Playing Opossum in Dallas: Saving Our Wildlife
September 16, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Opossum
It’s 12:45 amмаси и столове 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 neighborhood some nights, playing dead – completely still, eyes open and all.
The dog, who’s usually quite skiddish when you come near him, wanted to hold his ground even though I was very close and clapping him away to go home. He even growled at me.
I’m sure he was deciding whether he wanted to eat his catch or play with it for a while before eating it, but he finally took off down the way to his house – I don’t know what’s up with his owners.
Anyway, now I’m outside in my pajamas waiting on our street corner for this opossum to “wake” back up and get off the road to disappear into the night again.
I’m telling you, I had to wait
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A Muskrat in our Yard
March 10, 2009 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Last night, I had let 4 of our pooches outside for their last “outside time” before bed.
All of a sudden, I heard them barking out of control. It wasn’t the usual “far off” bark when they see a cat in another yard…
It was of imminent danger and upset!
I ran outside to see them encircling this poor little animal behind a flower pot.
I quickly scolded them enough to get them into the house.
I realize they were just protecting our yard, but I wanted to save this poor, little soul.
Isn’t he cute?
Well, I believe he’s a muskrat and this photo doesn’t do him justice. His fur was more caramel in color than what is shown here.
He was so cute, and obviously, well fed. He was plump and his coat was in great looking condition.
Here’s the other side of him showing his rope-like tail, typical for muskrats.
Apparently, we have a Read more
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A Canadian Lynx as an Indoor Pet?
September 9, 2008 by Kimberly · 5 Comments
I just found out that one of my newest friends, Dani, had a Canadian Lynx as a pet…Not only that, it was an indoor cat!
I asked her to fill us in on having a Canadian Lynx as a pet.
This is her account:
Firstly, his name was Snaggletooth, and I rescued him from a breeder in Iowa. I found his information online and called him to find out more about owning a lynx.
I had always thought how wonderful it would be to own a big exotic cat. I went with a lynx because he would mature around 65lbs., which is equal to that of a medium sized dog.
With a smaller cat there are a lot of advantages. First off, Read more
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Red Tide Algae Kills Marine Animals on St. Lawrence Seaway System
August 11, 2008 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
I watched on TV tonight that the deadly “Red Tide” algae is toxic and killing animals of all sorts in the St. Lawrence River system in Canada.
Belugas, birds, porpoises, fish, mollusks…you name it, it’s affected.
It moves up the food chain, and in the case of whales, like belugas, they feel it affects their brain and makes them slower and confused, making them more likely to collide with boats.
The red tide algae are common in this area, but usually wash away by this point of the year, whereas this year, it is lingering too long!
Why?
Well, it is believed that it’s lingering due to the serious rain we’ve been having in this region.
What’s Being Done?
Researchers are being diligent to figure out all of the particulars, and there has been a ban on all fishing of mollusks for consumption by humans to ensure local residents are not affected by the red tide toxicity!
Sheesh! What a shame!
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I hope you found this Exotic Animal Newsflash interesting from Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards
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Happy Canada Day to all of my Exotic Animal Lovers!
July 1, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
To All of My Fellow Canadians:
Have a Safe and Super Canada Day!
Just wanted to keep those Canadian animals in the forefront of your mind today too…Check them out by clicking on that link!
I hope everyone will get to enjoy some R&R and the Fireworks tonight! Maybe some of you have hit up your local carnivals…If you’re from my area, you’ll no doubt be in Port Dalhousie tonight!
Either way…Have fun!!!
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Did you know that Canada Day was originally named Dominion Day? I bet you didn’t…LOL…
I hope you enjoyed this Canadian Animal post from Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards 
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Furry Arrival of Twin Red Pandas
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
Ahhh…My favorite species of animal is the Red Panda…
Unfortunately, they are extremely endangered. However, thankfully, there are a number of breeding programs in the world that are doing their best to ensure the survival of this species.
Edmonton’s Valley Zoo just had the 2nd arrival of twin baby red pandas! Yeahhh!!! They were born May 26th in captivity, and were named Tai (female) and Pip (male).
The babies are no longer with their mother, as she began to groom one of the babies too aggressively, but are in great hands with surrogate, human caretakers.
At this point, their eyes are still sealed shut and they are very furry. Sleeping most of time curled up together, the twins are fed puppy formula by bottle, after graduating from stomach tubes.
There are roughly only about 2000-4000 wild red pandas in the world, but the cyclone in Myanmar greatly disturbed their habitat, and the numbers are now unknown.
There were only 4 red pandas born last year in captivity in North America, including these twins other twin brother and sister. In fact, the other 2 pandas were also born in Canadian zoos.
A total of 45 red pandas are in captivity in Read more
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Watch Out For Animal Thieves In The Night…
June 9, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
This is one hilarious video that I had to share with you…
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Great video…such funny, little animals!
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia???????? ????? ????????
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Species: P. lotor
Conservation Status:
The raccoon is considered a species of least concern.
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Ontario Wildlife I Came Across on Vacation
May 6, 2008 by Kimberly · 9 Comments
Well, as I said yesterday, I went on vacation “Up North” in Ontario.
I was not prepared enough for these random sightings, but I will tell you exactly what I saw.
Firstly, where our cottage is, is between a marsh about 2 blocks away and the beach about 1 block away. This provides great chances of sighting interesting animals any time of year.
It’s spring time, so the Canada Geese are nesting in pairs…They stopped all traffic on the streets next to the marsh, as they believe it’s their “right of way”…LOL…They even frequent the lawns of the neighbors and just “hang out” during the day. You can hear their honks all day and much of the evenings.
I had a deer cross the road in front of me one night, and it was “making it snappy”…LOL…By the time I got the the place where he crossed, I couldn’t see him in the bush anymore.
I also saw another animal, which I thought was a deer at first sight, but I think was a big cat of some kind…maybe a cougar/mountain lion??? Needless to say, I made sure to keep a good eye out when I let my puppies outside, and walked with them the entire time!
I saw so many birds…More blue jays and cardinals than I could count, not to mention red-winged blackbirds, and others I couldn’t even identify that I’d never seen before…Of course, you can hear the Read more
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Back From Vacation With Some New Canadian Wildlife Adventures!
May 5, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Well, just wanted to say “Hello” since I’ve been away for 1 week up in cottage country in Ontario!
I had a very relaxing time “Up North”, spending most of my time on the beach and in the hot tub!
However, I experienced some great sightings of Canadian wildlife while I was away on vaca!
I will post tomorrow with my interesting tales!
Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards
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Wild Foxes Like Playing on Trampolines Too You Know…
April 22, 2008 by Kimberly · 7 Comments
I “stumbled” this video the other day and just thought it was too cute and sweet not to post for all to see…
A wild fox, playfully entertaining itself on a trampoline it found in a human’s backyard!
Enjoy!
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Species: There are roughly 27 species of fox
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