Live in an apartment? Are you an animal lover? That was our predicament too, when we were in college…
Well, even if you live in an apartment and are restricted with space, you too can have a pet!
You need to find a pet that is easy to care for, requires little space, and makes minimal mess…
Check out these great choices for apartment pets…
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6 Unique Apartment Pets
By Jeff Swett
Nothing makes apartment living fun like a playful pet. Fido and Felix bring a number of new elements to an apartment other than the additional smell. On any given day pets [ ... ]
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Live in an apartment? Are you an animal lover? That was our predicament too, when we were in college…
Well, even if you live in an apartment and are restricted with space, you too can have a pet!
You need to find a pet that is easy to care for, requires little space, and makes minimal mess…
Check out these great choices for apartment pets…
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6 Unique Apartment Pets
By Jeff Swett
Nothing makes apartment living fun like a playful pet. Fido and Felix bring a number of new elements to an apartment other than the additional smell. On any given day pets [ ... ]
Category: Animal Tips & Tricks, Mammals, Marsupials, Unusual Pets
Tags: apartment, chinchilla, exotic, ferret, hamster, mammal, marsupial, pets, pig, prairie dog, sugar glider, unique, unique pets 10 Comments
Australian Crocodiles are absolutely massive when full grown. When I was on a 3 day tour in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia, I was just awestruck and dumbfounded when we came close up with the crocodile population.
My Story:
We were to go out in 3-seater boats with small outboard motors on the waterways of Kakadu National Park with a tour-guide that could have been Steve Irwin’s twin brother in action! He was in the water pulling in the boats with the water up to chin, and I am thinking, “I know what I read…There [ ... ]
Category: Australian Animals, Carnivore, Great Animal Products, Reptiles
Tags: alligator, Australia, Australian animal, croc, crocodile, crocodilian, crocodylus, Darwin, farming, Northern Territory, reptile One Comment
Sugar Gliders are Australian marsupials that also inhabit New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: P. breviceps
Conservation Status:
The Sugar Glider is considered to be a species of least concern. That’s awesome!
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Sugar Gliders: Tiny Acrobats
By Miles Fowler
In the last decade or so, the popularity of sugar gliders as pets has grown considerably. The small size of these furry acrobats, their personalities, their plush fur, their large eyes, their agility and their ability to bond closely with humans have attracted legions of new sugar glider devotees.
What is a sugar glider and [ ... ]
Amphibians are animals that live in both water and on land. They are ectothermic, previously termed as cold-blooded, meaning that their internal body temperature is regulated by their external environment.
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Photo above: Green Tree Frog
Some of the orders and subclasses of Amphibians are:
Order Temnospondyli – extinct
Subclass Lepospondyli – extinct
Subclass Lissamphibia
Order Anura
Order Caudata
Order Gymnophiona
* Neat Fact: Most interesting is the fact that amphibians breath through their skin!
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Tips on Buying an Amphibian for a Pet
By Katie Gee
So you are in the market for a pet frog, toad or salamander and you are wondering [ ... ]
Category: Amphibians, Unusual Pets
Tags: amphibian pet, amphibious, amphibiouspet, exotic animal, exotic pet, frog, pet, reptile, salamander, scaly pet, toad, Unusual Pets One Comment
In the Spirit of Canadian Thanksgiving on October 10th, I thought I would cover one of our most famous avian inhabitants of Canada…
The Canada Goose!
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species: B. canadensis
Conservation Status:
The Canada Goose is considered a species of least concern.
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Canadian Geese
By Emma Snow
Few spectacles symbolize autumn better than a gang of Canada Geese crossing a cloudy sky in V-formation. Common throughout most of North America, Canada Geese live around ponds, rivers, and lake shores where they feed on aquatic grass, roots, and young sprouts, as well as corn and grain. A strong inward pull called [ ... ]
Category: Birds, Canadian Animals, North American Animals, Omnivore
Tags: animal, animals, aviary, bird, Birds, Canada geese, Canada goose, Canadian Animals, Canadian geese, ducks, geese, goose, North American Animals, wild 14 Comments
Can you name your Big Cats?
Check out this awesome video and test your Big Cat skills!
Big Cats! Can You Name Them? – Watch the best video clips hereI hope you enjoyed today’s installment of Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards
P.S. Getting ready for Christmas? This is a wonderful Big Cat Poster for that Big Cat Lover in your family! Check it out:
Great Cats Print By Peter Kull
Peter Kull Image: 36.00 x 24.00 paper: 36.00 x 24.00
Technorati Tags: big cats, lion, ocelot, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, bobcat, [ ... ]