According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), this year, 2012, will be the worst for infections of West Nile Virus. A total of 47 states have reported 1118 human cases. Mosquitoes transmit the disease through their bites to both humans and animals. The mayor of Dallas, Texas has declared a state of […]
According to ancient Egyptian law, taking the life of a greyhound warranted the same punishment as killing a man. The Ibizan Hound is an ancient breed which originated in Spain but may have been used by the Pharaohs for hunting. As early as 3500 B.C., Egyptians were domesticating wildcats from Africa. They considered cats to […]
Sheep, goats and pigs were the first animals to be domesticated, about 9000 years ago. The earliest archaeological evidence of domestic pigs was found in eastern Turkey. Archaeology indicates that cattle were first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent about 8000 years ago. Evidence of domestic cattle was also found in Pakistan, from about 7000 years […]
