A few years ago, I posted an article about Bats in Dallas.
Recently, I’ve received a ton of comments on this post from amazing people out there noticing what I wrote about…
…Those erratic “birds” flying at night, which aren’t really birds at all. They are bats!
Now, one of the comments asked me what types of species of bats are found in Dallas. Now, although I couldn’t find an exact list of those specific to Dallas, I’ve found a list of bat species that exist in Texas, and more than likely, in Dallas too!
In Texas, there are 32 species of bats that [ ... ]
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A few years ago, I posted an article about Bats in Dallas.
Recently, I’ve received a ton of comments on this post from amazing people out there noticing what I wrote about…
…Those erratic “birds” flying at night, which aren’t really birds at all. They are bats!
Now, one of the comments asked me what types of species of bats are found in Dallas. Now, although I couldn’t find an exact list of those specific to Dallas, I’ve found a list of bat species that exist in Texas, and more than likely, in Dallas too!
In Texas, there are 32 species of bats that [ ... ]
Category: Animals of the World, Insectivore, Mammals, North American Animals, Rodents
Tags: bat species, bat species in Texas, bats, bats in Dallas, bats in Texas, Eptesicus fuscus, insectivores, Lasiurus borealis, Mammals, Myotis velifer, North American Animals, Nycticeius humeralis, Tadarida brasiliensis, Texas bats, Texas mammals Leave a Comment
If you’ve ever seen a deer, moose or caribou with antlers in person, then you know that they have this fuzzy hair on them when they are growing that looks like velvet.
In fact, that’s what “they” call it…velvet.
Photo right: Bonnie Harris
It’s highly vascular skin that provides the antlers, because of the blood supply, oxygen and essential nutrients they need to grow large and strong.
Antlers are used as weapons in the animal world, as well as attracting a mate by showing off their impressive rack of antlers to the ladies.
Almost all of these types of animals grows a brand new rack [ ... ]
Category: Canadian Animals, Mammals, North American Animals
Tags: antler, antler velvet, antlers, Bonnie Harris Photography, caribou, deer, mammal bones, Mammals, moose Leave a Comment
Cat lovers are rampant out there…
What’s not to love, right? A beautiful, sassy animal that’s loving, fluffy and classy all at the same time…
That’s a cat for you, and the independence and panache they put out are completely intriguing and endearing simultaneously.
However, when you own a cat, whether it be an exotic cat or an “alley cat”, then you’re probably dealing with the same problem every other cat lover struggles with…the cat litter box!
Myself, I haven’t had the blessing of a cat in my life for nearly 20 years now, and I’m certain things have changed in the cat box [ ... ]
Category: Cats, Mammals, Reviews
Tags: animal litter, cat box, cat care, cat info, cat litter, cat litter box, CatLitterBoxGuide.com, Cats, litter box 2 Comments
A few months ago, I was coming home on a country road that leads to the suburbs in Niagara Falls.
It was about 3:00am, pretty cold, and what do I see? A mountain lion (also called cougars or pumas) that had just crossed the road in front of me.
It was on the left side of the road on the shoulder going into the brush. I happened to be on the phone with a friend and told them what was going on.
The big cat just looked over it’s shoulder at me as I drove past it slowly.
It was definitely a [ ... ]
Today is January 12th, 2012. I live in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and was thinking about how mild and more pleasant our weather is than usual in Januaries of the past.
Yes, it is only a few degrees above freezing, and many of you scoff at that idea because it’s unthinkable to you being from more Southern states or tropical countries, but a few degrees above freezing is mild for this time of year.
I was reminiscing with my mother today about how much snow we used to have when I was a child, especially on Christmas vacation. There were truckloads of [ ... ]
Category: Animals of the World, Arctic Animals, Bears, Environment, Featured, Mammals
Tags: Environment, global warming, no snow, polar bears, polar ice sheets, warm winters, winter Leave a Comment
USA (EXOTIC ANIMAL NEWS) – Sad news comes to the animal lovers out there, who are concerned about the world’s populations of endangered animals.
66 wolves were initially re-introduced to the Northern Rocky Mountains from Canada back in the middle of the 1990s. Today, there are approximately 1650 in the population.
The issue is that the White House is ready to accept a budgetary bill including an unprecedented lifting of the Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in five US Western states, which has been a law in effect for 37 years, and it being the 1st time Congress has approached [ ... ]
Category: Dogs, Featured, News, North American Animals
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Ben Cardin, Bush administration, Center for Biological Diversity, democratic senators, Department of the Interior, Endangered Species Act, Florida State University, Fred Cheever, GOP, gray wolf, House Natural Resources Committee, Interior Secretary, J.B. Ruhl, Jon Tester, Ken Salazar, Kieran Suckling, Max Baucus, Patrick Parenteau, President Obama, Rep. Edward Markey, University of Denver Sturm School of Law 3 Comments
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
The month of March is a month to celebrate and raise awareness of dolphins globally.
They are extremely intelligent creatures with bubbly personalities.
They are mammals, and are closely related to, but are not themselves, whales or porpoises.
There are so many species of dolphin in our oceans that they are too numerous to name here, but there are a few that I will mention that are commonly misnamed as whales, but are actually dolphins in their own right.
These include the “killer whales” (or orca), pilot whales, and the melon-headed whale. Very interesting indeed.
So varied and marvelous they are, there is [ ... ]
Category: Mammals, Marine Animals, News, Whales, Whales & Porpoises
Tags: animal news, dolphin, Dolphin Awareness Month, dolphins, killer whale, Mammals, marine animals, pink dolphin Leave a Comment
I was watching a show on Animal Planet the other day and they had to do a hysterectomy on a polar bear.
The intriguing thing about the surgery was that when they shaved her fur to prepare her, her skin was completely black.
This makes complete sense and is an amazing adaptation for these bears.
Why?
Because their black skin absorbs heat from the sun. Their fur isn’t actually white…it’s clear – this allows the sunlight to penetrate their thick coats and allow their black skin to absorb this heat!
Huh! Who knew?
Nature is such a marvelously designed thing! There is a reason for every [ ... ]
It’s 12:45 am in Dallas, Texas right now…
I just took our kitchen garbage out to the trash can and noticed one of our neighborhood stray dogs laying in the middle of the street.
As I focused in and started approaching, I noticed that it was sitting next to another animal, also in the middle of the street…I thought it could have been a run over cat or something like that…
…As I came upon the dog, I took a look at what kind of animal was laying there and lo and behold, it was the opossum I’ve been noticing walking through the [ ... ]
If you’re a cat owner, no doubt you are always on the lookout for great pet cat supplies. Right?
I know it – If you’re anything like me, I’m constantly checking to see if I can’t find a great deal on pet food, cute clothes, games that involve my pets or treats!
What I did find for you cat lovers out there is the neatest cat furniture at Outdora.com in their pet cat supplies section.
Check out one of their adorable beds (left)…too cute – and you could hide some of their toys in the drawer below or treats…
What I didn’t expect to [ ... ]
