The cross-country team at St. Joseph High School in Orcutt, California, has a unique tradition. One day a year, every member of the team practices with shelter dogs. For this, the school has partnered with the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter. The tradition has been in place since 2016. Taking out the dogs The idea ...
For any dog parent, a top priority is to protect your pet from any harm. One of the risks to your dog is poisonous insects. Insects that are harmful include mosquitoes, fleas, spiders, wasps, bees, ants, and ticks. Fortunately, you can keep your furry friend from coming into contact with insects. “How?” you ask. 5 ...
Ejiao is a traditional Chinese medicine made from donkey hides. The skyrocketing demand for the medicine in the country has resulted in an increase in donkey imports from Kenya. This has now resulted in a crisis due to the sudden steep decline in the animal population. Risk of losing donkeys Ten years back, there were ...
The Danish government recently bought the last four circus elephants in the country by shelling out approximately US$1.6 million. And netizens are appreciating the reason behind the purchase — to allow the elephants to live peacefully in retirement. Retiring circus elephants The former circus elephants are named Jenny, Lara, Ramboline, and Djunga. They were bought ...
A female panda at Germany’s Berlin Zoo recently gave birth to two baby cubs. When a local newspaper asked readers to suggest names for the baby twin pandas, “Hong” and “Kong” topped the list. Newborn twin pandas The cubs were born to Meng Meng (female) and Jiao Ching (male), two pandas that were loaned by ...
According to estimates, there are only about 4,500 to 7,000 snow leopards left in the wild. China is believed to be home to 60 percent of these exquisite creatures. As such, the country plays an important role in determining whether snow leopards continue to exist in our world or go extinct. Snow leopards in China ...
In China, European honey bees were introduced in the 19th century. Since then, almost 80 percent of the country’s native honey bee population is estimated to have been lost. The European honey bees are now causing a major change in China’s cultivation tactics, as well as the flora of the land. Bees decline in China European ...
Chinese moon moths, scientifically known as Actias dubernardi, are a species largely seen in southern China. These insects were first described in 1897 by French entomologist Charles Oberthur. Chinese moon moths Chinese moon moths are sexually dimorphic. The males have longer tails and are usually yellow or neon-pink in color. In contrast, the female moths ...
The change to the bull’s prisoner-of-war status made General von Bock very angry. He sent his German Shepherd dog to kill him. When the dog saw him, he became very aggressive and attacked him ferociously. The bull slammed itself into the barbed wire dragging the snarling dog with it and the sharp iron spikes tore ...
In 1940, the Germans invaded Belgium and quickly occupied much of the country. When the German garrison commander, Major Krupp, took office. He received an order from General von Bock, the chief of Army Group B, to kill a bull named Knight. Major Krupp was puzzled. Why did the general hate a bull so much? ...
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