Awesome Gorilla Commercial
September 3, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
What’s better than a commercial with gorillas in it?
Not much…LOL…
Check this one out:
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Adopting a Pharaoh Hound: An Exotic Dog
August 28, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
If you’re looking for a more unusual common pet, then you’ll want to look for more “exotic” breeds of dogs, cats, birds or fish.
The Pharaoh Hound is a great example of an exotic breed of dog that is domesticated and a fabulous pet and part of the family.
Pharaoh Hound Puppies
Pharaoh Hound
History and origin: The Pharaoh Hound is an ancient breed of hound, going back to the Phoenician empire. They took these hounds with them when they set up residence at Malta and Gozo. They are medium sized and generally used for hunting by Egyptian nobility, they hunted everything from rabbits to gazelles.
Description: The Pharaoh Hound can weigh anywhere from 45-60 pounds and will stand about 21-25 inches in length. They have a beautiful coat, either red or tan that requires very little maintenance. Their eyes are amber and they are known to be very athletic and are able to move extremely gracefully.
About the breed: Documents show that the Pharaoh Hound is the oldest domesticated hound in recorded history. They were very important in Ancient Egypt and played a prominent role in the lives of kings and nobles. Their elegance, intelligence, and power made them very popular among different hounds. They are very affectionate, but cautious, they do not appreciate chaos of any kind around them. They have a high prey drive and you have to watch them around smaller animals because they will attack them. Therefore, they are terrible watch dogs. Pharaoh Hounds are site hounds and need to have Read more
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Portuguese Man O’ War – Even on the Gold Coast of Australia
February 4, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
The Portuguese Man O’ War is found all over the world, including every warm water seas, but especially in tropical or subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans, as well as the Northern Atlantic Gulf Stream.
What’s very interesting about the man o’ war is that it’s not just 1 animal.
It’s actually 4 different animals with different abilities and disabilities, which makes each part of the man 0′ war absolutely dependent upon the others.
They like to hang out at the surface of the ocean, due to the air-filled sac or air bladder that they use as a sail and to float - that’s why it’s sometimes called the blue bubble or blue bottle.
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Dugongs Are an Extremely Vulnerable Species
February 3, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Dugongs are large marine mammals in the same order as manatees, and are often called “sea cows” as a nickname.
The majority of them live in Northern Australian waters…
I’ve had the amazing opportunity to see them out in the wild in Shark Bay off of Western Australia. Fantastic creatures! What an awesome blessing! (I know the video below is of dugongs in Shark Bay, but it will still tell you a lot about them and how they live…)
Dugong bodies are fusiform, which means they are wide in the middle and taper off at both ends.
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Have You Seen a Sawfish?
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Pristiformes
Family: Pristidae
Genera: Anoxypristis, Pristis
Species: There are 7 species in the 2 Genera
Sawfish are in the ray family and are known by their long, saw-like snout. They are often called “Sharks with Swords”. Actually, the “teeth” on their snout aren’t really teeth at all…LOL
Know what else is special about that snout?
It is electro- and motion sensitive with tiny pores that detect the slightest variations, so it allows the sawfish to hover over the ocean or riverbed floor and detect their prey’s heart-beats below the sand or mud. Very handy!
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Bring the Exotic Home with an Abyssinian Cat
January 1, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
The Abyssinian cat is an Egyptian breed, whose build is in between that of the typical American short-haired and the Siamese, but still on the fine-boned side, with a long tail tapering to a point.
Abyssinian Cats have almond shaped eyes, but with colors such as green, gold, copper or hazel. Large ears standing at alert are typical, and cats that are shown have large tufts of hair at the tips.
Their coat is bright and short, silky and dense, owing similar markings to that of the African wild cat. Colors include reddish brown or “ruddy”, cream, red, blue and fawn in coloration, but can more rarely include silver, lilac, tabby and tortoiseshell.
Each hair of their coat has a base color, then 3-4 bands of color, the lighter color being at the root of the hair, and the darker color or “ticking” at the tip.
Apparently, this cat breed is a few thousand years old and comes from Ancient Egypt. However, today’s Abyssinian in America, has been rumored to have had 3 Abyssinians of Libyan descent introduced into the gene pool.
They are touted to be quite loyal and intelligent, extroverted, but willful as well. Not so much a lap cat, they are more concerned with exploration and playtime. They enjoy heights, but don’t often take risks that are seen as unnecessary, making them prudent.
However, without daily activity and attention from their human family, they can get depressed and very bored.
By nature, they get along well with other cats and are frequently reported to live beyond 20 years of age.
Get the domestication of a house cat, but with the exotic look of a wild animal with an Abyssinian kitten.
For more information on cat care, check out CatChannel.com
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I hope you enjoyed this Cat Breed on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards 
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No Response to My Petcetera Complaint Letter
November 26, 2008 by Kimberly · 5 Comments
On October 28th, 2008, I sent a complaint letter to Petcetera and have since received absolutely NO response to it!
Check it out here:
“I’d like to comment about my “service” today at the N*&^%$# F@#$% [my city] location of Petcetera, of which I am a very loyal customer, that was inexcusable. (I have 5 dogs, 1 hedgehog (from a competitor’s store), 4 goldfish and 1 pleco – which I purchased at this Petcetera, and the aquarium). Honestly, I’m in the store a few times per week and almost always make a purchase upon visiting the store.
Last night, I went into the store to look at the new shipment of fish they receive every Thursday to decide upon any that I liked, and to return 1 item.
I was helped by an EXTREMELY helpful and sweet cashier and a Fabulous on-duty manager (I believe), but am unsure of their names. The manager assisted me in the fish area and we got to talking about the pets I have at home, one of which is a hedgehog.
She was excited to hear that I am a hedgehog enthusiast and have had them over the past 10 yrs. She was excited because at that location, they’ve had a hedgehog for over 2 months, who no one ever wants to look at.
I was happy to hear about it because it is difficult to Read more
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European Eel Numbers Plummeted by 90%
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species: A. anguilla
European Eels are a snake-like fish that’s usually between 1-1.5 meters in length.
They partake in a 3-year long migration, originally spawning in the Saragasso sea then heading towards Europe.
By the time they enter estuaries in Europe, they are considered to be “glass eels”, I suppose because they are see-thru mostly.
When they enter those freshwater estuaries and river systems, they undergo a Read more
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Coral is an Animal!
November 10, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
That’s what I said…It’s not a plant or a fungus…
It’s a living, breathing animal, and it is precious! In fact, it is often called precious coral when it is red or pink in coloration.
The coral that is of red or pink “skeleton” is often used in jewelry making and sculpted art. It is soft and opaque making it ideal to use as beads or cabochon-type settings.
In fact, the coral is the word used to describe the color of the coral too…
It is mostly made up of Read more
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Hedgehog Treats Galore!
November 2, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
My hedgehog loves treats!
I feed her 2 different staple foods, and then supplement her diet with different fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Sometimes, I consider those supplements as treats, but when I really want to treat her, and give her some great nutrition while I’m at it, I give her meal worms and crickets.
I know, I know…For many of you, that sounds disgusting, but she LOVES them!
Mind you, they are not alive and you don’t have to touch them…just shake a few into the bowl!
I don’t keep Kokonut in a closed cage or aquarium, so live crickets are out of the question…they’d be chirping all over the house after they escape! It is an open air cage with heavy gauge wire small enough that she couldn’t fit through, with a plastic bin-type bottom.
She could have been sleeping the entire day, but when I put these “treats” in her bowl, she’s out like a flash to devour them!
I prefer to get her the freeze-dried meal worms, that aren’t wet, but there are times I can’t find them anywhere either.
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