Most Common Dog Vaccines and What They Protect Against
Vaccinations are one of the easiest ways to protect your dog from serious, sometimes deadly diseases. Whether you live in the US, the UK or elsewhere in Europe, your vet will recommend a vaccination plan that fits your dog’s age, lifestyle and local laws.This guide explains, in plain language:The d...
Best Eco-Friendly Pet Products: Poop Bags, Beds and Natural Shampoos
If you live with a dog or cat in the US or Europe, you’ve probably noticed something: pets come with a lot of stuff. Poop bags, food bags, plastic toys, beds that get thrown away every few years… it adds up. The good news is that more and more brands now offer eco-friendly pet products that are be...
Must-Have Dog Walking Gear: Harnesses, Collars, Leashes and Poop Bags
A daily walk is one of the best parts of your dog’s day – and, honestly, often the best part of yours too. But a good walk isn’t just “clip any leash to anything and go”. The right walking gear makes walks safer, more comfortable and less stressful for both you and your dog, especially in busy...
Best Cat Litter for Odor Control in Small Apartments
In a small apartment, a smelly litter box can take over the whole home. When you live in a studio or one-bedroom in New York, London, Berlin or Paris, there’s nowhere to “hide” bad odors – the litter box is often just a few steps from your sofa, bed or kitchen.The good news: the right litter + a...
Wet vs Dry Cat Food: Pros, Cons and When to Use Each
Stand in any pet aisle in the US or Europe and you’ll see shelves of shiny cans, pouches and big bags of kibble. Every label insists it’s “complete and balanced”. But for indoor cats who spend most of their life on the sofa and at the food bowl, does it actually matter if you feed wet or dry?The...
Best Cat Food for Indoor Cats: Weight, Hairball and Urinary Health
Indoor cats live a very different life from outdoor hunters. They sleep more, move less, and spend their days between the sofa, the window and the food bowl. That cozy lifestyle is great for safety, but it also means more risk of weight gain, hairballs and urinary problems.The good news: choosing th...
Best Grain-Free vs Grain-Inclusive Dog Foods: What Do Vets Really Say?
Walk down any pet food aisle in the US or Europe and you’ll see it everywhere: big “grain-free” labels, bags covered in peas and sweet potatoes, and other bags proudly showing “with wholesome whole grains”. It’s confusing – especially when you hear different opinions from friends, breeders an...
White-naped Woodpecker
The scientific name of the black-rumped woodpecker is Chrysocolaptes festivus, and its foreign name is White-naped woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown. Listed in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1: 2009 Bird Red List. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...
Sus verrucosus
Javan wild boar (scientific name: Sus verrucosus) foreign name Javan pig, Sanglier pustule, there are 2 subspecies.Javan wild boars are mostly nocturnal, and damage to rice fields and crops occurs almost exclusively at night. These animals are not very social. Females and their young may be found to...
Sus scrofa
Eurasian wild boar (scientific name: Sus scrofa) English Wild Boar, Eurasian Wild Pig, Ryukyu Islands Wild Pig, French Sanglier, Sanglier d'Eurasie, Spanish Jabalí, German Schwarzwild, Wildschwein, Mongolian Zerleg Gakhai, is a medium-sized mammal with 20 subspecies.Eurasian wild boar females a...
Sus philippensis
Philippine Warty Pig (scientific name: Sus philippensis) has two subspecies.Philippine Warty Pig is more active at night, but is also active during the day. It appears in pairs during the breeding season, usually forming small groups of 7-12. It is a generally timid and cautious animal that can defe...
Sus oliveri
Mindoro wild boar (scientific name: Sus oliveri) is also known as Oliver's Warty Pig. There is no subspecies.There are few direct records of observations of Mindoro wild boars in the wild, and the habitat preferences of the species remain mostly unclear. There are probably remnant forests and sc...
Sus celebensis
Sulawesi Warty Pig (scientific name: Sus celebensis) has three subspecies.The Sulawesi wild boar has a home range of 500-1000 hectares for females and 1000-2000 hectares for males. As mammals, they communicate using some combination of vision, hearing, touch, and emitted chemical scents. They are so...
Sus cebifrons
Visayan warty pig (scientific name: Sus cebifrons) is a species endemic to the Visayas Islands in the Philippines.Reports on the activity patterns of Visayan wild pigs in undisturbed areas are rare, as any such activity is deep in remote forest areas with rugged terrain, making even casual observati...
Sus bucculentus
Indochinese wild boar (scientific name: Sus bucculentus) is also known as Indo-chinese Warty Pig, Heude's Pig, Vietnam Warty Pig, and has no subspecies.The Indochinese wild boar was described in two skulls collected in southern Vietnam in 1892, allegedly from near Ho Chi Minh City in the Dong Na...
Porcula salvania
Porcula salvania (Pygmy Hog in English, Sanglier nain, Sanglier pygmée in French, Jabalí Enano, Jabalí Pigmeo in Spanish, Nal Gahori, Takuri Borah in Assamese, Sano Banel in Nepali) is the only animal in the Suidae family and the Porcula genus. It is the smallest wild boar.Jizhu is a non-territor...
Sus barbatus
Borneo Bearded Pig (scientific name: Sus barbatus) is also known as Bearded Pig and Western Bearded Pig in foreign languages. It has two subspecies.The Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) shares the Bornean bearded pig's range in Malaya and Sumatra, but the Eurasian wild boar is smaller and lacks th...
Sus ahoenobarbus
Palawan Bearded Pig (Sus ahoenobarbus) has no subspecies. The Palawan Bearded Pig is similar to the Borneo Bearded Pig and was once a subspecies of the Borneo Bearded Pig, but its size is significantly smaller than the Borneo Bearded Pig distributed in Indonesia. The Palawan Bearded Pig is different...
Sus scrofa
Wild boars are medium-sized mammals with 20 subspecies. They have a sturdy body, a large head and front end, and a small back. They have short, thick limbs, a long head, small and upright ears, and a protruding cone-like snout with an exposed cartilage pad (also known as an arched nose). Each foot h...