work hard and they love to have jobs to do, particularly retrieving.

05/06/2023

Now Buku and King...

02/06/2023

'King' sleeping style! ❤️

24/05/2023

A research study in Europe says modern dog breeds have brains larger than those of ancient breeds.

Scientists didn't expect this twist in evolution.

24/05/2023

Dog swimming lessons

19/05/2023

We couldn't be more thrilled to share the wonderful news of the birth of five red wolf pups in North Carolina's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

08/05/2023

The Bengal cat is a domesticated cat breed created from a hybrid of the Asian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), with domestic cats, especially the spotted Egyptian Mau. It is then usually bred with a breed that demonstrates a friendlier personality, because after breeding a domesticated cat with a wildcat, its friendly personality may not manifest in the kitten. The breed's name derives from the leopard cat's taxonomic name.

08/05/2023

King & Buku

10/11/2022

"African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are endemic to Africa and are the largest canid species on the continent. They are also known as “painted wolves”, “painted dogs”, or “Cape hunting dogs”. Although they are in the Canidae family with species like wolves and coyotes, African wild dogs are the only living species remaining in the genus Lycaon. African wild dogs are cooperative breeders, meaning that they live and raise pups cooperatively in packs, which vary in size between 2 and 27 adults. Wild dogs are curious, playful, and highly social animals – they make a wide range of vocalizations that they use to greet and communicate with one another. They are excellent hunters, working together in groups and running up to 43 miles per hour (69 km per hour) to chase down their prey. African wild dogs are also born with unique coat patterns that remain unchanged through adulthood, which allows them to be individually identified throughout their lives, like a fingerprint."
Source: https://ecosystemsentinels.org/african-wild-dogs/