Keeping Hedgehogs as Pets vs Leaving Them Wild in the UK/Europe
Hedgehogs have a special place in UK and European gardens—but that also creates confusion. If you find a hedgehog outside, should you “rescue” it and keep it? And if you’ve seen pet hedgehogs online, is it the same animal you see in your garden?In most of the UK and Europe, the hedgehogs you enc...
Backyard Toxins: Common Plants, Foods and Chemicals That Are Poisonous to Pets
A garden or backyard should be a safe place for your dog or cat to explore, nap in the sun and sniff everything. But many typical European and North American yards are full of hidden dangers: toxic plants, spilled chemicals, compost, slug pellets, cocoa mulch and more. Most owners never plan to put...
Foxes in European Cities: How to Protect Chickens, Rabbits and Small Pets
Urban foxes are now a normal sight in many European cities – from London and Berlin to Paris, Amsterdam and beyond. They trot along pavements at night, slip through back gardens, and sometimes stare straight into your windows. For many people, they’re exciting to see. But if you keep chickens, rab...
Garrulax canorus
The thrush is a medium-sized bird in the class Aves and family Thrush. Body length is about 23 cm. The upper body is olive in color, the top of the head to the upper back is tan with black vertical stripes, the eye circles are white, and a narrow stripe is formed along the upper edge and extends bac...
How to train a budgerigar to speak (detailed introduction)
Budgies (also known as Jiaofeng, Caifeng, Asur, and parrots) are parrots with high intelligence and curiosity. They are born with the ability to imitate, so they are a parrot that is very suitable for training to speak. Here is a detailed introduction on how to train a budgie to speak:Training steps...
Is the Big-bellied Garden Spider poisonous?
Araneus cavaticus is a common garden spider mainly found in North America. Generally speaking, giant garden spiders are not venomous enough to cause serious harm to humans. They generally do not actively attack humans, and their venom usually does not pose a serious threat to humans....
Are pumas and jaguars the same animal?
Cougar and jaguar are often used to refer to the same animal, Panthera onca. The jaguar is a large cat in the Americas, so named because it lives in the Americas. In different regions it may be called a cougar, a jaguar or, in the northwest, a leopard. In China, it is also known as the Jaguar...
Discovery and evolution of Triassic long-dorsal fin Fukang fish
On August 30, a scientific research team composed of researcher Xu Guanghui from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researchers from many research institutions in the UK and the United States published a paper in...
The ten most talkative birds in the world
We all know that some birds can imitate human speech, such as parrots. Do you know which bird in the world is the most talkative? This article brings you the top ten most “talkative” birds. Let's take a look.1. African Gray ParrotThe African gray parrot is a large parrot. He is a typical climb...