Malachy, a Pekingese, won the title of Best in Show at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club 136th Show held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A Pekingese has not won the title since 1990. Other winners in their groups are: Non-Sporting – a Dalmatian Herding – Captain Crunch, a German Shepherd Dog Hounds […]
Ancestors of the camel are believed to have lived in North America more than 40 million years ago. At some point camels and llamas, who have the same ancestors, went their separate ways – camels to Asia over the land bridge that once existed and llamas to South America. Traders from Southern Arabia introduced camels […]
A blood feather is a new feather that is growing. When a bird molts, each feather is replaced by a blood feather that grows to maturity until it molts and so on as the process continues. The quill of the blood feather contains a vein and artery that supplies blood, giving it the necessary nutrients […]
