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Both marine (sea) turtles and land turtles are in danger of extinction in some parts of the world. Asian Turtle Crisis The Chinese value turtle meat both for expensive food and for making traditional medicines. As a result, turtle farms are very popular in China. Turtle farms in the United States also exist, for the […]
Why Do People Keep Wild Animals as Pets?
Wild animals are not meant to live in domesticity. Often, owners of these animals think they have tamed them, but when the animals reach sexual maturity they suddenly become aggressive. On the other hand, they are not fit to be released into the wild, since they have not learned the skills to allow them to […]
Muntjac Deer as Pets
The two popular sub-species of Muntjac Deer kept as pets are the Leaf Muntjac and the Reeve’s Muntjac. These deer, the smallest Muntjacs, have created a bit of a controversy in England. They were brought to England as pets by the Duke of Bedford in 1900. The controversy stems from the fact that in some […]