A long-held tradition at Easter holds that children should be given baskets stuffed with live rabbits, ducks, geese and chickens. While this is a cute tradition and may thrill the children initially, it can be very problematic. Often, people don’t consider that these animals will have to be cared for after Easter. Sometimes a well-meaning […]
In 2009, researchers conducted a study of where domestic cats originated. Their findings, based on DNA showed that domestication of cats began in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is part of the Middle East including Turkey to Northern Africa and eastward to Iraq and Iran. When humans decided to settle in one place and […]
The Patagonian Mara is known by several names – Patagonian Cavy, Patagonian Hare, Dilbaby. It is a member of the rodent family and is fairly new to the exotic pet market. The Mara’s natural habitat is in Argentina, South America where it is subject to extreme changes in seasonal temperatures. The Mara is second largest […]
