Mammal

A hippo isn’t just a huge water mammal that lives in Africa, it’s also Greek for horse. Horses in the wild live in herds, but nowadays they rely on humans for their survival; this can change some of their characteristics. Horses have many different breeds, but they can have many different health problems. When horses live in the wild they live in large groups called herds for survival; but now the depend on people for their care (Emery, 2015). Horses need to be kept clean; such as their bodies…

Why are the Felinae becoming endangered? The Felinae is a subclass of the class Felidae, which makes up the cat family. The Felinae are specifically the smaller cats, like the ocelot and serval, and a few medium sized cats, like the lynx and the cheetah. The domestic house cat is part of the Felinae group as well. Most people think of the bigger cats in the Felidae class when they think of endangered felines, but the smaller species are just as much at risk. The most influential issue here…

The Hedgehog Erinaceous europaeus Hedgehogs are fascinating creatures! With such a small body length and only weighing a few ounces, it’s astonishing they are not categorized as rodents. What’s even weirder is that some hedgehogs eat dog food. Hedgehogs have a much shorter gestation period compared to other animals. Have you ever wondered what a hedgehog looks like? The head, body, and tail length is about 6-14 inches, and they only weigh about 14-39 ounces. The gender differences are very…

year for meat, oil, blubber and scientific research, it needs to stop! Dating back to 3000 BC, whaling has always been a large predicament in society. Whales play a very important role in the health of our environment and our understanding of marine mammals as well as playing an important role in helping growing economies that rely on whale watching and other spectator activities bring in capital through tourism. This presentation will address the question, “Dating back to the late 3000 BC, how…

Humans come in nuclear families and animals do as well. To some extent every mammal cares for their offspring. Perhaps humans take parental control for granted because it is a natural instinct for us. Surprisingly, their are some species that abandon their offspring as soon as possible including, tortoises and arthropods. On the flip side of that, some arthropods are of the most devoted parents and their parenting skills evolve due to risk of predators. Parental actions in anthropoids have…

Animals certainly have not had it easy when it comes to living alongside humans. Some of our favorite species today were abused and killed for their hides and bones to make work easier, and everyday life more luxurious. To kill another being in order make one’s life simpler seems like a ludicrous act to make, but it was normal in the 19th century. As the need of an animal’s body increased, their number’s became sparse due to the mass killing. People started to realize that without the animals…

Feral cats are pests and impact dramatically on the native fauna and flora of Australia. Feral cats have threatened the lives of over 100 native species in Australia. Most Feral cats have caused the extinction to some of the ground dwelling birds and mammals. They are also responsible for the decline in the population of land based animals like the bilby, bandicoot, numbat and bettong. Feral cats can also carry many harmful and infectious diseases that can be transmitted into the native animal…

Singer separates animals into two "categories" which are "lower" and "higher" animals. "Higher" animals are those that have sentience and are able to have a sense of one's one existence and desire to keep living it (i.e. apes, primates. marine mammals, adult…

is a domesticated species of rodent that came from South America that belongs to the cavy family. They have a very robust body with short study limbs, large eyes and head, and very tiny short ears. Their feet have hairless soles, like many other mammals, they also have very sharp short claws. The Guinea Pig us a fairly large rodent that weighs one to up to three pounds, and is twenty to forty centimeters long. They used to be a native animal in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, until they soon…

This is to be able to birth live children, and also to be able to produce milk to feed them. Mammals also have hair or fur. “Coyotes are of the genus mammalia…” Coyotes are part of the family Carnivora, and that makes the need for sharp teeth and a digestive system that can digest large quantities of meat. This would help bring back coyotes as well…