tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41408076692127490262024-03-13T08:42:45.005-07:00Animal Factshelani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-41723728434713125792015-12-18T10:17:00.000-08:002015-12-18T10:17:03.030-08:00WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIERS<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/West_Highland_White_Terrier_Krakow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/West_Highland_White_Terrier_Krakow.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Known to many people as the </span>"Westie,"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">this breed is a small dog but is very well balanced and hardy. Always able to exhibit good showmanship when exhibited, especially when they are groomed properly, they are very elegant looking with a beautiful </span>white coat<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">and bright dark button eyes.<span style="font-size: 11px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">For a more detailed look, the head has a round appearance from the front view, with dark and almond shaped eyes with black rims. Erect and small ear end in sharp points, while the muzzle is blunt tipped with powerful jaws, tapering toward the nose area. The teeth appear to be too big for the small dog, with six incisor teeth between the canines of the upper and lower jaw.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">With a </span>double coat<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, the </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is strongly built, while deep in the chest and back ribs. The back is straight and the hindquarters are powerful with very highly muscular legs. When exhibiting in shows, the breed demonstrates great strength and energy levels. Its gait is free and easy, while showing a distinctive drive that is powerful to see. Its legs see to not move in a square when viewed from the front, while the hind movement is free and strong.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The wiry coat of the little </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">needs brushed about three times a week, or more depending on the lifestyle, with shaping and stripping once every three months. If the </span>West Highland <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier is to be shown at a dog show, shaping will be done by stripping, while clipping does the job adequately as pets. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The coat of the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Westie</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is a harsh</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span>double coat<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, and was originally developed to provide protection when hunting. The tail with full hair was necessary to pull the dog backwards out of shallow holes when it was digging and hunting varmints.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Originating in the highlands of Scotland, many breeds have the </span>West Highland<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier blood line in them, all originating back to the early 1800's with each breed deriving their name from the areas of their origin. These short-legged Scotland terriers are now known as the Scottish, Skye, Cairn, </span>DandieDinmont<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">West Highland</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terriers--and all were bred as small game hunters. Not raised as pets alone, each breed of terrier was a working dog and had a specific purpose-keeping vermin in control for the Scotland villages, coalmines, mills, farms, and homes. Zestful diggers and hunters as they were, flower gardens and vegetable patches today presents a challenge to these little hunters. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is a very intelligent dog who loves human companionship both indoors and outdoors-but do have issues with other pets or small animals. Introduce them gradually to the little newcomers, making sure the </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is not ignored or pushed back. Happy, curious, and always trying to get into the middle of everything, they are considered one of the most affectionate of all the terriers with their also demanding personality-yet can still feel jealousy if their homeland is threatened. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are very popular due to their extreme versatility. And like most terriers, this breed loves to bark and dig-or dig and bark-anyway, they have a tendency to do both at the same time, while showing off their independence and stubborn attitude. A </span>high energy<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">level requires walks in the park, leash-training lessons, fetching balls or toys, or sleeping. Due to a high need to stay active when awake, sleeping about 13 hours a day is required by the little </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">when they finally collapse. In fact, many </span>Westie <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">owners say that if their </span>West Highland<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier is contented, they can sleep as much as 22 hours a day! But when they are awake, watch out for a pure energy ball of business. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>West Highland White Terrier<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> has a few major ones are globoid cell leukodystrophy, along with </span>Legg Perthes disease <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">and CMO. The Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy disease is similar to Krabbe's disease in people. A storage disease, it is an accumulation of galactocerebroside, which is a component of myelin, leading to a progressive loss of the myelin. The breeds that are most affected by the disease are the Cairn and the </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">through an autosomal recessive disorder. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Sporadically, the disease has been reported in the </span>Beagle<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>Miniature Poodle<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>Basset Hound<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>Pomeranian<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, and </span>blue tickhound<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. Minor concerns are </span>copper toxicosis<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>Cataracts<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>patellar luxation<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, </span>Deafness<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, with suggested testing areas as the hip and knee.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">should be trained to be accustomed to any grooming features as a young puppy before grooming ever begins, beginning with two to three minutes a day to begin with. Daily combings will make him accustomed to being touch all over, and the pleasure of having his coat brushed. The </span>West Highland<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier needs firmness when this early training begins, but no roughness or loud voices should be part of the training methods. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The next step is to begin the habit of grooming the little </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">about once a week to clip out of place hair and checking his ears, gradually increasing the time spent on the actual grooming. A two to three minute brush-out should begin to be done on a daily basis, laying the </span>Westie puppy<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">on the grooming table until the young dog begins to be anxious about the grooming. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The decision whether to strip or groom the little</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Westie</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">depends a lot on whether or not the dog will be shown or not. Simply put, it is a matter of personal preferences, as stripping makes the coat harder and coarser, while clipping the coat makes it softer and wavy on some dogs.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span></div>
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Most people clip a dog because it is easy and quick, and both methods give two entirely different looks to the breed. If the groomers or the owner is good at dog grooming, the standard look of the breed will be as good with a clipper as with stripping. If the decision to use clippers gives too soft of a look, changing the mind is still an option as once the hair is grown back slightly, hand stripping can be done then until it gets the real Westie</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Exercise for dogs should be the same as exercise for their owners-it is good for the mind, a good and healthy physical activity to keep the body in shape, and it relieves stress. Such things anymore as dog </span>treadmills<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, doggy day cares, doggie gyms, playing at the park, or just simple walking-all of these are fun and healthy for the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Westie</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">and its owner. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, as a high-energy dog, can develop pent-up energy when sitting around the apartment all day waiting for the family to come home. If the </span>West Highland<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier does not get enough exercise to remove this energy, or at least spread it around a bit, then destructive behavior can occur. This behavio</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">r can occur in many forms-chewing, barking, digging, stubbornness, not minding, vomiting, stool issues, and depression.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Intelligent as the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">West Highland</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">White Terrier is, it is important to understand the whole concept of the </span>Westie <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">personality and essence of who they are. One article says it all, "The </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is really a big dog inside a small dog's body." The dog has the personality that is spunky, intelligent, bold, independent, lots of self-esteem--and stubborn. These varied qualities of the little </span>Westie terrier breed<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">in mind, will help prepare a person for the beginning "fun of training a </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">."</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">If a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Westie</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is given too much at once, the breed will quickly develop the ability to acquire the upper hand, becoming bossy and aggressive to the point of becoming aggressive and snapping or biting. The assertive nature of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Westie</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, notwithstanding its intelligence, needs to be properly understood to avoid any behavior issues that could develop. But before any training begins, the thing to know before starting is whether it suffers any negative setbacks such as lack of companionship, lack of discipline, activity, or exercise. If none of these are available, then the </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">can become very destructive if left alone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Some commands are more important than others-at least to begin with. The </span>West Highland<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">should know the five basic commands plus some-come, heel, sit, down, and stay. Combining them to form a sit-stay and down-stay is also very beneficial for a dog such as the </span>Westie<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">with an overwhelming attraction to people combined with </span>high energy<br />
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-60268216881897509712015-12-18T09:16:00.001-08:002015-12-18T09:16:57.432-08:00CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER <a href="http://d21vu35cjx7sd4.cloudfront.net/dims3/MMAH/crop/0x0%2B0%2B0/resize/645x380/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fassets.prod.vetstreet.com%2F96%2F97e4009e9411e0a2380050568d634f%2Ffile%2FChesapeake-Bay-Retriever-4-645mk062111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d21vu35cjx7sd4.cloudfront.net/dims3/MMAH/crop/0x0%2B0%2B0/resize/645x380/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fassets.prod.vetstreet.com%2F96%2F97e4009e9411e0a2380050568d634f%2Ffile%2FChesapeake-Bay-Retriever-4-645mk062111.jpg" height="188" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large, muscular dog that is sturdy and very solid looking even as a puppy. They come in various shades of brown ranging from a lighter tan or straw color through to a deep brown or mahogany color. The coat is rather short and may be somewhat wavy, especially down the back and around the neck and shoulder area. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever has a unique double coat that is slightly oily to the touch on both the inner and outer layers. This ensures that the dog can easily go in and out of the water even in very cold weather while only having minimum amounts of water stay in their coat. The tail is thick at the base and tapers to the end, usually carried slightly curled or flat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The head of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever is broad and wide with a powerful and yet gentle looking slightly tapered muzzle. The shape of the skull is very round and the stop is not as pronounced giving a softer profile to the head than some breeds of retrievers. The hair on the head and face is much shorter than the hair on the rest of the body and the large round eyes are very visible. The eyes are yellow to amber in color and are particularly striking on the darker colored dogs. The ears are small in comparison to many of the hunting breeds and hang down just to the level of the mouth or lower jaw. They fold over completely and are not held erect. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The neck is strong and muscular and blends nicely into the powerful front shoulders of the breed. The front legs and straight and well boned and muscled. The body is slightly longer than it is high at the withers, with a well-developed chest and </span>ribcage<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. The hind legs are very strong and powerful, easily able to propel the dog through water to allow them to run for long periods of time. The feet are webbed to enhance swimming ability.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The coat is very dense, short and somewhat oily to the touch. Although the breed is </span><a class="vglnk" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?toolid=10029&campid=CAMPAIGNID&customid=CUSTOMID&catId=1281&type=2&ext=351596194946&item=351596194946" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" title="Link added by VigLink">double coated</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">they are average shedders year round. The oils in the coat usually do not cause either an odor or management problem and the dogs should only be bathed occasional when necessary. The coat may be straight all over the body although wavy but not curly hair on the neck, chest and back is acceptable and very common.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">t is believed that the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed originated when a shipwreck occurred off the coast of Maryland in 1807. The story is that there were two Newfoundland dogs onboard that survived the shipwreck and these were given to a local family that was known as </span>animal lovers<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. The family then crossed the Newfoundland's with local retrievers and possibly native dogs which eventually led to the development of a very hardy breed that was able to swim in the cold waters in the Chesapeake Bay. Some breeders indicate that the </span>Irish Water Spaniel<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, bloodhound and other local mixed hound breeds may also form a part of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever's heritage. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Chesapeake Bay Retrievers<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">continued to be a popular dog in the area, and their amazing endurance and ability to tolerate even the coldest water temperatures with little concern earned them a place in duck and goose hunter's hearts. There are several claims by owners of the breed that they are capable of retrieving over a hundred ducks per day with some records of dogs bringing in up to 200 per day. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Currently the Chesapeake Bay Retriever is used as a watchdog, hunting dog, retriever, trial dog, obedience dog as well as a faithful family pet and </span>companion dog<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. The watchdog abilities are more pronounced in some lines than others and knowing the personality of the parents will really help in choosing a more or less </span>protective puppy<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. Their natural hunting and retrieving ability has also made them popular as a schutzhund breed. This demanding competition involves intelligence, agility and obedience as well as excellent communication between the handler and the dog.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">A Chesapeake Bay Retriever is an excellent family dog that is generally very good with children and other pets. It is important to properly socialize this breed as they are more dog-aggressive than other retrievers and can become territorial. They are good watchdogs and have a natural wariness with strangers however regular socialization and exposure to new people and new environments will help prevent this from becoming a problem. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Unlike many of the hunting dog breeds the Chesapeake Bay Retriever tends to be much more independent and stubborn than the norm. They can be dominant and are known for their selective hearing of commands they simply wish to ignore. Not a mean spirited dog they just need consistent training and lots of positive praise for a job well done. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is an excellent dog for obedience training at a young age to establish good behaviours and decrease the tendency for willfulness or independence. </span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is an </span>intelligent dog<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">that learns best with repetition. They should always be trained using positive rewards and methods as their natural independence will only increase if negative training techniques are used. They are naturals at fetching and swimming and love exercise of all types in almost any kind of weather. They are not a hyperactive dog but do need regular, longer periods of exercise. In the house they are typically very relaxed and calm and will simply find a comfortable place to stay out of the way. They are not demanding of attention but love to be able to keep the family in sight. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Overall the </span>Chesapeake Bay Retriever<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> is a relatively healthy breed. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> They should not be exercised immediately after eating. The breed may also have problems with growth as puppies (OCD) and </span>hip dysplasia <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is a minor concern. </span>Progressive Retinal Atrophy<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> and </span>Entropion<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> are eye conditions that are seen in the breed.T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">he natural independence and dominance of the breed makes it more difficult to train than other retrievers. Owners must positively and gently assert that they are the boss or this large dog will try to dominant the family. They also have an aloof presentation around strangers and should be introduced to lots of new people throughout their life to prevent them from becoming overly protective or possessive of their territory.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Although not recommended for first time dog owners the breed can easily be trained through use of a </span>professional trainer<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">or obedience class provided the owners are willing to practice and follow through with the lessons.</span><div>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-53717238727155472212015-12-07T09:19:00.002-08:002015-12-07T09:20:27.126-08:00SNOWSHOE CAT<a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRebnaf-s4J-D__j_NcBNCm1EZxS1WYd7uFAxhnKPO8HiUfDmlg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRebnaf-s4J-D__j_NcBNCm1EZxS1WYd7uFAxhnKPO8HiUfDmlg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Snowshoe</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> is a rare </span>breed<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cat">cat</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> originating in the </span>United States of America<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> in the 1960s. Snowshoes were first produced in </span>Philadelphia<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> when a </span>Siamese<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> breeder's cat gave birth to three kittens with white feet. The breeder, Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, then began a breeding program to produce what were originally called "Silver Laces",</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">crossing the strangely marked Siamese cats with bi-color </span>American Shorthair<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> cats and other breeds. When Hinds-Daugherty left the program, Vikki Olander began working with the cats and recruited new breeders, as well as worked towards full recognition within </span>cat associations<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. Despite having existed for 45 years, Snowshoes are rare due to the difficulty of reproducing the correct coat markings. The marks are based on recessive genes for color points and on the co-dominant but variably-expressed piebald pattern gene, making it difficult to predict the appearance of offspring.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The coat coloration recognized by registries and associations is point coloration, and it comes in a variety of colors, though some organizations do not recognize certain colors. Snowshoe cats have an affectionate and docile disposition. Due to this, they do not do well under circumstances where they are left alone for long periods of time. Snowshoes are also very vocal, though their voices are not as loud as the Siamese, a cat found in their breed heritage. They are noted as being very intelligent and have the ability to learn tricks and open doors. These cats also enjoy water, and may swim.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">In the 1960s, a cat, owned by Siamese cat breeder Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, produced a litter of Siamese kittens in </span>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. Three of the kittens had unique markings, consisting of white points and feet.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Intrigued by their looks, she began working to breed cats like them, using seal point Siamese with bicolor American Shorthairs.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The offspring of those cats lacked the Siamese points, but by breeding the offspring to Siamese cats, the desired look was accomplished.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Hinds-Daugherty named the breed "Snowshoe" because of their white feet.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Hinds-Daugherty promoted the Snowshoe at local cats shows, though they were not recognized at the time.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Hinds-Daughtery eventually abandoned the Snowshoe breeding program, and it was taken up by Vikki Olander.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The ear size ranges from medium to medium-large with slightly rounded tips. The head may be triangular, however can be an "applehead" shape with a traditional cat look. The short-haired coat consists of solid and white patterns. Points (ears, tail, face-mask and sometimes legs) are solid black-based colors. White patterns vary, typically falling along the face, chest, stomach, and paws. The body is an even coloration, subtle shading to point color on back, shoulders and hips; toning to a lighter shade near chest and stomach. Paw pads may be white, point color, flesh tone, or mottled. Their color will darken with age, even to the point of turning a chocolate brown shade. In </span>purebreds<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, the eyes are always blue. The tail is medium-sized. Snowshoe cats come in blue, lilac, lynx, fawn, chocolate, and seal </span>points<br />
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In registries and cat associations, the recognized Snowshoe coat color is point coloration, with a light body color and darker ears, face, legs, and tail. The American Cat Fanciers Association and the American Association of Cat Enthusiasts recognize seal point coloration and blue point coloration while the Fédération Internationale Féline recognizes seal, blue, black, chocolate, red, cream, cinnamon, and fawn point coloration. Additionally, the FIF recognizes the colors in tortoiseshell, tabby, and tortoiseshell-tabby coat patterns. The International Cat Association recognizes all pointed colors. Snowshoe kittens are born white, and markings appear within 1 to 3 weeks. Each Snowshoe has a pattern unique to the individual cat.<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">The Snowshoe's coat should be of medium to short in length, and should be bright and smooth with no noticeable undercoat.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.4px;"> It is considered a fault within cat associations if the Snowshoe has a plush or double coat.The Snowshoe's coat undergoes seasonal changes and does not require much grooming.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Snowshoes are generally affectionate, sweet-tempered, and mellow.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> They enjoy the company of humans and being given attention, and are compatible with children and other pets.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Snowshoes are very </span>social<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and docile, and show great devotion and love towards their owners. Consequently, the breed dislike being left alone for long periods of time and are able to cope with working hours more if they have another cat companion.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> Snowshoes may express themselves and their complaints vocally, though their </span>meows<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">are not as loud as the Siamese.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> The cats are also noted as being intelligent; they can learn to open various types of doors, and can be taught tricks, especially </span>fetch<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Snowshoes also enjoy </span>water<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, particularly running water, and may on occasion swim.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> Though very active, they are not restless or easily agitated, and they have a fondness for perching in high places.</span></div>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-57890891833279328682015-12-06T10:01:00.001-08:002015-12-06T10:01:09.814-08:00SPOTTED SADDLE HORSE<a href="http://jbitranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cajun3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://jbitranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cajun3.jpg" height="320" width="288" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Spotted Saddle Horse</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> is a </span>horse breed<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> from the United States that was developed by crossing Spanish-American type </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaited_horse" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Gaited horse">gaited</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_horse" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pinto horse">pinto</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> ponies with </span>gaited horse<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> breeds, such as the </span>Tennessee Walking Horse<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. The result was a colorful, smooth-gaited horse, used in the </span>show ring<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and for </span>pleasure<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>trail riding<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. Two </span>registries<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> have been created for the breed, one in 1979 and the other in 1985. The two have similar registration requirements, although one has an </span>open stud book<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and the other is slightly more strict with regard to parentage requirements, having a semi-</span>closed stud book<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. The Spotted Saddle Horse is a light </span>riding horse<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, always pinto in color. Solid-colored foals from registered parents may be registered for identification purposes, so their pinto-colored foals have documented parentage. They always perform an </span>ambling<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> gait, rather than a </span>trot<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, in addition to the gaits of </span>walk<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>canter<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, performed by all breeds.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The Spotted Saddle Horse developed from small </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaited_horse" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Gaited horse">gaited</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_horse" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pinto horse">pinto</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> ponies of Spanish ancestry. These were crossed with larger American breeds such as the </span>Morgan<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>Standardbred<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, developed after the </span>American Revolution<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, to increase size while retaining coloration and the desired </span>gait<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. After the </span>American Civil War<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, additional gaited blood was added, with contributing breeds including the </span>Tennessee Walking Horse<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>Missouri Fox Trotter<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><span style="color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Paso Fino</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>Peruvian Paso<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. </span>Mustangs<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> from the </span>American West<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> were also incorporated.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Originally developed in central Tennessee, and </span>selectively bred<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> for </span>pinto<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> coloration, they were used for general </span>pleasure<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>trail riding<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Today, the Spotted Saddle Horse is seen at </span>horse shows<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, as well as being used for pleasure and trail riding.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">potted Saddle Horses are light </span>riding horses<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. They average 14.3 to 16 </span>hands<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (59 to 64 inches, 150 to 163 cm) high and weight 900 to 1,100 pounds (410 to 500 kg).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The NSSHA will register horses that are shorter, down to 13.3 </span>hands<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (55 inches, 140 cm), although it considers taller horses to be the breed ideal.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> The head is refined, with a straight or slightly convex facial profile. The neck is muscular, with a slight arch, leading into long, sloping shoulders and a muscular chest. The back is short and the hindquarters muscular and broad. The </span>croup<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> is slightly sloping and rounded, with a high-set tail. The ideal Spotted Saddle Horse resembles a "smaller, slightly stockier Tennessee Walking Horse".</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Pinto</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> coloration is required, with white spots on a background any </span>equine coat color<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. </span>Overo<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>tobiano<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> are the two most common patterns, and the coverage of the white spots can range from minimal to almost complete.</span><br />
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<a href="https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/110622661/m%3D2048/118dd2da7114a3145f3a07caf241b3bf" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/110622661/m%3D2048/118dd2da7114a3145f3a07caf241b3bf" width="400" /></a>The <b>Black Norwegian Elkhound</b> (Norsk Elghund Sort) is a modern variant of the Grey Norwegian Elkhound. It is a small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Spitz">Spitz</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Breed">breed</a> and is very rare outside the Nordic countries of Scandinavia. It is bred for the same purpose as the Grey Norwegian Elkhound but is smaller, more agile, and easier to recognize in the snow. Historically, it is a much "younger" breed, first bred in Norway during the early 19th century. It is classified by the FCI as a hunting dog, although it is also used as a watchdog, guarddog and herder.<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">The</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> </span>AKC<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">breed name "Elkhound," comes directly from its original Norwegian name "Elghund," meaning "moose dog." In Norwegian, "elk" refers to the animal English speakers know as a "moose", and "hound" means "dog."</span></div>
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he Black Norwegian Elkhound is a typical Spitz breed with a short compact body, dark eyes, ears standing straight up, and a curly tail carried over the back. It has a rich coat that does not stand out from the body. This is an all-weather hunting dog and the coat is very important. It must be able to keep out the heavy autumn rain in Scandinavia and endure the cold weather, which it does very well.<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">It has a dense, short, thick, course, double coat and is solid black. A mature dog stands between 40 and 51 centimeters (16"-20") - 47 cm (+3/-4) for males and 44 cm (+3/-4) for females - and weighs between 16 kilograms (35 lb) and 20 kilograms (44 lb).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">The Black Norwegian Elkhound is a very robust and hardy dog: very alert and full of power and pride. It is more strong-minded than the Grey Elkhound. The most recommended training method is one that focuses on motivating the dog; such as clicker training or reward-based training methods. Using punishment or dominance-based methods could negatively impact training with the Black Norwegian Elkhound. It is easy to train, but always needs something to do to be happy. It needs continuous exercise and activity in concert with its superb intelligence to do well. It is an excellent hunting dog and loves to be in the forest.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">The Black Elkhound is used in all types of hunts but excels best in hunting large game such as elk, moose and bear. It is very good at tracking and makes an excellent watch dog. It is a good family dog but can sometimes be a bit contentious in relations with other dogs. The Elkhound has been an important dog for farmers in Scandinavia for hundreds of years.and </span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Its coat requires frequent brushing too.</span></div>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-24319623737370516022015-10-15T11:38:00.000-07:002015-10-15T11:38:36.323-07:00 STELLER'S SEA EAGLE <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Haliaeetus_pelagicus_(Rausu,_Japan).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Haliaeetus_pelagicus_(Rausu,_Japan).jpg" width="400" /></a><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Steller's sea eagle</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaeetus pelagicus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> is a large </span>bird of prey<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> in the family </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipitridae" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Accipitridae">Accipitridae</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> found in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Prey">preys</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> on </span>fish<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>water birds<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. On average, it is the heaviest eagle in the world, at about 5 to 9 kg (11 to 20 lb), but may be below the </span>harpy eagle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Harpia harpyja</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">) and </span>Philippine eagle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Pithecophaga jefferyi</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">) in some standard measurements.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> This bird is named after the German naturalist </span>Georg Wilhelm Steller.<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">This species was first described as </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Aquila pelagica</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> by </span>Peter Simon Pallas<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, in either 1811 or 1826 depending on the source. Subsequently, many generic and specific names have been variously spelled, e.g., </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaetus pelagicus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaetos pelagica</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Faico leucopterus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Faico imperator</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Thalassaetus pelagicus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Thalassaetus macrurus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaeetus macrurus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, and most recently </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Thallasoaetus pelagicus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. Besides its normal common name, the species has sometimes been referred to as the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Pacific eagle</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> or </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">white-shouldered eagle</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. In </span>Russian<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, the eagle has been called </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">morskoi orel</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (sea eagle), </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">pestryi morskoi orel</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (mottled sea eagle) or </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">beloplechii orlan</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (white-shouldered eagle). In </span><span style="color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Japanese</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, it is called </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">0-washi</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (large eagle or great eagle).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Steller's sea eagle is the biggest bird in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Genus">genus</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliaeetus" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Haliaeetus">Haliaeetus</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and is one of the largest </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bird of prey">raptors</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">overall. Females may vary in weigh from 6,195 to 9,500 g (13.658 to 20.944 lb), while males being rather lighter with a weight range from 4,900 to 6,800 g (10.8 to 15.0 lb).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The average weight is variable, possibly due to seasonal variation in food access or general condition of eagles, but has been reported from as high as a mean mass of 7,757 g (17.101 lb) to a median estimate weight of 6,250 g (13.78 lb), excluding expired eagles that were poisoned by lead and endured precipitous weight loss by the occasion of their deaths.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">At its average weight, the Steller's seems to outweigh the average </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_eagle" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Harpy eagle">harpy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> by approximately 500 g (1.1 lb) and the average </span>Philippine eagles<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> by more than 1,000 g (2.2 lb).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Steller's sea eagle can range in total length from 85 to 105 cm (2 ft 9 in to 3 ft 5 in), apparently males average about 89 cm (2 ft 11 in) in length, while females average about 100 cm (3 ft 3 in), marginally shorter on average than the harpy eagle and about 65 mm (2.6 in) shorter than the Philippine eagle.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> The wingspan is from 1.95 to 2.5 m (6 ft 5 in to 8 ft 2 in) and the wing chord measurement is 560 to 680 mm (22 to 27 in).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The sea eagle's wingspan is one of the largest of any living eagle, at an median of 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) per Ferugson and Lees (2001) or a median of 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) per Saito (2009).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Closest are the closely related </span>white-tailed eagle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaeetus albicilla</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">), at reported median wingspans of 2.1 and 2.18 m (6 ft 11 in and 7 ft 2 in) and the unrelated </span>wedge-tailed eagle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Aquila audax</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">), at reported average wingspans of 2.04 and 2.23 m (6 ft 8 in and 7 ft 4 in); nonetheless, both other eagles are rather smaller in overall size, particularly body mass.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IT HAS AN EXTREMELY LARGE HEAD WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO<br />BE THE LARGEST HEAD EVER MEASURED FROM ALL THE OTHER<br />EAGLES.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">As in most </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Haliaeetus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> eagles, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsus_(skeleton)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Tarsus (skeleton)">tarsus</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Tail">tail</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> are relatively short compared to other very large eagles at 95–100 mm (3.7–3.9 in) and 320–390 mm (13–15 in) in length, respectively, the Philippine eagle besting it by up to 40 mm (1.6 in) and 110 mm (4.3 in) apparently.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> In all sea and fish eagles, the toes are relatively short and stout, with the bottom of the foot covered in spiracles and the talons being relatively shorter and more strongly curved than in comparably sized eagles found in forests and fields, such as the "booted eagle" group (i.e. </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila_(genus)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Aquila (genus)">Aquila</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">) or "harpy eagles", all of these specializations developed in the aid of capturing fish rather than medium-sized mammals and large birds, although clearly these are not excluded from capture.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> As in all fish and sea eagles, as well as the majority of the world's fish-eating raptors, Steller's sea eagle has spiracles, which are bumpy waves all along the bottom of their feet, which allow them to hold fish that may otherwise slip out of their grasp.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The feet are very powerful despite not bearing talons as long as those of a harpy eagle. In one case, a wildlife veteranian was badly injured when a female eagle grabbed his arm and embedded her talons, piercing through to the other side of his arm.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Perhaps the most noted physical feature of Steller's sea eagle, other than its overall great size, is its extremely large </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beak" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Beak">bill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">and prominent head. The skull is around 14.6 cm (5.7 in) in total length, the </span>culmen <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Steller's sea eagle's bill is probably the largest of any living eagle, just surpassing to the Philippine eagle with a sole known culmen measurement (from a mature female) of 72.2 mm (2.84 in), and are similar in robustness (if slightly shorter in culmen length) to those of the largest accipitrids, the </span>Old World vultures<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">.</span><br />
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he mature Steller's sea eagle is dark brown to black over the majority of its body, with strongly contrasting white on the lesser and median upper-wing coverts, underwing coverts, thighs, under-tail coverts and tail. Their wedge-shaped, white tails are relatively longer than those of the white-tailed eagle. The bold, pied coloration of adults may play some part in social hierarchies with other eagles of their own species during the nonbreeding season, although this has not been extensively studied. The eyes, the bill, and the feet of adults are all yellow in colouration. Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a> have been named: The relatively widespread <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominate_subspecies" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Nominate subspecies">nominate</a> <i>H. p. pelagicus</i> and the virtually unknown <i>H. p. niger</i>. Korea. Last seen in 1968 and long believed to be extinct, a female matching <i>H. p. niger</i> in appearance was born in captivity in 2001. Both its parent were "normal" in appearance, indicating that <i>H. p. niger</i> is an extremely rare <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morph_(zoology)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Morph (zoology)">morph</a> rather than a valid subspecies, as had been suggested earlier.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"></sup></div>
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The first down plumage of new nestlings is silky white, though they soon turn a smoky brown-grey. As in other sea eagles, remiges and retrices of the first-year plumage are longer than adults. Juvenile plumage is largely a uniform dark brown with occasional grey-brown streaking about the head and the neck, white feather bases, and light mottling on the retrices. The tail of the immature eagle is white with black mottling basally.The young Steller's sea eagle has a dark brown iris, whitish legs and blackish-brown beak. Through at least three intermediate plumages, mottling in the tail decreases, body and wing feathering acquires a bronze cast, and the eye and bill lighten in colour. Definitive plumage is probably reached in the fifth year of life, based on fragmentary data from captives. First and intermediate plumages are difficult to distinguish from those of the white-tailed eagle, which occurs in the entire breeding range of the Steller's.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Steller's sea eagles are not extensively known for their voices, but are known to make a deep barking cry, </span><i style="line-height: 22.4px;">ra-ra-ra-raurau</i><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, in aggressive interactions. Their call is similar to the white-tailed eagles but deeper.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> During the display at the beginning of the breeding season, they have been heard to make calls to each that sound like very loud, deep-voiced </span>gulls.<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">The relationships of Steller's sea eagle are not completely resolved.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> data tentatively suggest that this species's ancestors diverged early in the colonization of the </span>Holarctic<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> by sea eagles.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Steller's sea eagle breeds on the </span>Kamchatka Peninsula<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, the coastal area around the </span>Sea of Okhotsk<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, the lower reaches of the </span>Amur <span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.4px;">River</span></span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and on northern </span>Sakhalin<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and the </span>Shantar Island<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>Russia<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">. The majority of birds winter farther south, in the southern </span>Kuril Islands<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.4px;">Russia</span></span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>Hokkaidō<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>Japan<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">. That being said, Steller's sea eagle is less </span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.4px;">vagrat</span></span> <span style="line-height: 22.4px;">than the white-tailed eagle, usually lacking the long-range dispersal common in juveniles of that species.</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> Vagrant eagles have been found in </span>North America<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, at locations including the </span>Pribilof Islands<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>Kodiak Island<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, inland to as far as </span>Peking<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> in </span>China<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> and </span>Yakutsk<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> in </span>Russia<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">'s </span>Sakha Republic<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, and south to as far as </span>Taiwan<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">, but these are considered to be individual eagles that have strayed far from the species' typical range.</span></div>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-52436831426355356492015-04-10T23:15:00.001-07:002015-04-10T23:15:11.736-07:00SNARES PENGUIN<a href="http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Snares_Crested_Penguin_Snares_Island_New_Zealand-nov11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Snares_Crested_Penguin_Snares_Island_New_Zealand-nov11.jpg" height="320" width="258" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Snares penguin</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Eudyptes robustus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">), also known as the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Snares crested penguin</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Snares Islands penguin</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Penguin">penguin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The species breeds on </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snares" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Snares">The Snares</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, a group of islands off the southern coast of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="South Island">South Island</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. This is a medium-small, yellow-crested penguin, at a size of 50–70 cm (20–28 in) and a weight of 2.5–4 kg (5.5-8.8 lbs). It has dark blue-black upperparts and white underparts. It has a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye to form a drooping, bushy crest. It has bare pink skin at the base of its large red-brown bill.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">This penguin nests in small (10 nests) to large (1200 nests) colonies under forest cover or the open. The main colonies are located on</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East_Island,_New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="North East Island, New Zealand">North East Island</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, other colonies are established on </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughton_Island,_New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Broughton Island, New Zealand">Broughton Island</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> as well as the rocky </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Chain,_New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Western Chain, New Zealand">Western Chain</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The Snares penguin's main prey is </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Krill">krill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, supplemented by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Squid">squid</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and small </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fish">fish</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The species is currently rated as </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_species" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Vulnerable species">vulnerable</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> by the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="IUCN">IUCN</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> as its breeding range is restricted to one small island group. The current population is estimated at around 25,000 breeding pairs.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Snares penguins were originally collected in 1874 and named </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">atrata</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Wollaston_Hutton" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Frederick Wollaston Hutton">Frederick Wollaston Hutton</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Snares penguin is named after the place in which it breeds—the Snares Islands. The Snares Islands are a small group of islands off the coast of southern New Zealand. Although little is known of their range and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_migration" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Animal migration">migration</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> outside of the breeding season, it is not thought that they migrate far in the winters. Occasional sitings have occurred on the coasts of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, southern </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Australia">Australia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Islands" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Chatham Islands">Chatham Islands</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Island" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Stewart Island">Stewart Island</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and the southern New Zealand mainland.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> There are approximately 25,000 living pairs of Snares penguins.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Snares penguins nest in dense colonies under the tree cover of the Olearia forests or on coastal rocks.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">To build a nest, the penguins dig up shallow holes in the ground and layer the bottom with grass, leaves, twigs, peat, or pebbles.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">A small rim of mud is added to the rim of the nest to raise it above ground level.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Vegetation at nesting sites dies dues to the dense nesting activities, and the colony moves to a new nesting site.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Colonies nesting near streams may have some advantage, as the stream provides water for drinking and bathing. However, it is not essential that nesting colonies are located near a stream and many are far from any stream.</span><br />
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If a threat arose, it could quickly wipe out their population because their breeding grounds are confined to a small island group.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The diet of Snares penguins usually consists of krill of the species </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctiphanes" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Nyctiphanes">Nyctiphanes</a> australis</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, small fish, and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cephalopod">cephalopods</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. One study found that about 60 percent of the mass of stomach contents from Snares penguins consisted of krill, 30 percent was fish, and about 10 percent was cephalopods.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Predators of adult Snares penguins are </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lions" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sea lions">sea lions</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_seals" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Leopard seals">leopard seals</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Their eggs and chicks are hunted by </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuas" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Skuas">skuas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrels" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Petrels">petrels</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span>helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-58426554056542496902015-02-13T08:51:00.000-08:002015-02-13T08:51:22.407-08:00DUSKY DOLPHIN<a href="http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.9594795.6298/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.9594795.6298/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">dusky dolphin</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Lagenorhynchus obscurus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">) is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dolphin">dolphin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> found in coastal waters in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Its </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_name_(zoology)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Specific name (zoology)">specific epithet</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">is </span>Latin<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> for "dark" or "dim". It is very closely </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Genetics">genetically</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> related to the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_white-sided_dolphin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pacific white-sided dolphin">Pacific white-sided dolphin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, but current scientific consensus holds they are distinct species. The dolphin's range is patchy, with major populations around </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="South America">South America</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, southwestern </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Africa">Africa</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and various oceanic islands, with some sightings around </span>southern Australia<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span>Tasmania<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The dusky dolphin prefers cool currents and inshore waters, but can also be found offshore. It feeds on a variety of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fish">fish</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Squid">squid</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> species and has flexible hunting tactics. The dusky dolphin is known for its remarkable acrobatics, having a number of </span>aerial behaviors<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The status of the dolphin is unknown, but it has been commonly caught in </span>gill nets<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">he dusky dolphin and the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_white-sided_dolphin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pacific white-sided dolphin">Pacific white-sided dolphin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> are considered </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetically" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Phylogenetically">phylogenetically</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> related species. Some researchers have suggested they are the same species, but morphological and life-history evidence shows otherwise.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The two sister species diverged at around 1.9–3.0 million years ago.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dusky dolphins from Argentina and southwest Africa separated 2000 generations ago from an ancestral Atlantic population.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">here are four subspecies classified; (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Lagenorhynchus obscurus obscurus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">),</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">L. o. fitroyi</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">),</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">L. o. posidonia</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">) and (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">L. o. superciliosis</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">).The dusky dolphin is best known for his striped like appearance and its incredible acrobatic character.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Possible hybrids of dusky dolphins have been described with a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-beaked_common_dolphin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Long-beaked common dolphin">long-beaked common dolphin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_right_whale_dolphin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Southern right whale dolphin">southern right whale dolphin</a>.<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The dusky dolphin is small to medium in length compared with other species in the family. There is significant variation in size among the different population areas. The largest dusky dolphins have been encountered off the coast of Peru, where they are up to 210 cm (6 feet) in length and 100 kg (210 pounds) in mass. The size for dusky dolphins in New Zealand have been recorded to be a length range of 167–178 cm and a weight range of 69–78 kg for females and a length range of 165–175 cm and a weigh range of 70–85 kg for males.</span><br />
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The males have <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">have more curved dorsal fins with broader bases and greater surface areas.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">he back of the dolphin is dark grey or black, and the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_fin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dorsal fin">dorsal fin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is distinctively two-toned; the leading edge matches the back in color, but the trailing edge is a much lighter greyish white. The dusky dolphins has a long, light-grey patch on its fore side leading to a short, dark-grey beak. The throat and belly are white,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and the beak and lower jaw are dark grey. Two blazes of white color run back on the body from the dorsal fin to the tail. Right between the white areas remains a characteristic thorn-shaped patch of dark color, by which the species can easily be recognized. Aside from that, dusky dolphins may be confused with other members of their genus when observed at sea. It can be distinguished from the </span>common dolphin<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, which has a more prominent and longer beak and yellow flank markings.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The skull of a dusky dolphin has a longer and narrower rostrum than that of an </span>hourglass dolphin<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> or </span>Peale's dolphin<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of similar age and size.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The dolphins can be found off the coasts of South America, southwestern Africa, southern Australia and Tasmania, New Zealand, and some oceanic islands.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dusky dolphins are found throughout New Zealand waters.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dusky dolphins prefer cool, upwelling waters, as well as cold currents. They largely live in inshore waters and can be found up to the outer continental shelf and in similar zones in offshore islands.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">They can move over great distances (around 780 km), but have no well-defined seasonal migrations.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> However, dolphins off Argentina and New Zealand make inshore and offshore seasonal and diurnal movements.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">They have been found around </span>bottlenose dolphins<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, but apparently do not interact with them, and may share feeding areas with </span>Risso's dolphins<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dusky dolphins prey consume a variety of fish and squid species. Common fish species eaten include </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovies" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Anchovies">anchovies</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_fish" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lantern fish">lantern fish</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">,</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilchard" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pilchard">pilchards</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sculpin">sculpins</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hake" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hake">hakes</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_mackerel" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Horse mackerel">horse mackerel</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_grenadier" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Blue grenadier">hoki</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_codling" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Red codling">red cod</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They are generally coordinated hunters. Their very flexible foraging strategies can change depending on the environment.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> In certain parts of New Zealand, where deep oceanic waters meet the shore, dusky dolphins forage in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_scattering_layer" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Deep scattering layer">deep scattering layers</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> at night.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They arrive at the hunting site individually, but form groups when in the layer.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The dolphins use their echolocation to detect and isolate an individual prey.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Groups of foraging dolphins tend to increase when the layer is near the surface and decrease when it descends.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The dolphins chase schools of fish or squid and herd them into stationary balls.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They may control the school with light reflected from their white bellies.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dolphins herd prey against the surface, but also horizontally against the shore, a point of land, or the hull of a boat.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">During these times, dusky dolphins are believed to increase prey availability for other predators, including other dolphins, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabird" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Seabird">sea</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabird" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Seabird">birds</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">,</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Shark">sharks</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and </span>pinnipeds<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Dusky dolphins perform a number of aerial displays, including leaps, backslaps, headslaps, tailslaps, spins, and noseouts.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">They also perform head-over-tail leaps which have been called the most "acrobatic" of the displays.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> A headfirst re-entry is performed when a dolphin leaps entirely water and positions its back in a curve while it flips the tail to land back in the water head-first. "Humping" is similar, except the snout and tail remain in the water when the dolphin is the arch.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Leaps, head-over-tail leaps, backslaps, headslaps, tailslaps, and spins are often done over and over again.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Young dusky dolphins apparently are not born with the ability to perform the leaps and must learn to master each one</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Calves appear to learn the leaps in this order: noisy leaps, head first re-entries, coordinated leaps, and acrobatic leaps.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Adults may perform different leaps in different contexts, and calves may independently learn how to perform leaps, but learn when to perform these when interacting others.</span><br />
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<br />helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-11552064100944683872015-02-13T08:00:00.004-08:002015-02-13T08:00:49.204-08:00CARDIGAN WELSH CORGIhttp://dims.vetstreet.com/dims3/MMAH/thumbnail/645x380/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fassets.prod.vetstreet.com%2F1b%2F2a1550a72b11e0a0d50050568d634f%2Ffile%2FCardigan-Welsh-Corgi-3-645mk062311.jpg<a href="http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/dogbreeds/photos-CD/cardiganwelshcorgisf3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/dogbreeds/photos-CD/cardiganwelshcorgisf3.jpg" height="220" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">The Cardigan Welsh Corgi, like the Cairn Terrier and Dachshund, is longer than it is tall. It is funny and interesting to look at. You can’t help but stop and stare at a Cardigan Welsh Corgi, or its cousin, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi. They are almost as unique-looking as the Dachshund, if not more. The large, erect ears might have earned them prize of funniest-looking dog. In tandem with their shape, the ears make the dog unforgettable.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Cardigan Welsh corgis can be extremely loyal family dogs.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They are able to live in a variety of settings, from apartments to farms. For their size, however, they need a surprising amount of daily physical and mental stimulation. Cardigans are a very versatile breed and a wonderful family companion.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Even though this dog is small, it can drive cattle. You would never guess by looking at it, at least a layperson unfamiliar with dog breeds, that a dog breed like this could herd cattle. However, its short stature enabled it to duck under the hooves of cattle if they kicked at it. Can you imagine this longish, slender, and interesting-looking little creature herding cattle?.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">The Cardigan Corgi is one of the oldest herding dogs in existence, and its distinguished by its long, slender body, speckled coat, short stature, and long tail. The Cardigan is the older of the two related breeds, and this breed is believed to have existed in Wales as far back as three millennia ago. It was originally used to help drive cattle to the meat market. You wouldn’t guess it by its short stature, but this dog was an able and competent cattle herder and driver. This dog is sometimes referred to as the yard-long dog.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Cardigans are said to originate from the Teckel family of dogs, which also produced </span>Dachshunds<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They are among the oldest of all </span>herding breeds<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, believed to have been in existence in Wales for over 3,000 years.T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">he ancestors of the Corgis we know today are thought to have been brought to Wales more than 3,000 years ago by tribes who came to Wales from central Europe.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Cardigans have never had the same popularity as Pembrokes, probably due to the influence of the Royal family. However they have found their own place in many parts of the world. Cardigan Welsh corgis can compete in dog sports also known as </span>dog agility<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> trials, </span>obedience<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>showmanship<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>flyball<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>tracking<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and </span>herding<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> events.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">The dog’s coat comes in many colors and patterns, including blue merle and black, brindle, and red. It is double-coated, with a thick topcoat and a short undercoat. They shed all the time, with periods of heavier shedding at least a couple of times per year. You will need to brush its coat on a regular basis to keep it under control. Daily brushing and warm baths may be required throughout the shedding season.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Cardigan is a long, low dog with upright ears and a fox brush tail.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The old </span>American Kennel Club<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> standard called it an "</span>Alsatian<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> on short legs".</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Cardigan's tail is long (unlike the </span>Pembroke Welsh corgi<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, whose tail may be long,</span>naturally bobbed<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> or docked</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">). Cardigans come in a variety of colors including any shade of red, sable, or brindle, as well as black, with or without tan, brindle or blue </span>merle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, with or without tan or brindle points. Other unofficial colors can occur, such as red merle, but these colors are not considered acceptable per the Cardigan standard. They usually have white on the neck, chest, legs, muzzle, underneath, tip of the tail and as a blaze on the head, known as the "Irish pattern."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Other markings include ticking on the legs and muzzle, smutty muzzles and monk's hoods, especially on sables (a pattern of darker tipped hairs over a basic red coat color</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. An average Cardigan is around 10.5 to 13 inches (260 to 315 mm) tall at the </span>withers<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and weighs from 30 to 38 lb. (13.6 to 17.2 kg) for the male and 25 to 34 lb. (11.3 to 15.4 kg) for the female.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">This dog is lively, playful, and laidback. This breed is a loyal and entertaining companion. It is hardy, energetic, high-endurance, and high-stamina. It was bred to spend all day out on the field dodging cattle kicks, so it has a lot of energy to expend. It is a tireless dog, and it requires daily exercise. It is well-behaved at home, but it might bark sometimes. It will probably aloof around strangers and scrappy when it encounters strange dogs.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">This is a kind, sensitive, and affectionate dog. It likes to spend time with its loved ones, and it is a fun-loving, active playmate for young children. It is a good dog for a family with young children.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">It has a lifespan of 12 to 15 with proper home care.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br /></span>helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-39496399566904030102015-02-13T07:37:00.001-08:002015-02-13T07:37:20.764-08:00AUSTRALIAN TERRIER<a href="http://www.pedigree.com.au/img/breeds/aust_terr_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.pedigree.com.au/img/breeds/aust_terr_03.jpg" height="198" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Australian Terrier</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is a small </span>breed<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog">dog</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of the </span>terrier<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_type" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog type">dog type</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The breed was developed in </span>Australia<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, although the ancestral types of dogs from which the breed descends were from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Australian Terrier is a small dog with short legs, weighing around 6.5 kilograms (14 lb) and standing about 25 centimetres (9.8 in) at the </span>withers<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, with a medium length shaggy harsh double </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_(dog)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Coat (dog)">coat</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> that is not normally trimmed. Fur is shorter on the muzzle, lower legs, and feet, and there is a ruff around the neck. The coat colours are shades of blue or red with a lighter coloured topknot, and with markings on face, ears, body and legs of a colour described in the breed standard as "tan, never sandy". The tail was traditionally </span>docked<br />
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The Australian Terrier is descended from the rough coated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_type" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog type">type</a> terriers brought from Great Britain to Australia in the early 19th century. The ancestral types of all of these breeds were kept to eradicate mice and rats. The Australian Terrier shares ancestors with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn_Terrier" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Cairn Terrier">Cairn Terrier</a>, Shorthaired<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Terrier" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Skye Terrier">Skye Terrier</a>, and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Yorkshire Terriers and Irish Terriers were also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbreed" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Crossbreed">crossed</a> into the dog during the breed's development.<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Development of the breed began in Australia about 1820, and the dogs were at first called the Rough Coated Terrier. The breed was officially recognised in 1850, and later renamed as the Australian Terrier in 1892.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Australian Terrier was shown at a dog show for the first time in 1906 in</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>Melbourne<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and was also shown in Great Britain about the same time.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>The Kennel Club<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">(UK) recognised the breed in 1933. The</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>American Kennel Club<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">recognised the Australian Terrier in 1960, and the</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>United Kennel Club<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">(US) in 1970. It is now recognised by all of the kennel clubs in the English speaking world, and also is listed by various minor kennel clubs and other clubs and registries.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed_standard_(dog)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Breed standard (dog)">breed standard</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> describes the ideal Australian Terrier temperament as spirited, alert, "with the natural aggressiveness of a ratter and hedge hunter".</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Aussies rank 34th in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Coren" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Stanley Coren">Stanley Coren</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">'s </span><i style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Intelligence of Dogs</i><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, being of above average "Working and Obedience" intelligence, indicating good trainability.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> As with other terriers, they can be dog-aggressive and somewhat bossy, and care must be taken when living in a multi-pet household. In general, adult male terriers do not get along well with other adult male dogs.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Since the Australian Terrier was also bred for companionship, they tend to be very people friendly, and enjoy interacting with people.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Both males and females are 9 to 11 inches in height, and between 9 to 14 pounds.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Australian terriers are extremely hardy, healthy, and can live up to 15 years (sometimes longer)!.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Silken Windhound is a graceful, small to medium-sized </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighthound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sighthound">sighthound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> with a moderately long silky coat. This breed owes its unique appearance, elegant build, and the athleticism of a true coursing dog to champion </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borzoi" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Borzoi">Borzoi</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippet" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Whippet">Whippet</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> ancestors. The Silken Windhound can be any combination of coat colors and markings, from spotted to solid, black and tan, saddled, brindle and sable, pure white and reds to deep black and blues, and a rainbow of colors in between.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Silken Windhounds are as comfortable in the sporting fields as they are on the couch at home with their humans. They are generally affectionate and playful, and make ideal family companions and good playmates for gentle children. They are unsuited as </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_dog" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Guard dog">guard dogs</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> due to their trusting and friendly nature. Like all sighthounds, Silkens excel in racing or </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lure_coursing" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lure coursing">lure coursing</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> but have also proven to be intelligent and responsive enough to also enjoy less typical sighthound activities. They are successful in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_agility" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog agility">agility</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, therapy, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyball" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Flyball">flyball</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obedience_training" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Obedience training">obedience</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. They do well with smaller household pets indoors if socialized to them properly, but their sighthound nature means that any small, fast running animals in the field may be chased.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Silken Windhound is a gentle, intelligent breed, they train easily and most effectively using reward and affection based training in short, positive sessions. Using positive training methods, Silkens will work eagerly and form strong relationships with their owners. Harsher training based on corrections do not work well with this breed, and will often create a fearful Silken rather than an obedient one. Like many in the sighthound family, most Silken Windhounds can slip out of a standard buckle collar, and the collar most often used with these hounds is a </span>martingale<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> dog collar, or a semi-slip collar.lik</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">e other members of their group, they hunt by sight, and can course game in open areas at high speeds.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">In addition to specialty shows held worldwide, in the US, the Silken Windhounds are registered with the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kennel_Club" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="United Kennel Club">United Kennel Club</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and are shown and participate in a variety of performance sports there. Silken Windhounds are also welcome to show in the rare breed show venues NAKC, IABCA, and NCA, competing as part of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hound">Hound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> groups. In </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, the Silken Windhound is an accepted part of the Slovenian Kennel Club, member of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Cynologique_Internationale" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fédération Cynologique Internationale">FCI</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and also participates in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hound">Hound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> group. Silken Windhounds are also able to participate in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighthound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sighthound">sighthound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> performance sports, and in addition to competing alongside other sighthounds in Finnish </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lure_coursing" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lure coursing">lure coursing</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and straight racing events, the ISWS has established a straight racing program, and an oval track racing program that enable Silkens to compete and win points towards performance titles. In late 2009, Silken Windhounds were accepted as a Limited Stakes breed in ASFA </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sighthound_Field_Association" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="American Sighthound Field Association">American Sighthound Field Association</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Over forty dogs competed in ASFA limited stakes in their first month of acceptance. In late 2010, Silken Windhounds were accepted as a breed in NOFCA, the National Open Field Coursing Association and can participate in open field events.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br /></span>helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-36901898362102079342015-02-06T22:49:00.001-08:002015-02-06T22:49:45.018-08:00SCOTTISH DEERHOUND<a href="http://www.petguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/scottish-deerhound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.petguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/scottish-deerhound.jpg" height="263" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Scottish Deerhound</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, or simply the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Deerhound</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, is a large </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_breed" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog breed">breed</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hound">hound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighthound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sighthound">sighthound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">), once bred to hunt the </span>Red Deer<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursing" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Coursing">coursing</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Scottish Deerhound resembles a rough-coated </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Greyhound">Greyhound</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. It is however, larger in size and bone. Height of males from 30 to 32 inches (75–80 cm) or more, weight 85 to 110 pounds (40–50 kg); height of females from 28 inches (70 cm) upwards, weight from 75 to 95 pounds (35–43 kg). It is one of the tallest sighthounds, with a harsh 3-4 inch long coat and mane, somewhat softer beard and moustache, and softer hair on breast and belly. It has small, dark "rose" ears which are soft and folded back against the head unless held semi-erect in excitement. The harsh, wiry coat in modern dogs is only seen in self-coloured various shades of gray (blue-gray is preferred). Historically, Deerhounds also could be seen with true brindle, yellow, and red fawn coats, or combinations. 19th century Scottish paintings tend to indicate these colours were associated with a wire haired coat, but, with show breeders preferring a longer coat, these genes now appear to be lost. A white chest and toes are allowed, and a slight white tip to the tail; a white blaze on the head or a white collar are not accepted. The head is long, skull flat, with little stop and a tapering muzzle. The eyes are dark, dark brown or hazel in colour. The teeth should form a level, complete scissor bite. The long straight or curved tail, well covered with hair, should almost reach the ground.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Scottish Deerhound is gentle and extremely friendly. The breed is famed for being docile and eager to please, with a bearing of gentle dignity. It is however a true sighthound which has been selected for generations to pursue game; consequently, most Deerhounds will be eager to chase. The Deerhound needs considerable exercise when young to develop properly and to maintain its health and condition. That does not mean it needs a large house to live in; however it should have regular access to free exercise in a fenced or otherwise "safe" area. Deerhounds should not be raised with access only to leash walking or a small yard, this would be detrimental to their health and development. City dwellers with conviction, however, can keep the dog both healthy and happy, as long as they are willing to take their Deerhounds to nearby parks for lengthy runs and rigorous fetching sessions within these wider running courses. Young Deerhounds can sometimes, depending on the individual, be quite destructive especially when they are not given sufficient exercise; however, the average adult Deerhound may want to spend most of the day stretched out on the floor or a couch sleeping. They do require a stimulus, preferably another Deerhound, and a large area to exercise properly and frequently</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.1999998092651px; line-height: 11.1999998092651px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They are gentle and docile indoors </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">and are generally good around company and children (however, due to their size, they require supervision with young children).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Scottish Deerhounds live an average of 8 1/2 to 9 years. The serious health issues in the breed include </span>cardiomyopathy<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">; </span>osteosarcoma<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">; bloat; stomach or splenic torsion, called </span>Gastric dilatation volvulus<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">; and </span>cystinuria<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Scottish Deerhounds compete throughout USA in</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conformation_show" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Conformation show">conformation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>lure coursing<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, in states where it is legal, they are used in</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>hare coursing<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">and for coyote hunting. Deerhounds can compete in</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obedience_training" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Obedience training">obedience</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">though few excel in it. Fewer still excel in</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>dog agility<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">or</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>flyball <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">because these competitions favor smaller dogs with lower body weight and a much shorter stride.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">At one point in history, no one of rank lower than an earl might possess a Scottish Deerhound; the breed almost became extinct because of these policies.</span><br />
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<br />helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-62513802866047068972015-02-06T22:14:00.001-08:002015-02-06T22:14:20.830-08:00SIND SPARROW<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Sind_Sparrow_(Passer_pyrrhonotus)-_Male_at_Sultanpur_I_Picture_178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Sind_Sparrow_(Passer_pyrrhonotus)-_Male_at_Sultanpur_I_Picture_178.jpg" height="267" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Sind sparrow</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Passer pyrrhonotus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">) is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passerine" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Passerine">passerine</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> bird of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sparrow">sparrow</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Family (biology)">family</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Passeridae, found around the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Indus">Indus</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> valley region in</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="South Asia">South Asia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. It is also known as the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">jungle</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Sind jungle</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, or </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">rufous-backed sparrow</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Very similar to the related </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_sparrow" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="House sparrow">house sparrow</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, it is smaller and has distinguishing </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumage" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Plumage">plumage</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> features. As in the house sparrow, the male has brighter plumage than female and young birds, including black markings and a grey crown. Distinctively, the male has a chestnut stripe running down its head behind the eye, and the female has a darker head than other sparrow species do. Its main </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_vocalization" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bird vocalization">vocalisations</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> are soft chirping calls that are extended into longer songs with other sounds interspersed by breeding males. Historically, this species was thought to be very closely related to the house sparrow, but its closest evolutionary affinities may lie elsewhere. Discovered around 1840, this species went undetected for several decades after its discovery.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Sind sparrow is very similar to the </span>house sparrow<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and both sexes resemble their counterparts of that species, but it is slightly smaller and males and females each have features that distinguish them as Sind sparrows. The Sind sparrow is 13 cm (5.1 in) long, while the common South Asian </span>subspecies<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of the house sparrow, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Passer domesticus indicus</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Wingspans range from 6.2 to 7.0 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in), tails from 4.7 to 5.7 cm (1.9 to 2.2 in), and </span>tarsi <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">measure 1.6–1.9 centimetres (0.63–0.75 in).The male </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">has a short and narrow black bib and a broad chestnut eye stripe that does not meet the </span>mantle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The male has a grey </span>crown<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span>nape<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and a </span>rufous<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> lower back and rump. The female has a darker and greyer crown and cheek than the female house sparrow and the shoulder is darker chestnut.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The female </span>Dead Sea sparrow<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of the subspecies </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Passer moabiticus yattii</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is also similar to the female Sind sparrow, but has yellow tinges on the underparts and sometimes on parts of the head.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The bill is black on the breeding male and pale brown on the non-breeding male and female. With a </span><span style="color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><span id="goog_989478695"></span>culmen</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> <span id="goog_989478696"></span>length of 1.1–1.3 centimetres (0.43–0.51 in), the Sind sparrow is slightly smaller-billed than the house sparrow.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Sind sparrow's chirping </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">chup</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> call is softer, less strident, and higher pitched than that of the house sparrow, and is easily distinguished.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The song of males includes chirrups interspersed with grating </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">t-r-r-rt</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> notes and short warbles or whistles.</span><br />
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The Sind sparrow has a restricted distribution, primarily occurring within the Indus valley of Pakistan, and the lower parts of the tributaries of the Indus in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_region" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Punjab region">Punjab region</a>. The Sind sparrow is somewhat common in its restricted breeding range,and no threats are known to the survival of the species, so it is assessed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_concern" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Least concern">least concern</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List</a>.<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">During winter, it often makes short distance movements.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It mostly breeds in</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Acacia">acacia</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">and</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarisk" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Tamarisk">tamarisk</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">scrub and tall grass, invariably near rivers or other wetlands.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The construction and expansion of irrigation canals has increased its habitat in Sindh, and helped it extend its range into the</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamuna" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Yamuna">Yamuna</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">floodplain and parts of</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, India.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It may breed around rice paddies and other fields, or human habitations, provided that there is enough cover and suitable nesting sites. In winter, it moves away from its main riverine habitat, and into drier thickets characterised by</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><i style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadora_(plant)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Salvadora (plant)">Salvadora</a></i><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">and</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><i style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capparis" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Capparis">Capparis</a></i><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">bushes, but never moves too far from water.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Sind sparrow is gregarious, generally forming small groups of four to six birds while feeding. It tends to breed in loose colonies of a few pairs, and non-breeding birds may gather to roost in acacias or tamarisks near water.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> During winter, the non-breeding season, it forms larger flocks of as many as 30 birds, and joins flocks with other seed-eating birds, such as house sparrows and </span>red avadavats<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> The Sind sparrow feeds mainly on the seeds of grasses and other plants such as </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Polygonum plebeium</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. It may also forage for insects such as </span>caterpillars<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, especially to feed nestlings.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Flocks forage on flats alongside rivers, flying into nearby bushes and continuing to forage when disturbed.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Nesting occurs during a period of several months between April to September, the timing depending on rainfall, during which two clutches are raised by most pairs. Sind sparrows build nests in the upper branches of thorny trees or the ends of thin branches hanging over water.</span>helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-62787467839749261342015-02-03T06:17:00.002-08:002015-02-03T06:17:39.999-08:00CANAAN <a href="http://gemariscanaandogs.com/attachments/Image/Our_Canaan_Dogs_Images/Canaan_Dog_Photo_Forrest-Gemaris_Wild_Forrest_400x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://gemariscanaandogs.com/attachments/Image/Our_Canaan_Dogs_Images/Canaan_Dog_Photo_Forrest-Gemaris_Wild_Forrest_400x300.jpg" height="244" width="320" /></a><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Canaan dog</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">is a breed of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pariah_dog" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pariah dog">pariah dog</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and has been part of the Middle Eastern landscape for thousands of years. It may have existed in the eastern Mediterranean seaboard for millennia, as referenced in ancient carvings and drawings. There are 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan dogs across the world, mostly in Europe and North America.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 11.1999998092651px;">It is also the national dog of Israel.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Canaan dog began in ancient times as a primitive feral in ancient Canaan, where the </span>Canaanites<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and Israelites lived, roughly corresponding to the region encompassing modern-day </span>IsraelLebanon<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and the western parts of </span>Jordan<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, Palestine</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Canaan dog is a typical primitive dog in appearance. It is a medium-sized square built dog, with a wedge-shaped head, erect and low set ears with a broad base and rounded tips. Its outer coat is dense, harsh and straight of short to medium-length. The undercoat should be close and profuse according to season. Color ranges from black to cream and all shades of brown and red between, usually with small white markings, or all white with colour patches. Spotting of all kinds is permitted, as well as white or </span>black masks<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span>Rudolphina Menzel<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, an immigrant to </span>Mandate Palestine<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> from Austria, having studied the </span>desert<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> free living dogs and the variations in appearances, classified these canines into four types: 1) heavy, sheepdog appearance, 2) dingo-like appearance, 3) Border Collie appearance, 4) Greyhound appearance.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Type varies somewhat between the lines of other Canaan dogs and those found in Israel and the rest of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Canaan dogs have a strong survival </span>instinct<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. They are quick to react and wary of strangers, and will alert to any disturbances with prompt </span>barking<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, thus making them excellent </span>watchdogs<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Though defensive, they are not aggressive and are very good with children within the family, but may be wary of other children or defensive when your child is playing with another child. They are intelligent and learn quickly, but may get bored with repetitive exercises or ignore commands if they find something of more interest.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Canaan Dogs can compete in </span>dog agility<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> trials, </span>obedience<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>showmanship<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>flyball<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>tracking<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and </span>herding<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> events. </span>Herding<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> instincts and trainability can be measured at noncompetitive herding tests. Canaans exhibiting basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in herding trials.</span>helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-20623937963663983432015-01-11T00:03:00.001-08:002015-01-11T00:03:18.533-08:00ARABIAN MA<div style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
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<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It is medium in size, with a body structure that is rather large and firm, not particularly slender, and with well developed musculature. The legs are comparatively long, with oval paws.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The head appears round, but is slightly longer than broad. The nose is slightly concave curved, when viewed in profile. The whisker pads are clearly pronounced, with a slight pinch. The chin is very firm. The eyes are slightly oval, large and slightly slanted. The cat may have any normal cat eye colour, and there is no relation between the eye and coat colors, usually Arabian Maus have bright green eyes. The ears are large, slightly forward and sideward-placed, high-set on the skull.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Mau#cite_note-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[1]</a></sup><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The tail is generally of medium length and tapers slightly towards the tip.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The coat is short and lying close to the body. It has no undercoat and is firm to touch. It may not be silky, but is noticeably very glossy.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">desert cat</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> has been a </span>landrace<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> native to </span>Kuwait<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>Qatar<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span>Saudi Arabia<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and the </span>United Arab Emirates<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> for more than 1,000 years.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Desert cats are well adapted to the hot, Middle Eastern environment</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Generally Arabian Mau cats have very loving temperaments. The main feature of this cat breed is their devotion, love and affection for the owner. This</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cat">cat</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">will always be a reliable companion of an individual that loves his cat and cares for it. Arabian Mau gets along very well with children and different kinds of animals. These cats are neat and take care of themselves very well.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Arabian Mau cats were adapted to a desert life style and had to hunt for food themselves; possibly because of this they are not picky about food and they seem to love eating. They like to play and so this breed is very active and curious. They are good hunters, quick and agile. Cats that are allowed to go outdoors, will easily catch a prey and bring it back home. These cats easily jump and jump high. Outdoor cats like to walk around their territory and their house; Arabian Mau are very territorial breed. Males always guard their territory from other male cats.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Females are medium sized and elegant; however, males can be very huge. They have muscular bodies though females are slightly smaller. Their legs are long with perfectly oval paws. They have large ears. The tail has medium length with tapering toward the tip. The head appears to be round, but it is slightly longer than broad with well-defined whisker pads. Ears are large and well set. Their eyes are oval and match the coat color. The fur is short and without any undercoat; besides it lying close enough to the body. The coat should not be silky. The colors can be different but the most recognized are red, white, black, black and white, brown and brown tabby..</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Arabian Mau breed has good health. Kittens are born strong and healthy, as the Arabian Mau cats have a good immune system. Both pedigreed cats and mixed-breed cats have varying incidences of health problems that may be genetic in nature. Arabian Mau's are generally healthy cats, as they are a natural breed.</span></div>
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<br />helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-56238631887758656222015-01-10T23:34:00.000-08:002015-01-10T23:34:03.343-08:00DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER<div style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
<a href="http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images15/DandieDinmontsDSCF0528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images15/DandieDinmontsDSCF0528.JPG" height="270" width="400" /></a>A <b>Dandie Dinmont Terrier</b> is a small Scottish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_breed" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog breed">breed</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Dog">dog</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrier" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Terrier">terrier</a> family. The breed has a very long body, short legs, and a distinctive "top-knot" of hair on the head. A character in Sir <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Walter Scott">Walter Scott</a>'s novel <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Mannering" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Guy Mannering">Guy Mannering</a></i> has lent the name to the breed, with "Dandie Dinmont" thought to be based on James Davidson, who is credited as being the "father" of the modern breed. Davidson's dogs descended from earlier terrier owning families, including the Allans of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holystone,_Northumberland" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Holystone, Northumberland">Holystone, Northumberland</a>.<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">There are three breed clubs in the UK supporting the breed, although it is registered as a</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>Vulnerable Native Breed<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">by</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>the Kennel Club<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">due to its low number of puppy registrations on a yearly basis. The breed is friendly, but tough and is suitable for interaction with older children. There are no breed specific health concerns, but they can be affected by spinal issues due to their elongated body and the breed is affected by</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>canine cancer<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">at a higher than average rate.</span></div>
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The breed has short legs, with an elongated body. Unusually among Scottish terrier breeds, it has pendulous ears. The neck is muscular, having developed from the breed's use against larger game.The typical height at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withers" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Withers">withers</a> is 8–11 inches (20–28 cm), and they can weigh anywhere between 18–24 pounds (8.2–10.9 kg). While the Dandie generally is a hardy breed, it may have issue climbing stairs.They have a silky coat which forms a "topknot" on top of the dog's head.The Dandie Dinmont Terrier has a similar body shape to the Skye Terrier, but the Skye's coat is thicker and longer.<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The coat comes in two colour ranges, either "pepper" or "mustard". Pepper ranges from a dark blueish black through to a very light silvery gray, while the mustard can vary from reddish browns to a fawn where the head appears to be almost white. Typically, the legs and feet are of a darker colour with the lighter colour on the body slowly blending into that on the legs.The depth of the coat can reach up to 2 inches (5.1 cm). The colour of the coat is usually set by the time the dog reaches eight months of age, but the Dandie Dinmont Terrier will continue to mature physically until around two years old.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The breed is tough but usually friendly, and are suitable for older children.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> It makes both a good companion and a guard dog, but are among the most docile of the terrier breeds and are usually quite undemanding of their owners.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> However they are known for their ability to dig large holes in a short space of time.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They can be trained to be good with cats, but should not be trusted around smaller animals such as hamsters or rats.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> They are described as being "very game", in that they are prone to challenging other animals including foxes, and in some cases other dogs.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Due to the breed's elongated body, there can be back issues within the breed specifically with </span>intervertebral discs<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">in the dog's backs. These discs can sometimes "slip" resulting in</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>spinal disc herniation<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Any symptoms relating to this can depend entirely on what part of the dog's back is affected, and can range to paralysis with loss of bladder and bowel control in the worst cases.</span></div>
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Following work by the breed clubs to ensure that any reoccurring health issues are dealt with, there are no especially common conditions affecting the Dandie Dinmont Terrier. However, minor issues affecting the breed can include hypothyroidism, primary closed angle glaucoma and Cushing's syndrome. In order to combat glaucoma in the breed, the breed clubs recommend that Dandies should have a procedure called a gonioscopy conducted on them at regular intervals throughout their lives. The Dandie is also at slightly higher risk of canine cancer than average. The average life expectancy of a Dandie Dinmont Terrier is 11–13 years.</div>
helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-85174804664242263702015-01-10T23:14:00.001-08:002015-01-10T23:14:32.394-08:00HEDGEHOGS<a href="http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/40/590x/hedgehog-405726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/40/590x/hedgehog-405726.jpg" height="189" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">A </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hedgehog</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is any of the spiny </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Mammal">mammals</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subfamily" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Subfamily">subfamily</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Erinaceinae</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, which is in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_(biology)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Order (biology)">order</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinaceomorpha" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Erinaceomorpha">Erinaceomorpha</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. There are seventeen </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Species">species</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">of hedgehog in five </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Genus">genera</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrew" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Shrew">shrews</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (family Soricidae), with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnure" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Gymnure">gymnures</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Like many of the first mammals, they have adapted to a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Nocturnal">nocturnal</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> way of life.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nocturnal_3-0" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog#cite_note-nocturnal-3" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Porcupine">porcupines</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and monotreme </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Echidna">echidnas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The name </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hedgehog</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> came into use around the year 1450, derived from the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Middle English">Middle English</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">heyghoge</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">heyg</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hegge</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> ("hedge"), because it frequents </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgerow" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hedgerow">hedgerows</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hoge</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hogge</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> ("hog"), from its piglike snout.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> Other names include </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">urchin</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">hedgepig</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">furze-pig</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; 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The </span>collective noun<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> for a group of hedgehogs is </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_terms_of_venery,_by_animal#H" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="List of English terms of venery, by animal">array</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> or </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">prickle.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spine_(zoology)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Spine (zoology)">spines</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, which are hollow hairs made stiff with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Keratin">keratin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Their spines are not </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Poison">poisonous</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> or </span><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barb" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #663366; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="wikt:barb">barbed</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, cannot easily be removed from the hedgehog. However, spines normally come out when a hedgehog sheds baby spines and replaces them with adult spines. This is called "quilling". When under extreme stress or during sickness, a hedgehog can also lose spines.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hedgehogs are primarily</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Nocturnal">nocturnal</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, although, depending on the species, they may be more or less active during the day. The hedgehog sleeps for a large portion of the daytime either under cover of bush, grass, rock or in a hole in the ground. Again, different species can have slightly different habits, but in general hedgehogs dig dens for shelter. All wild hedgehogs can</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hibernation">hibernate</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, although not all do; hibernation depends on temperature, species, and abundance of food.</span><br />
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The hedgehog's back is made up of two large muscles, which control the positioning of its quills. There are about 5,000 to 6,500 quills on the average hedgehog, and these are strong on the outer surface, but filled with air pockets on the inside. The hedgehog uses its quills to protect itself from predators, using muscles which draw their quilled skin to cover their full body, and pulling in the parts of their bodies not covered, such as their head, feet, and belly. This form of defense is the hedgehog's most successful, but is usually their last resort.<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hedgehogs are fairly vocal and communicate through a combination of grunts, snuffles and/or squeals, depending on species.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hedgehogs occasionally perform a ritual called</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>anointing<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. When the animal encounters a new scent, it will lick and bite the source, then form a scented froth in its mouth and paste it on its</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">spines</span></span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">with its</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">tongue</span></span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The specific purpose of this ritual is unknown, but some experts believe anointing</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>camouflages<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">the hedgehog with the new scent of the area and provides a possible poison or source of infection to predators poked by their spines. Anointing is sometimes also called</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">anting</span></span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">because of a similar behavior in birds.</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Similar to</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>opossums<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, mice and</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>moles<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, hedgehogs have some natural</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>immunity<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">against</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>snake venom<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">due to the protein erinacin in the animal's muscular system (although it is only available in small amounts, and so a</span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Viperidae">viper</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">bite, for example, may kill the hedgehog anyway).</span></div>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-13410704755920789192014-01-08T06:59:00.001-08:002014-01-08T06:59:17.269-08:00Basenji<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8l-WBR1laQGH0_edSERsKMKgQEIPU7L7WwmyUP43Niq7VK17EOfcdOnXipt10NIK8xFAFdvmrlVgAkVMKzRyr0TDTLFE8mDgNNAWUetpdnlW89SWX0ihsyrHuvtbRTcmbpvNsmOuPvgk/s1600/Basenji-dog-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8l-WBR1laQGH0_edSERsKMKgQEIPU7L7WwmyUP43Niq7VK17EOfcdOnXipt10NIK8xFAFdvmrlVgAkVMKzRyr0TDTLFE8mDgNNAWUetpdnlW89SWX0ihsyrHuvtbRTcmbpvNsmOuPvgk/s1600/Basenji-dog-7.jpg" height="320" width="295" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Basenji<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, which originated in Africa, is a small, short haired and athletic dog with a smooth shiny coat and is the size of a fox terrier. They have a shiny coat of a number of different colors usually having white feet as well as white on the chest and tip of the tail. The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is an elegant dog with long legs and a level back. Many think they have a perpetual worried look on their face because of the deep wrinkles in their forehead. The tail is high up, but curls up and slightly over to the side of its back. The ears are erect, straight and open in the front similar to a German shepherd, although some say they resemble a </span>small deer<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. The small almond shaped eyes make the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">appear to be squinting.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They enjoy doing what they were born for: hunting and running.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Basenji<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">only comes in heat once a year, in the fall.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The one trait that the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is most known for is the fact it does not bark. This is not to say that it is a mute dog by any means. Depending on what their mood is at the time, they will whine, squeal or howl and give one single 'woof' from time to time. When the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is upset about something like being locked up, they will let out a scream that is similar to a woman or baby screaming or a rooster crowing. They do make a sound called a yodel or baroo that is attributed only to their breed. Overall, when they want to be heard, they know what to do and they are heard.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Basenjis</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">can be hard to train because they can be very stubborn.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are very destructive dogs and will chew on things much more so than most dogs.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">here are four basic colors:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> Red,</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> tricolor, which consists of black with tan in their traditional pattern) </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> brindle (red with black stripes)AND each of these with white on the tail, chest and feet.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They can live outdoors </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">with a big yard or in an apartment provided,they get exercise daily and lots of it.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is a very old breed of dog with his origin stemming way back to ancient times. It has been said that they originated in Africa and considered an "African import" at some point</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> In the late 1800s, they were prized as hunting dogs in the Congo because of their great speed and intelligence as they would track their wild game right into nets while waiting for the master to come.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> They are very alert, energetic and affectionate, yet they are also demanding. The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">needs to be handled and have human contact from a very young age to truly make a good pet. They do not like small animals and will chase them until they catch and kill them, if given the chance. Another characteristic of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is their inability to get along with other dogs, especially if they are a dominant dog.This is especially true when it is the a dog of the same gender.M</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">any owners of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">have said that they get along fine with other </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">dogs, just not dogs of another breed.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are very intelligent dogs and bond very strongly with their family members. </span><a class="vglnk" href="http://viglink.pgpartner.com/rd.php?r=9450&m=1176281125&q=n&rdgt=1389114217&it=1389287017&et=1389719017&priceret=20.00&pg=~~3&k=7c9d36d10c6d7498da9198d9068f1e31&source=feed&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking%2Esearchmarketing%2Ecom%2Fclick%2Easp%3Faid%3D1908695944&st=feed&mt=~~~~~~~~n~~~" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" title="Link added by VigLink"><span style="color: black;">Basenjis</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">are somewhat shy and aloof with strangers and may actually "circle" them like prey if left unsupervised.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> When they circle something, this usually means that they consider it a threat to them or their home. They are territorial and very protective of their home and any area they spend a lot of time in and consider as "theirs". </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are very playful dogs that need much play time and exercise to release some of their energy.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> They are very loving dogs with their owners, but need to have constant attention and human contact. Many owners say that their </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is like a 2-year-old child with their demands for attention and if they don't get it, they make you regret it by being destructive.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">There are a few diseases and disorders that the </span><a href="http://www.terrificpets.com/articles/Basenji.asp" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: black;">Basenji</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> is prone to getting:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: black;">Fanconi Syndrome</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is an inheritable kidney disorder that usually will </span><span style="color: black;">Show</span><span style="background-color: white;"> its symptoms after the age of four.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Genetic Hemolytic Anemia</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, a blood disorder, is common with </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenji</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">dogs that are carriers.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Hip</span><a href="http://www.terrificpets.com/articles/hip-dysplasia.asp" style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: black;"> dysplasia</span></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> is a disorder that can cause loss of mobility, lameness and painful arthritis in the joints. It can be mild to severe where it will cripple the dog.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Malabsorption is an autoimmune intestinal disease that if left untreated can lead to death.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Progressive Retinal Atrophy</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, which is a degeneration of the </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">retina</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">of the eye, may lead to total blindness and other less serious eye problems.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are highly energetic dogs that need more than just an occasional walk around the block.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Basenjis</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">do not like to be around or in water and will avoid it at all costs. You will have to almost trick them to get them in water. Although, if they are in pursuit of something, they have been know to run in the rain.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><br />
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-84399572473042091742013-12-18T07:45:00.000-08:002013-12-18T07:45:00.681-08:00Asian Koel<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/KoelsEating_aw6789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/KoelsEating_aw6789.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Asian Koel</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Eudynamys scolopaceus</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">) is a member of the </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cuckoo"><span style="color: black;">cuckoo</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_(biology)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Order (biology)"><span style="color: black;">order</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bird"><span style="color: black;">bird</span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bird">s</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuculiformes" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cuculiformes"><span style="color: black;">Cuculiformes</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. It is found in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="South Asia"><span style="color: black;">South Asia</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="China"><span style="color: black;">China</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Southeast Asia"><span style="color: black;">Southeast Asia</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. It forms a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superspecies" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Superspecies"><span style="color: black;">super species</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> with the closely related </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_Koel" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Black-billed Koel"><span style="color: black;">Black-billed</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Koel" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pacific Koel"><span style="color: black;">Pacific Koels</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> which are sometimes treated as </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Subspecies"><span style="color: black;">subspecies</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. The Asian Koel is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasite" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Brood parasite"><span style="color: black;">brood parasite</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> that lays its eggs in the nests of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crows" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Crows"><span style="color: black;">crows</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frugivore" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Frugivore"><span style="color: black;">frugivorous</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> as adults.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> The name </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">koel</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A FEMALE ASIAN KOEL FEEDING ON CHINESE<br />FAN PALM.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Asian Koel is a large, long-tailed, cuckoo measuring 39–46 cm (15–18 in) and weighing 190–327 g (6.7–11.5 oz).</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> The male of the nominate race is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill, the iris is crimson, and it has grey legs and feet. The female of the nominate race is brownish on the crown and has rufous streaks on the head. The back, rump and wing coverts are dark brown with white and buff spots. The underparts are whitish, but is heavily striped.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The upper plumage of young birds is more like that of the male and they have a black beak.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> They are very vocal during the breeding season (March to August in South Asia), with a range of different calls. The familiar song of the male is a repeated </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">koo-Ooo</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. The female makes a shrill </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">kik-kik-kik...</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> call.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Calls vary across populations.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Asian Koel is a bird of light woodland and cultivation.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">It is a mainly resident breeder in tropical southern </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Asia"><span style="color: black;">Asia</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="India"><span style="color: black;">India</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sri Lanka"><span style="color: black;">SriLanka</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> to south </span><span style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="China"><span style="color: black;">China</span></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">and the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Sundas" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Greater Sundas"><span style="color: black;">Greater Sundas</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. They have great potential in colonizing new areas, and were among the pioneer birds to colonize the volcanic island of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatau" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Krakatau"><span style="color: black;">Krakatau</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> They first arrived in Singapore in the 1980s and became very common birds.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A PICTURE OF A CROW FEEDING<br />AN ASIAN KOEL.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Asian Koel is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasite" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Brood parasite"><span style="color: black;">brood parasite</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, and lays its single </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(biology)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Egg (biology)"><span style="color: black;">egg</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> in the nests of a variety of birds, including the Jungle crow and the House crow.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Asian Koel is omnivorous, consuming a variety of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Insect"><span style="color: black;">insects</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Caterpillar"><span style="color: black;">caterpillars</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, eggs and small </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrate" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Vertebrate"><span style="color: black;">vertebrates</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. Adults feed mainly on </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fruit"><span style="color: black;">fruit</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. They will sometimes defend fruiting trees that they forage in and chase away other frugivores. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">They have been known to occasionally take eggs of small birds.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">They feed on the fruits of </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Thevetia peruviana"><span style="color: black;">Thevetia peruviana</span></a></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> which are known to be toxic to mammals.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">A number of parasites of the species have been described, including malaria-like protozoa, lice and nematodes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">These birds were once very popular in India as cagebirds. Feeding even on boiled rice, these hardy birds lived in captivity for as long as 14 years.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">This bird has a strong association with the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_and_Tamil_new_year#Cuckoo_bird" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sinhala and Tamil new year"><span style="color: black;">Traditional new year</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> celebrations of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sri Lanka"><span style="color: black;">SriLanka</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. In the literature around the festival, the song of the bird is regarded as heralding the traditional new year. This bird is known as the'' </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">koha</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> ''in Sri Lanka by the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_Language" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sinhala Language"><span style="color: black;">Sinhala</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> speaking community.</span><br />
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<br />helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-71749421275344750042013-12-18T07:10:00.001-08:002013-12-18T07:10:46.961-08:00Maremma Sheepdog<a href="http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/sheepdogs-protect-penguins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/sheepdogs-protect-penguins.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">This large, fluffy, white shepherding dog is native to the mountainous regions of the Apennine Mountains in the Italian region of Abruzzo. They are somewhat smaller than many similar working dogs, but they make up for it with fierce determination and intelligence.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> The </span><a class="vglnk" href="http://viglink.pgpartner.com/rd.php?r=5316&m=1337726409&q=n&rdgt=1387214388&it=1387387188&et=1387819188&priceret=19.50&pg=~~3&k=788b67be8745f03a3297b71597dbae8d&source=feed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eamazon%2Ecom%2Fdp%2FB00EK022FC%2Fref%3Dasc%5Fdf%5FB00EK022FC2790527%3Fsmid%3DA3HUKC16CXR7CQ%26tag%3Dpgmp%2D1585%2D01%2D20%26linkCode%3Dasn%26creative%3D395109%26creativeASIN%3DB00EK022FC&st=feed&mt=~~~~~~~~n~~~" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;" title="Link added by VigLink"><span style="color: black;">Maremma</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Sheep Dog is well known for its endurance. Males and females are both quite strong.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are not very well adapted to heat.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They've been bred for 2,000 to be fierce and smart guard dogs.The Maremma sheep</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">dog can be quite fierce, given that they were bred to defend against human robbers and wolves. Though not typically aggressive, they are very defensive.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are fiercely loyal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They have a thick coat and they are white in color.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The Maremma's fur actually helps keep the dog cool.The-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Male Maremma sheepdogs height:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">25.5-29.5 inches (65-75 cm).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Female </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Maremma sheepdogs height:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">23.5-27.5 i</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">nches (60-70 cm).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS MAREMMA SHEEPDOG MOTHER WITH IT'S PUPS</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are more common in the UK.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">A fierce defender of life and property, this rather intelligent dog spends much of its time being very cheerfully methodical and thoughtful, while slow to anger. These dogs are proud and they don't tend to be particularly affectionate, but are sure to be loyal.They too have health problems as shown below:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Hip and joint disorders:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Usually as a result of far too many calories, many Maremmas are placed on a low calorie and low protein </span><a href="http://www.terrificpets.com/articles/Diet.asp" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: black;">Diet</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> to keep from putting too much stress on the connective tissues.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><a href="http://www.terrificpets.com/articles/Bloat.asp"><span style="color: black;">Bloat</span></a>: They should be fed in two small meals during the day to avoid this twisting of the stomach that's a consequence of eating too much, too fast.</span></li>
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-4590543418976888542013-12-15T06:58:00.001-08:002013-12-15T06:58:57.479-08:00New Forest Pony<a href="http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pictures/data/21/New-Forest-sun-pony-Septemb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pictures/data/21/New-Forest-sun-pony-Septemb.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">New Forest pony</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> is one of the recognised </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_and_moorland_pony_breeds" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Mountain and moorland pony breeds"><span style="color: black;">mountain and moorland</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> or native </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">pony</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">breeds</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> of the British Isles.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> Height varies from around 12 </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_(length)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hand (length)"><span style="color: black;">hands</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (48 inches, 122 cm) to 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm); ponies of all heights should be strong, workmanlike, and of a good </span>riding<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> type. They are valued for hardiness, strength, and sure-footed ness.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The breed is indigenous to the </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">New Fores</span>t<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hampshire"><span style="color: black;">Hampshire</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> in southern England, where equines have lived since before the </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_glacial_period" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Last glacial period">l</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">ast Ice Age</span></span>.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">he New Forest pony can be ridden by children and adults, can be </span>driven in harness<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, and competes successfully against larger horses in </span>horse show <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">competition.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> New Forest ponies are seldom less than 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm).</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">New Forest ponies should be of riding type, workmanlike, and strong in </span>conformation<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, with a sloping shoulder and powerful hindquarters; the body should be deep, and the legs straight with strong, flat bone, and hard, rounded </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_hoof" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Horse hoof"><span style="color: black;">hooves</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The ponies are most commonly </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_(horse)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bay (horse)"><span style="color: black;">bay</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_(coat)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Chestnut (coat)"><span style="color: black;">chestnut</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, or </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_(horse)" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Gray (horse)"><span style="color: black;">grey</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">New Forest ponies have a gentle temperament and a reputation for intelligence, strength, and versatility.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> On the whole, they are a sturdy and hardy breed.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The one known hereditary </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_disorder" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Genetic disorder"><span style="color: black;">genetic disorder</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; 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It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> In </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-speaking_world" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="English-speaking world"><span style="color: black;">Anglophone</span></a> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Europe it is just called the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Swallow</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow".</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">There are six subspecies of Barn Swallow, which breed across the </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Northern Hemisphere"><span style="color: black;">Northern Hemisphere</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Barn Swallow is a bird of open country which normally uses man-made structures to breed and consequently has spread with human expansion. It builds a cup </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_nest" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bird nest"><span style="color: black;">nest</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> from mud pellets in barns or similar structures and feeds on insects caught in flight.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> This species lives in close association with humans, and its insect-eating habits mean that it is tolerated by man; this acceptance was reinforced in the past by superstitions regarding the bird and its nest.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Barn Swallow is the </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_birds" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="List of national birds"><span style="color: black;">national bird</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Austria"><span style="color: black;">Austria</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Estonia"><span style="color: black;">Estonia</span></a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The adult male Barn Swallow of the nominate subspecies </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">H. r. rustica</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> is 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) long including 2–7 cm (0.79–2.8 in) of elongated outer tail feathers. It has a wingspan of 32–34.5 cm (13–13.6 in) and weighs 16–22 g (0.56–0.78 oz). It has steel blue upperparts and a rufous forehead, chin and throat, which are separated from the off-white underparts by a broad dark blue breast band. The outer tail feathers are elongated, giving the distinctive deeply forked "swallow tail." There is a line of white spots across the outer end of the upper tail.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> The female is similar in appearance to the male, but the tail streamers are shorter, the blue of the upperparts and breast band is less glossy, and the underparts paler. The juvenile is browner and has a paler rufous face and whiter underparts. It also lacks the long tail streamers of the adult.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The song of the Barn Swallow is a cheerful warble, often ending with ''</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">su-seer''</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> with the second note higher than the first but falling in pitch. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">This species is fairly quiet on the wintering grounds.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The preferred habitat of the Barn Swallow is open country with low vegetation, such as pasture, meadows and farmland, preferably with nearby water.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">It breeds in the Northern Hemisphere from sea level to typically 2,700 m (8,900 ft),</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> but to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Caucasus"><span style="color: black;">Caucasus</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and North America,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and it is absent only from deserts and the cold northernmost parts of the continents.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Barn Swallow typically feeds 7–8 m (23–26 ft) above shallow water or the ground, often following animals, humans or farm machinery to catch disturbed insects, but it will occasionally pick prey items from the water surface, walls and plants.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Barn Swallow drinks by skimming low over lakes or rivers and scooping up water with its open mouth.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The female lays two to seven, but typically four or five, reddish-spotted white eggs.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Their necks are moderately long and arch slightly. They have a deep chest and a high set tail with a plume of long hair that arcs forward over their backs. The tail does not curl completely around, but rests naturally above and slightly over the back.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Havanese</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">has very well boned and muscular legs with round feet. These dogs have a double coat that is designed to protect them from the tropical heat.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They have long hair over their eyes, and unlike other toy dogs this hair is never gathered up in a topknot, as it is also part of their unique heat fighting design.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">come in three coat types:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Their coat grows to about 6-8 inches in length and has a pearly sheen.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Their coat is thick, but light since it is designed to act as a sunshade. It is not protective from the cold. The hair has a very silky feel.H</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">e short coated </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is considered a mutation, and is not recognized by any breed registries. These cannot be shown or bred, but are perfectly healthy for </span>house pets<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">with these short coats, however, do shed, and are not considered hypoallergenic.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The original </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Silk dogs were all white, but today's</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">can be found in any color, including gold, cream, white, silver, blue and black. Some dogs are tri or parti-colored, as well. A preferred color in North America is chocolate. In order to qualify as a chocolate </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, the dog must have at least a one inch patch of chocolate colored hair. For years, chocolate and black </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">were not recognized in Europe, but today all colors are recognized all over the world.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">breed originated in Cuba.The havanese is a playful dog and a very great family dog.T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">hey love children and make very good playmates for them. Havanese are intelligent dogs. Havanese has a variety of health problems,they are:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">2.Dry skin and many other severe diseases.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">needs a moderate amount of exercise. They are quite energetic, but are small enough to be able to run off some of their energy in the house. They'll be quite happy with a small yard area where they can run around some each day. They can also get sufficient exercise from accompanying their owner on a daily walk.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is well suited to living indoors, though they are a very active breed. They will be happiest indoors where they can be part of the family, but they will do best with an outdoor area where they can be allowed to run off some of their energy.These good qualities of this breed makes the owner very easy to train.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">are said to never eat alone. This is because they want to always be in the same room with their owners. So, if your </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Havanese</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is eating and you leave the room, you can expect him to follow you, likely with food in his mouth, which he will drop on the floor and eat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Australian Mists are medium-sized short-haired cats, with a round head and large eyes. The coat is very short, without an undercoat. It doesn't need much brushing because of minimal hair loss. The coat patterns have three levels of definition;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The legs and tail are ringed or barred, and the face and neck also have delicate lines of color.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">They are tolerant of handling, and are not inclined to scratch. As kittens they are lively, but sober up a little on maturity. Their life expectancy is in the mid to late teens.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Australian Mists thrive on human contact, making them happy to remain indoors between dusk and dawn or to be wholly indoor pets, an advantage as most people now prefer to keep their pets indoors. This also protects native wildlife. Some Mists can be trained to go for walks on a lead.They make excellent companions with </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">home workers and those house bound due to illness or disability.</span>Neutered/spayed<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> cats and kittens fit in easily with all sorts of cats and dogs. Selective breeding has further enhanced these qualities, creating a truly companionable pet, which quickly becomes a member of the family.Australian Mist is a very friendly breed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">As a relatively new breed, most Australian Mist catteries are in Australia; however, there are a few in the UK, and some neutered/spayed cats have been introduced to America and several other countries.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">The UK breeder who brought the first Australian Mist cats to the UK was Mary Stuart.This cat breed is so intelligent and are recommended for families and elderly people and children too!.</span><br />
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helani_2001http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934677174565061112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140807669212749026.post-91689989066420737622013-12-14T08:23:00.000-08:002013-12-14T08:23:23.967-08:00Norfolk Terrier<a href="http://www.smalldogbreedsdb.com/wp-content/uploads/EasyRotatorStorage/user-content/erc_63_1381917238/content/assets/Norfolk%20Terrier-4.jpg-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://www.smalldogbreedsdb.com/wp-content/uploads/EasyRotatorStorage/user-content/erc_63_1381917238/content/assets/Norfolk%20Terrier-4.jpg-0.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span>Norfolk terrier<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">was raised to be a working dog. The breed, small enough to chase down even smaller vermin, is efficiently stocky enough to hold its own. A mere 10 to 12 inches (or approximately 25 centimeters) at the shoulder, its petite stature allowed for getting into and under the smallest of spaces, including burrows when necessary.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Males and females are of comparable size and stature, with females weighing only slightly less than males. No longer used for its original purpose, the dog makes a </span>perfect small sized pet<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">for homes with a limited amount of space.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">THIS IS A NORFOLK TERRIER PUP</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The wiry, waterproof coat of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Norfolk terrier</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">comes in colors such as wheaten, black, red or grizzle and actually consists of two layers. A soft protective coating underneath becomes the hard, straight hair of the outer layer. The head, as well as the perky folded ears, have short hair that is smooth and gives way to expressive intelligent brown eyes. The ears are folded over and carried forward, giving a curious and intelligent expression to the fox-like face of the Norfolk. The terrier has noticeable whiskers and eyebrows that add to the various expressions this breed will exhibit. They have a sturdy looking body and well developed legs, making them solid little dogs rather than delicate in appearance.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The coat of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Norfolk Terrier</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is coarse, and waterproof on the outside and dense and thick on the inner layer. The topcoat is very resistant to moisture as well as helps to protect the dog when going through dense brush or vegetation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Norfolk terrier</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, like its close relative the </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Norwich </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">terrier</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">, were bred for hunting rats and other vermin in farm areas and urban centers.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The Norfolk was used as a fox bolting dog, trained to go into the caves and dens where foxes would hide during a hunt to get them back out into the chase.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are avid hunters and chasers.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Norfolk terrier</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">loves to play fetch and chase after small objects.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">Norfolk terrier</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">is a remarkable breed of dog that enjoys a high level of exercise but can also tolerate a day or two of relaxation every now and again.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;">They are eager to go out for a walk, run or a ride in the car to the park or for a hike. Many owners of Norfolk terriers enter these small dogs in various types of events as a form of both mental and physical exercise for the dogs. Two such events are flat racing and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">flyball</span>.</span><br />
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