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Great Apartment Pets

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… *** 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 [ ... ]

Crocodile Repopulation In Australia

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 [ ... ]

Sugar Gliders 101

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! *** 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 [ ... ]

Which Amphibian Is Best For You To Adopt?

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! *** 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 [ ... ]

Canada Goose – The Most Famous In Canada

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. *** 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 [ ... ]

Big Cat Quiz!

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, [ ... ]