Animals

Animals make life more fun and show affection in the most rewarding and sometimes mischievous ways. However, they’re not just our pets. They are extremely curious beings in their natural habitat. Learn more about these beautiful creatures by browsing our Animals articles.

Water Monitor Lizard in the wild (Caption: The Water Monitor Lizard)

The Water Monitor Lizard: Asian, Black Dragon, Flume, Sizes, As A Pet, & More

The water monitor is also known by its Latin root, Varanus Salvator. As one of the largest lizards in the world, it can grow to a length of nine feet and reach a weight of one hundred pounds! It is outsized by only two other lizards, the Komodo dragon and the crocodile monitor. The Komodo can gain more weight than the water monitor, while the crocodile can grow longer – up to twelve feet…

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A bunch of South African penguins on Boulders Beach (Caption: Can I Adopt A Penguin?)

Can I Adopt A Penguin?

Ice caps are melting at an unprecedented rate as a result of climate change, causing penguins to lose their homes and their food supply. In some areas, the penguin population has decreased by as much as 80%. Find out how you can change this by adopting a penguin.

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2 Betta fish in tank with bubbles: How to Breed Betta Fish

How to Breed Betta Fish Guide

Betta fish are one of nature’s more colorful fish and one of the most popular pets. Many people decide to breed their Betta fish to discover more about the fish and to attempt to achieve brilliant new colorations. While these vibrant fish are a pleasure to look at, the breeding process is an extremely delicate one. These aggressive fish require strict supervision throughout the breeding process in order to ensure that the young survive and the male and female do not kill each other after mating. In this article we will discuss how to best go about mating your Betta fish in order to ensure the survival of the young…

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The Woolly Mammoth

The Global Warming Demise of the Woolly Mammoth

Woolly Mammoth (also known as Tundra Mammoth) walked the Earth some .15 million to 10,000 years ago. While generally referred to as the Woolly Mammoth it is also known by its Latin name Mammuthis primigenius and by the term “tundra mammoth.” The Woolly Mammoth, the most recognized species of mammoth to ever walk the Earth, lived across the northern hemisphere, from North America to Siberia. It made its home in territory that many creatures today, including man, would find inhabitable but this giant wooly creature made its home in these frozen lands of the northern hemisphere during the Pleistocene era. Learn more about its physical characteristics, why it went extinct and more…

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How to Avoid Grizzly Bear Attacks

How to Avoid Grizzly Bear Attacks

The grizzly bear is native to North America and as such there are a number of cases each year in which grizzlies run in to humans. Unfortunately for humans caught in these situations, the grizzly bear handles such conflict by standing its ground but when they feel threatened these bears don’t hesitate to attack those confronting them. While attacks by grizzly bears are not as common as many people think, the attacks that do take place are often fatal. In this article we will cover a number of aspects of grizzly bear attacks including why grizzlies attack and some of the most recent incidences of grizzly bear attacks…

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Nurse Sharks in the ocean

Nurse Sharks: Not As Harmless As They Seem

Nurse sharks are a bottom dwelling species of shark that humans often don’t give a second thought. The nurse shark won’t hesitate to give a defensive bite though and at as long as 14 feet they can leave a significant wound behind. In this article we will cover everything you ever wanted to know about the nurse shark including: how the nurse shark got its name, where this shark prefers to live, what the nurse shark feeds on and the normal behavior of these bottom dwellers…

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Ant: World's Most Dangerous Insects

World’s Most Dangerous Insects

Insects may be some of the smallest creatures on the planet but they can also create some of the most damage when it comes to the pain and injury they inflict on human beings. Just think about all of the mosquito health warnings now for Zika Virus. In this article we will cover some of the most dangerous insects across the world including the mosquito, bullet ant, the Africanized honey bee, the bot fly and more. Each of these insects has the potential to cause serious harm if not death to the victim of its bite, sting or burrowing activity. Learn more about the characteristics of each of these bugs so you can fly away from them…

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The Ultimate Wombat Facts Guide

The wombat is a marsupial of mystery for those who do not live in its natural habitat. There are three species of this burrowing rodent and below we will take a look at each of these species to discover everything you ever wanted to know about this three foot long herbivore including their metabolism and biggest threats in the wild…

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