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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Animals Are Scared of Us – Isn’t That Sad?
September 14, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Have you ever thought about how frightened your neighborhood birds are of you, a deer, a rabbit or virtually any other animal out there.
As soon as they see you, they dart for cover…
You may not have thought anything of it because we’re so used to it.
This wasn’t always the case, you know…
When Adam named the animals in the Garden of Eden, he could communicate and speak with them. Everyone got along together in perfect harmony. Imagine that…
Imagine a world where a wolf would just walk up to you as though you were it’s friend. How amazing would that be?
This issue struck me the other day when I read and wrote about the new discovery of a bunch of new species in Papua New Guinea – who may have never seen a human before.
The animals were coming down from the trees – one even sat on a researcher’s Read more
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Bigfoot Sighting in Kentucky on Film
September 9, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
A Kentucky man, Kenny Mahoney, has a motion sensor hunting camera in his backyard, which often picks up images of rabbits, turkeys and deer.
What he found was an unidentified mysterious animal (UMA) on the photo raiding his garden. Check out this video:
Skeptical that it could be bigfoot, but unable to rule it out completely, the investigation moves on in the woods of Kentucky for bigfoot.
They say the figure looked to be six Read more
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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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How Much do Clownfish Cost?
August 21, 2009 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
One of my readers – “Buy clownfish” asked me the question:
How much does that book on clownfish cost? I would like to know more on that fish.
I wanted to address that so that others out there are aware too, not only of the book, but about how much clownfish cost to purchase for your own aquarium.
The book he’s talking about is from my previous post about Clownfish. The book costs $15.16 and is all about them.
Actually, clownfish can range from around $14.99 for extra small ones that are more common…On the left is an example of a small Sebae Clownfish that’s tankraised for this price.
…all the way up to more rare and larger varieties like the “semi-picasso” for around $110.00 per fish. To the right is an example of the semi-picasso that’s tankraised for this price.
* Note: You can click on any of the photos to purchase that fish!
That’s a pretty good range with various colors and patterned varieties in between those amounts. So, it’s really up to you which one you’re partial to purchasing for your special aquarium.
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Spirulina in Fish Food for Colored Fish
August 20, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
When you read the ingredients on the back of food packages, it’s often we all get “lost”…to say the least.
Well, multiply that by 10 when you’re talking about pet food…pets eat things we don’t…
So, how often do you actually look on the back of your turtle food container and question the ingredients…Not often, I suspect.
Same goes for gerbil food or bird food.
Well, I have information on one ingredient in some fish foods you might want to include in their diet.
If you have fish that aren’t white (and supposed to be white), then Spirulina is a great supplement in some fish foods that will enhance color.
For instance, if you have fancy goldfish, like we do, who are brightly colored oranges, browns, reds, apricot or yellow, feeding them food with Spirulina in it will make them Read more
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Hammerhead Sharks on Shark Week
August 7, 2009 by Kimberly · 3 Comments
One of the neatest varieties of shark is the Hammerhead Shark!
Why?
Well, because it’s head actually looks like a hammer with their head flattened and that extends laterally to make that strange shape. The hammerhead’s eyes and nostrils are at the tips of the hammer extensions.
Wow – How neat is that?
The largest hammer on a hammerhead shark is the winghead shark.
These sharks use their heads to sweep for prey and since all sharks have electroreceptory, hammerheads have an advantage because these pores along their “snout” are more extensive than other sharks.
Although they have a “big head”, hammerhead sharks have relatively small mouths, so they do a lot of bottom feeding on prey on or in the sand.
During the day, they like to swim in schools, but at night, they go solitary to hunt!
Are They Dangerous to Humans?
Of the 9 known species of Read more
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Sand Sharks are Different From Other Sharks – Shark Week
August 6, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Sand sharks aren’t often spoken of – they’re not the Great White Shark, nor an interesting Hammerhead Shark, but they’re so interesting nonetheless!
Why Are Sand Sharks Different?
Sand sharks are different because they’re know to come to the surface for gulps of air.
Why? Because they actually have a rudimentary swim bladder like other fish do, but very unlike other sharks.
Although this is strange, it helps them have exceptional Read more
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Shark Week Starts Today on Exotic Animal Lover
August 2, 2009 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Exotic Animal News-Flash:
If you’re looking for some great Shark shows to watch this week, then check out the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week starting August 2nd!
So, in honor of this, ExoticAnimalLover.com will also be hosting a Shark Week!
Power-packed shows giving you more information on the oceans’ largest predator – a dinosaur of sorts!
These misunderstood animals of the deep will be concentrated on all week on the Discovery Channel and on Exotic Animal Lover!
I’ll tell you all about my experiences with Sharks too…
Guess what…Sharks are actually Read more
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Air Conditioning in Your Car is a Must When Transporting Pets
July 30, 2009 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Seriously…even you don’t want to be in your car when it’s hot and you don’t have air conditioning…
…Do you?
Well, guess what…Neither does your pet! In fact, they have much more hair than we do – they REALLY don’t want to be that hot.
What’s worse is that you may endanger their lives. If it gets too hot for them, they could overheat from heat exhaustion.
You see, many animals don’t cool off like we do with sweat, like dogs and cats. They must pant.
Some animals like the heat, but if you leave them in intense heat for too long, you could literally “cook them alive”, like fish, reptiles, birds and small rodents like mice, rats or guinea pigs.
If it wasn’t bad enough that you were uncomfortable, don’t endanger your pets’ lives – Be sure your auto air conditioning is working properly before traveling or transporting your pets to and from any destination!
If your vehicle’s AC Compressor isn’t working, you will want to get it repaired.
Be sure to check out 1AirConditioning.com for more information and how you can get your AC repaired more inexpensively.
Your pets will thank you, and so will your family and friends when riding in the car with you!
As for animals, they can’t get away from the heat like you can by getting out of the car or opening the window. They’re confined by us.
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I hope this Exotic Animal Tip is helpful to you on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards 
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