A pet owner should be willing to spend good money every year. The bare basics for any pet will include a place for it to live, food, a water bowl, a food bowl, and toys. Toys often wear out within a couple of years, so every pet owner ought to be ready to replace them as they wear out. Other animals have special needs.
A dog needs a collar, a leash, and probably both a dog house and ...
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The motto “Four legs good, two legs bad” starts as a chant to help the animals remember the principles of animalism. As the pigs begin to overthrow that system, they take the phrase to drown out opposing opinion. The sheep bleat it out, attempting to literally drown out the opposing opinions being voiced by the hens. As the needs of the pigs change, they eventually change the ...
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Wild dogs may eat mice, but dogs that are kept as pets don’t usually eat mice. That’s usually the cat’s job; that’s what is depicted in cartoons, anyway - the cat chasing and eating the mouse. Pet dogs typically eat a dog food from the store, some brand or other that everyone pays out the nose for. What does “Match 2” even mean when in context with ...
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A mouse will ovulate every four to six days, depending on the mouse, the environment, and other factors. This is when the mouse is going to be able to respond the best to a male’s advances. Due to this quick ovulation cycle, they often have a couple of litters each year if it’s a successful year for mating. If not, they might have one litter, or not have any litters at ...
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Fish, like humans, can breathe too. However, humans use lungs, while fish use their gills. Gills are located usually close to the eye. They have these flaps on either side of their bodies that open and close to allow water through their gills and extracting the oxygen. Most gills have a bony substance in order to support the gills.
These gills act as a filter to allow in what is ...
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A dog should be played with often. They need a lot of exercise, especially as a puppy. Daily walks are a good way to get exercise, so is letting them have free reign of a large fenced-in backyard if at all possible. Having toys to let the dog play with when one is not home is a good way to keep them occupied in a large yard when someone can’t play with them.
It is recommended ...
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The lifespan of an elephant depends on which species of elephant is being spoken of. The Asian elephant can live up to 48 years. The African forest elephant and the African bush elephant can both live up to between 60 and 70 years old. Elephants are one of the few animals, besides humans, that can live for so long. It all comes down to how they eat and how they live.
Elephants eat a ...
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The quarter horse can top out at speeds of 55 miles an hour for a short sprint. The average speed of a quarter horse, however, is closer to 47 miles an hour. The quarter horse gets its name from the ability it has to outrun other breeds of horses in short sprints. Typically, they can outrun other breeds in a race that tops at a quarter of a mile, hence the name “quarter ...
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The aardvark can dig a two foot deep hole in fifteen seconds. This seems like an odd depth to most of us because the holes humans dig are typically six feet, but this is how far down the aardvark’s favorite foods are. The aardvark likes to eat ants and termites, doing humans a favor by keeping them from getting into the house.
The hole allows the aardvarks to take advantage of ...
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Depending on what situation is being talked about, there could be more than four million animals being put to sleep. The most recent statistic for the United States, however, states that 2.7 million cats and dogs alone are being put to sleep every year by shelters that are too full. Considering that rabbits, snakes, and other pets are also taken to shelters, that number is considerably low ...
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