I am sure that I am not the only one who doesn’t want cockroaches crawling around my home or garden. I know that they are part of the whole ecosystem, and they should not disappear from Earth, but if we can cohabit without us meeting, it would be great. I have a repulsion for roaches…
I like to believe that everyone loves penguins. I mean, how can you not with their cute walking style and beautiful feathers. Even if you are not a penguin fanatic, it’s impossible not to have heard all those funny replies to the “why can’t penguins fly” joke. But which one is the real explanation? Let’s…
Whether you’re a keen bird watcher or an interested amateur, it can be very exciting to see a flash of red darting about the bushes or in the tree tops. Red-headed birds are distinctive and widespread, with many fantastic examples particularly in North America. Notably, there are several woodpecker species with vivid red heads or…
Birds are fascinating creatures with a great variety living all over the world. They are some of the easiest wild animals to observe and it can be incredibly rewarding to spot a flash of eye-catching plumage or hear a musical chirp. Whether you’re kitted up with binoculars, or simply wondering around your neighbourhood, it can…
With water constituting about 71% of the earth’s surface, most of the planet’s organisms inhabit water bodies. It’s safe to assume that the oceans and seas have a myriad of dangerous creatures since the land has a fair share of deadly animals. Fishes are significant water-dwelling critters and the most numerous vertebrates on the planet….
Although bears belong to the carnivoran order, they are categorized as caniforms meaning dog-alike carnivorans. (We talked about a dog’s omnivorous nature and why it is classified as “omnivorous with a carnivorous predisposition” in another article – see “Can Ducks Eat Dog Food?”). When we think about the “omnivorous with a carnivorous predisposition” nature of…
Usually, when we think about a dog and a duck in dining occurrences, we imagine the dog drooling over a fat juicy (preferably cooked) duck. What if we visualize it from the duck’s point of view? (and no, I don’t mean to imagine how would it be for a duck to eat the dog). But…
Bears are animals that appear considerably in motion pictures, games, and literature. They’re often depicted as friendly and sweet anthropomorphic characters, notably in Winnie the Pooh, Paddington, and The Jungle Book. Like the entertainment industry, toy companies give children the impression that bears are friendly and cuddly animals with the manufacture and sale of teddy…
Ducks are common and familiar animals to us and can be found all over the world in a range of watery habitats. When you see a duck, it is likely to be bobbing on the surface of a lake or pond, or waddling comically across the ground. These ungainly birds are talented swimmers, dabblers and…
Next to dogs, the domestic cat (Felis catus) is among humans’ most preferred companion animals. Their owners often regard them as the “purr-fect” pets since they offer an effective means of controlling pests, particularly rats, in addition to their bond with humans. The ancient Egyptians associated these mammals with divinity and consequently worshiped and honored…