Anatolian Shepherd dogs were bred first in ancient Turkey as companions to the shepherds as the guardians of the flocks. Anatolians should not be confused with Kangal dogs. Anatolians were bred to be large in height and weight and their coat color was decided according to their work so that they could be mixed among the flocks and wouldn’t be recognized by the predators. They are surely one handsome breed.Anatolians are pretty independent dogs....
The Auggie dog is an Aussie mix between the Australian Shepherd and Corgi and is known for a variety of names, such as the Australian Shepherd, Pembroke Welsh Corgi mix, Aussie Corgi. Also known as the Aussie-Corgi, they are about 10 in-13 in tall with a broad and a round-shaped head that has a tapered muzzle. They weigh around 20-30 lb. Their eyes are round shaped like a corgi or even in the shape of an almond the Australian Shepherd....
The Australian Shepherd Labrador mix breed was the result of breeding between a Labrador retriever and an Australian shepherd. Australian Shepherd Labrador mix breed dogs are medium in size, energetic, and loyal to everyone around them, they love to play a lot with their owners. They are athletic and alert dogs with high energy levels, making them suitable as a working dog breed. Australian Shepherd Labrador mix breed dogs are easy going by nature and like people who are active and ready to play with them every day....
Cavachons are one of the cutest and smallest designer dogs. Although the cavachon dog breed, also known as the cavalier bichon, are a designer breed they may have evolved naturally over time. Breeders in North America tried to create an adorable companion dog breed by purposefully combining the parent breeds, which are cavalier king charles spaniels and bichon frises, in 1996. Mixing breeds will help reduce the health problems that purebred dogs are prone to....
The green darner (Anax junius) species, often known as the common green darner because of its similarity to a darning needle, is a kind of dragonfly in the Aeshnidae family. It is one of the most common and prolific species in North America, and it also extends south to Panama. It is widely recognized for its long migratory distance from the northwestern United States to Texas and Mexico. This species is also found in the Caribbean, Tahiti, and Asia from Japan to China’s mainland....
The Haitian Condylactis anemone (Condylactis gigantea) is a commonly available species of ball anemone found in the reef environment of the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic. It is also known by a variety of other names such as giant golden anemone, Haitian reef anemone, giant Caribbean Sea anemone, purple tip anemone, pink-tipped anemone, Atlantic Condylactis anemone, Florida Condy, or simply the Condy anemone.Preyed upon by red-legged hermit crabs, the Condy anemones are a popular choice for reef aquarium hobbyists....
Is reading about snakes your favorite pastime? Then you should definitely read about the eastern rat snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis). Rat snakes belong to the family of large non-venomous snakes. This species is native to North America and is commonly spotted all over the USA but is rare in Virginia. These harmless snakes are very adaptable to a large number of habitats but prefer farmlands, wetlands, thickets, and hardwood forests. They are also spotted in abandoned urban areas in search of rodents....
Ferrets are the smelly, yet cute-looking little animals that have been domesticated for 2,500 years. Ferrets are descendants of the European polecats. Some ferrets can be domesticated, and many people choose these ferrets as house pets due to their similar nature to dogs and cats. Although ferrets are quite lazy and might even sleep for 10-16 hours every day, they always need to have a minimum of four hours to run around and engage in their active playtime....
The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) of the family Sparassidae is a member of the huntsman spider group. These spiders are efficient and swift predators. They are brown or yellow. Other names of these species are rain spiders, wood spiders, giant crab spiders, and lizard-eating spiders. They hunt and forage for their food. They are the world’s largest spider by leg span and can grow up to 12 in (30 cm) across....
The Hawaiian petrel scientific name is Pterodroma sandwichensis. This creature was split as a separate species from the dark-rumped petrel recently. The Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) population is not severely fragmented. These petrels are fully migrants. The distribution of these petrels is interesting. These petrels are found in 6-10 locations. The extant breeding Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) distribution is found in the United States. Extant and vagrant populations are found in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines....
Do you like watching birds fly high in the sky? There are different birds that come in different colors and fly across. One such bird is the hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) which is very colorful and a small bird. The hepatic tanager (Piranga flava) is often confused with the Summer Tanager, but when you compare hepatic tanager vs summer tanager, you will see that the summer tanager has a longer tail and shorter bill than the hepatic tanager....
The Iberian chiffchaff or the Phylloscopus ibericus was once considered a part of the Common chiffchaff subspecies. However, in the year 2016, the bird was separated for being similar to Common chiffchaff and was later individually recognized for its brighter color appearance, a yellow lower body portion, different communicative sound, green rump, and a DNA sequence, all of which helped in the differentiation of its distinct features from the Common chiffchaff....
The Moorish idol is a species of fish that is actually quite fascinating to read about. They are pretty shy fish and tend to stay away from other species of fish. They have bars of black, white, and yellow on its body. It is actually similar to the angelfish as the coloration of both the fish are similar. The population distribution of these fish is vast and spread all across the Pacific Ocean....
Pearl danios are a species of peaceful tropical fish that belong to the minnow family called cyprinidae. They are originally from Myanmar, Sumatra, and Thailand and can be found in their natural habitats consisting of freshwater small ponds, tropical rivers and hill streams with generous water flow. Pearl danios are also found in aquariums as they can be kept as tank mates along with other freshwater fish. They grow up to a maximum size of 2....
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) are birds that are medium in size and are stout. These birds have bills that are fairly thick based and wings that are long. The male pectoral sandpiper is larger and 50% heavier in weight compared to the female pectoral sandpiper. Adult pectoral sandpipers are brown, gold, and black above and their belly is white in color. Their legs are yellowish in color. These birds are found in different habitats and their migration patterns take them across different parts of the world such as North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand....
Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) are found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean in Australia. They belong to the family Heterodontidae and are oviparous in nature. They can be found in different colors like fawn, light brown, grayish-white, or completely white. They mostly feed on crustaceans and mollusks and are also known as oyster crushers as well. The embryo of these species is hunted down by other shark species. They are predatory in nature but do not pose any threat to human beings....
The screaming hairy armadillo is the smallest of the armadillos in the genus Chaetophractus. It is a burrowing species found primarily in the South American desert range of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Screaming hairy armadillos are also known by the names, small screaming armadillos and small hairy armadillos. This species is also given some weird names like crying armadillo because of the nature of this species to scream or cry when threatened....
Seagulls are the birds from the Laridae family of the suborder Lari. Closely related to the terns from the Sternidae family, seagulls are distant relatives to skimmers, auks, and waders. Up until the 21st century, most seagulls were placed in the Larus genus, but that is now considered as the polyphyletic arrangement. It has led to the resurrection of many genera. Seagull’s scientific name is Larus dominicanus.Seagulls are usually grey or white in color and medium to large species in size....
The Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana), also known as Tibetian takin, is a native subspecies of takin found primarily in Tibet and a few provinces of China such as Gansu, Sichuan, Xinjiang. The term Budorcras has been derived from two Greek words, ‘bous ‘and ‘dorkas,’ meaning cow and gazelle, respectively. While ’taxicolor’ is derived from two Latin words, ’taxus’ and ‘hue’, and the meaning of the terms are badger and hue respectively....
It’s so satisfying and cool to see fish swimming in open water, right! Here in this article, we shall be discussing one such cool fish species that have a wide distribution of habitat from the north-east and the west United States to Georgia and New Mexico.The white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), also known as the Bay fish, Brook Sucker, or the Common Sucker, is a torpedo-shaped fish that grows to a maximum length of 12-20 in (30....
