Until recently, when a conservation biologist was able to film this short-eared dog inhabiting the Amazon rainforests , it was rarely seen by humans. The dog ranges over Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela, never anyplace near humans. It is sometimes called the short-eared zorro. Interestingly, the short-eared dog is not only more cat-like […]
The Horse Protection Act, passed 40 years ago, was meant to eliminate the practice of “soring” horses. As the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) explains, the “soring” of horses consists of using chemicals and other substances causing extreme pain in horses’ hooves and legs. It is used in show competitions to give them […]
Although their structure is different, a bird’s feathers can be compared to hair and nails in humans. Just as hair and nails are renewed, old, worn, damaged feathers are replaced by new ones through the process called molting. Hormones play a part in molting s do changes of season. New feathers can identify the sex […]
