animals

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

full sister

She is a full sister to the original crčme-inos. Shipping costs, packaging, health certificate, sleeping pouch and a “companion joey” are included in the price. The “companion joey” will be a 10 week old neutered male. He will be bonded to her prior to shipping and will be included to keep the stress level down during the transfer period. s far as we know we are the only people in the world to have produced this magnificent color, and we have not offered one for sale until now.

Monday, August 29, 2005

Echidna

The Echidna has long, sharp spikes and a long sensitive snout. When they sense danger they slowly burrow themselves in the ground with their long claws. If their is know place to hide, they just curl themselves into a small ball of spikes. With their long claws they dig mainly in termite mounds for termites.
Common Wombat - Wombats have a long nose, small beady eyes and have a powerful body covered in grey fur. Wombats manly eat at night and can be seen in the early hours of daylight. They eat grubs and what they can get from the ground.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

lion atacks

which has jumped from 23 million in 1988 to 35 million today. This has reduced the hunting grounds of the lions, of which Tanzania has the biggest population in all of Africa. Around 40 percent of the maulings occurred during the harvest season, when farmers — most of whom can't afford fences — sleep in their fields in make-shift huts to ward off the wild bush pigs that feed on their crops.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Opposum

House cat size. Grizzled white above; long white hairs cover black-tipped fur below. In some areas, individuals may appear grayish or blackish. Long, naked prehensile tail. Head and throat whitish; ears large, naked, black with pinkish tips. Legs short; first toe of hindfoot opposable (thumb-like) and lacks claw. Female has fur-lined abdominal pouch. L 25–40" (645–1,017 mm); T 10 1/8–21" (255–535 mm); HF 1 7/8–3 1/8" (48–80 mm); Wt 4– 14 lb (1.8–6.3 kg).

Breeding After 12–13 day gestation, 1–14 young attach themselves to mother’s nipples for 2 months; 2 or 3 litters per year.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Lion Attacks

Aug. 22, 2005 — Nearly 1,000 people have been killed or maimed by lions in Tanzania over the past 15 years, a "dramatic increase" caused by the encroachment of humans in the predators' environment, a study published in the latest edition of Nature says. In total, 563 Tanzanians have died and 308 have been injured in lion attacks since 1990, the joint study by the University of Minnesota and Tanzania's Wildlife Research Institute finds. In large part, the rise in attacks can be linked to Tanzania's growing number of humans

Monday, August 22, 2005

...camel

There are so many "special features" on the camel! His feet are spongy and spread out as he takes a step, so that he won't sink in the sand! His long eyelashes keep flying sand out of sensitive eyes, but if that doesn't work he has a third eyelid that's transparent so that he can see and still keep his eyes sand-free. He has very good hearing and can close his nostrils. During mating, the male camel uses a fleshy frog-like inflatable soft palate to attract the female. They have thick skin on their backs to protect them from the sun, but thin skin on their bellies to help keep them cool. Large callused areas keep their knees safe from the burning sand.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

camel...

The camel was originally valued in its homeland for not only providing a ride for weary travelers across the desert, but also providing shade with its body and fuel from it's droppings. The camel's body temperature can reach a blistering 105 degrees but the heat doesn't seem to bother the animal. In fact, they hardly sweat, which helps them conserve water. Speaking of water, it is a common falacy that the hump is where moisture is stored. The hump is actually a huge supply of fat that the camel uses when food is scarce. If the camel goes for a really long time without eating, using only the stores in his hump, the hump will shrink until it is just floppy skin. So, where is the water stored??? The camel can drink over 20 gallons in 10 minutes, and a lot of that fluid is stored in the camels bloodstream!

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Bobcat continue

The Bobcat has long legs and large paws. Large specimens can weigh up to 30 pounds, but the average Bobcat is only 15 to 20 pounds. The Bobcat's growls and snarls are so deep and fearsome, particularly when hidden from view, that one gets the mis-impression it must be a Mountain Lion.
Geographic variations have some effect on their color. Those found in timber and heavy brush fields are darker with rust-colored tones, while those found in the Great Basin area of northeastern California generally are a paler tawny-gray, often with a complete absence of spots on the back and less distinct markings. The coat in wintertime is a beautiful fur.

Monday, August 15, 2005

hedgehop 2

Hedgehogs have not been kept in people's homes as a pet for very long. Their life expectancy is thought to be 4-6 years. Normally it is the Pigmy Hedgehog that you see for sale in pet shops. Most hedgehogs can be trained to use a litter box, but not all. If their cage is kept cleaned they have very little odor. Some commercial foods tend to cause hedgehogs to have a stronger odor. People that are normally allergic to cats are rarely allergic to hedgehogs.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Bobcat

There is only one species of Bobcat in California and in the southwestern deserts. It has the widest and most continuous range of any California carnivore and is found throughout all the deserts of the American Southwest.Bobcats are found in almost all types of habitat -- except metropolitan areas -especially in mountains and even in desert areas where water is available. In fact it ranges through all four deserts of the American Southwest, but favors rocky, brushy hillsides on which to live and hunt. The name Bobcat may have originated from its short tail, which is only 6 or 7 inches long. The end of its tail is always black, tipped with white, which distinguishes the Bobcat from its northern cousin, the Canadian Lynx, whose tail is tipped solid black.