The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider whether to protect a rabbit-like, alpine creature known as the American pika because of habitat loss.
The decision comes in an agreement announced Thursday with the Center for Biological Diversity and Earthjustice. The groups sued in August to protect the so-called “boulder bunny” under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The government has until May to decide if protection is warranted.
Environmentalists say the pika is losing its cold, high-altitude habitat because of global warming. The American pika cannot survive in warm climate and has been moving to higher elevations as temperatures at lower elevations rise.
A giant panda cub whose rare birth by artificial insemination led to rejoicing in Japan died on Friday after just three days, zoo officials said.
The cub was the first panda to be born through artificial insemination in Japan in two decades, raising hopes of future success in breeding the crowd-pleasing but notoriously infertile animals.
But Oji Zoo in the western city of Kobe said the cub was confirmed dead Friday afternoon.
“Zoo officials and veterinarians were monitoring it 24 hours a day, but it ended with a sad result,” the zoo said on its website.
The cub was just 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and weighed 100 grammes (3.5 ounces).
Its sex had not yet been determined, and zoo officials said the cause of death was under investigation.
Captive giant pandas are known for their low sex drive, which is exacerbating falling numbers as their natural habitat in southwestern China is encroached on by development.
Artificial insemination has also proved difficult as the female panda is only fertile once a year.
The baby’s mother, Dan Dan, became pregnant with the sperm of Xing Xing. Both pandas are 12 years old and live at the Kobe zoo.
Dan Dan also had a stillborn baby, conceived through natural means, last year.
Let’s just say, expensive.
There is no such thing as a “teacup” dog. Bad breeders, better known as backyard breeders, take the runts of the litter and advertise them as being “special” and “rare”, while they’re actually just inbred, unhealthy, and sick!
See, this is insane…
$750-$1,250 http://chihuahuapuppiesforsale.net/
And the poor dogs are dressed up!
There is no such thing as a teacup chihuahua. They are the runt of the litter given which some idiot has decided to call a teacup. You can buy them for lots of money and you even get to spend a lot more because they tend to have lots of health issues
I did a report on animal testing and how it was bad, I find it terrible. Some animals have stuff put into their eyes and scientists look at it to see what reaction occurs. Some people even put blush and mascara on rabbits. When they are done researching the animals they put them to death most of the time. some crude ways to put them to death are beheading rabbits, giving cats and dogs carbon monoxide, and many other terrible ways. they are kept in dirty tiny cages. I saw a picture of 3 dogs actually inside of the dirtiest sink ever.
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Then go work or volenteer in a dog pound or animal control facility and take notes of all the bad things happing behind their closed doors.
We don’t have lots of money but my daughter is a natural what are my choices to give her the best schooling experience?
I would just lease until you know that your daughter is really committed to riding and that she isn’t going to one day decide that she doesn’t want a horse anymore. You have to know that she understands the responsibility, and if she has multiple interests like dance, soccer, etc.. then just lease because a horse is a full time commitment that you should see and check on at least 3 or 4 times a week. The schooling experience will be the same because she will build a relationship with the horse that she is leasing, and if she loses interest you don’t have to find a new home for a horse that you bought. Only if she is absolutely horse crazy and going to the barn is just exciting to her each time she goes then you could consider buying her a horse.
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If you are going to share a lease on a horse, talk to some people (besides the owner/friends of the owner), about leasing and the things that go into a lease. Like, who takes care of vet bills, farrier bills, insurance, who is responsible if the horse is injured. Find out if the horse has any medical issues that you would be responsible for.
I was almost talked into a lease once, until I found out from someone else in the barn, that the horse had severe dermatological problems and needed very expensive vet care and medication - which I would have been responsible for.
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Well, to begin with you can just start her out schooling her on various other horses with some lessons, or if she really wants you can always buy a horse and she can sort of self-teach with an occasional teacher. If you have an available teacher, though, I’d suggest getting the lessons on teaching her how to go through the levels with a horse. You should be able to find a decently talented horse for a free-lease, just find a trainer and talk to them about her getting lessons.
I’d definately consider getting her a horse after she’s discoverd whether this is really what she wants to do. I got an old horse when I was 7 and taught myself, then I began to progress by buying problem horses (300 dollar horses lol) and riding them up to dressage levels, now however I finally (After 10 years of riding) have a horse that can do grand prix, she isn’t trained however, but it’ll be no problem for us to get there in 3-5 years. As soon as I get past her crazy issues and fears, she’ll work fine.
Basically, if you have the resources train her through schooling horses (do NOT buy a school master right off because she’ll only learn how to push buttons, not how to train or recorrect horses) however, when she does get more advanced, buying a school master so she can graduate from, lets say, 4th level to grand prix isn’t a bad idea. So she could get the young rider scores, assuming she wants to show.
Good luck, if you need any more help feel free to email me at kzahradnicek@yahoo.com I know how hard it is to start sometimes, especially without help.
ok i need to know how to teach a horse the barrel pattern.i want somebody with horse experience to answer please
Well, the way that I teach them is this:
1.) Establish the basics. The horse needs to be able to walk, trot, and lope safely. It needs to be able to pick up both of its leads.
2.) After that, introduce the barrels. Horses can initially be frightened of them - so lead the horse up there and let them smell them. Clunk them and show them the noise it makes when you tap it.
3.) With a broke horse, you can usually start out trotting. You should atleast be able to trot to each barrel and walk around it. Try to push the horse out of each barrel - so if you walk around it, when you get to the back side of it, start pushing it forward into a trot. Set yourself up appropriately for each barrel - your horse needs to be able to trot a nice pattern if it’s ever going to run a nice tight pattern.
4.) After they sort of know the problem, you can start pushing them back from barrel #3. Once they learn that they get to run they will eventually work their way up to running the entire pattern.
A few words of caution:
Remember to keep it pretty. If you ask you horse to lope the pattern and he ends up 30 feet from each barrel - you need to slow down. Don’t teach him that sloppy is okay.
Have fun and keep it fun for your horse. Do a few rides every day and then take them for a trail ride. Don’t just run barrel patterns or they will get sour. They have to enjoy their job.
HAVE FUN and enjoy your horse! Remember - it can take a long time and lots of practice to get the perfect run…you might as well have fun while doing it!
The animal hospital i go to says they need to test cats for feline leukemia and can do a combo test testing for leukemia and feline fiv. then they can give the feline leukemia vaccine once negative. however on some cats they just give the feline leukemia vaccine without the test so i am confused. can someone explain this to me?
We recommend that all cats get tested for FIV/FeLV prior to being vaccinated with ANYTHING. For outdoor cats we also recommend testing every other year, even if vaccinated for FeLV. It is important to know this status because it can change the way the animal develops immunity.
Some of the clients at the animal hospital may decline the test, against the medical advice of the vet, and still opt for the vaccine. It is not like heartworm disease where if a dog is positive, starting HWP may kill it.
We do not give the FIV vaccine at our clinic because it cross reacts with the test for the disease and if the cat gets tested at a later date, someone might think it is positive rather than a false positive from a vaccine cross reaction.
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A vet tech… also require to test felv/fiv before vaccintaing against it. if the cat was tested when it was a kitten then they will not need to be tested again, so that why they probably didnt test some of them. you really only need the felv vaccine if the cat goes outiside…
2.I know this isn’t a fish, but you should consider getting African mini-frogs. They are fun to watch and play well with other fish.
3.Maybe 3 or 4 African cichlids. 20 is too small for Dempseys and large cichlids.
4.Damzels
5.female betta are nice, you can find them in pretty colors if you look hard, and lots of little guys like neons and tetras are pretty easy
6.I don’t know much about fish. But one thing I do know is get fish that can mix together. They say three of the same.
7.The cute little mini sharks.
8.cichlids are mean dont get them!!!! i have some danio’s platty’s those are the ones i have had the best luck with. but make sure to get a succker fish or and algi eater also… snails aren’t that great.
No I don’t and you wouldn’t either if you gave them a chance.
OMG yes! and cat ppl get insulted when i get scared of their cats
as to why? i dunno something in the eyes, the way they strut…the whole superstition thing about them…..both my siblings claim they saw a black cat in their room when they awoke in the mid of the night and everything in the house was locked…both were on different occasions
I definitely find cats creepy. I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but I think it is because they remind me of evil magic( you know black cats and witches).
I love cats! Had cats all my life! Never had a dog. Cats are so cool!
I find them intriguing! You never know what is going on in that head. And their eyes are just stunning! It is kinda creepy when they jump up and do the crazy cat run without any provocation, but hell, it’s really entertaining after the initial startle.
No I like cats but some can look scary if they have no ears or something or those hairless cats, those are creepy.
I have two beautiful kitties named Light and Dark. My avatar is little Darkie.
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a samoyed dog sasha, a ginger cat garf and a hamster nibbles
I have a cat and his name is Max
i have a 2 pound maltese and her name is snowflake!
a kitty named nick
Ozzie.
German Shep/lab mix.
Kitty - Sage
2 Chinchillas- Preston and Mitchell
2 Birds (English Budgies) - Jake and Joy
Goldilocks is my golden retriever
Miss Whiskers is my fancy rat
Micky & Mallory are my cats
Scottish Terrier (dog) named Ollie!
(how is it actually possible for someone to give you a thumbs down on a question like this?!?……well i know it is possible but why would they?!?! i mean its not exactly a right or wrong answer…..)
Dog named Gypsy.
3 Months Old just baught it today so happy but he hasnt eaten yet
