Mammals

The first time I got kicked by my horse, it was so hard that I couldn’t stand and had to kneel on the ground. I remember the impact being so loud that the owners of the neighboring property came out to ask who was shooting. Fortunately, I sustained the kick to my upper thigh, and …

Rottweilers are a very popular breed, but they are too large for some people. This has many people asking “Is there something like a miniature Rottweiler breed?” In fact, miniature Rottweilers do exist. There are actually two very different types of miniature Rottweilers.   Is There Something Like A Miniature Rottweiler Breed? There are indeed …

Killer whales (Orsinus orca), also called orcas, seem at first to have very large, pure white eyes. This is just an illusion. These white splotches on either side of the head, called eye patches or eyespots, are just normal coloration. The whale’s real eyes are found in the lower-left corner of the eye patches and …

Both the Grizzly bears and polar bears are apex predators, which means they have no natural enemies. Due to their size and ferocity, they are at the top of the food chain, and very few animals will challenge them. Even though they have no natural enemies, they occasionally encounter each other. When they do, it’s on, and …

My son is more than just obsessed with monkeys. This started after a visit to the local zoo one summer when he was still very young. A while back, I had to continually hear about how he would absolutely love having a pet monkey. Since there are 260 different species, my son thought he had …