Reptiles – Crocodiles, Alligators, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles

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Today there are 6,800 reptile species on earth; the major groups are alligators and crocodiles, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane. Today they are represented by four surviving … Read More

Fish & Fishing

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A detailed guide of everything you want and need to know about fish. A fish is a water-dwelling vertebrate with gills that doesn”t change form, as amphibians do, during its life. Most are cold-blooded, though some (such as some species … Read More

About Dogs

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Dog anatomy, breeding, breeds, equipment, health, law, monuments, organizations, related professions and professionals, shows and showing, sports, training and behavior, types, working dogs. Dogs in popular culture, famous dogs, fictional dogs, films. The dog is a canine mammal of the … Read More

About Cats

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A guide for the cat lovers about the cat behavior, cat attractants, cat breeds, cat health and food, type of cats, cats as pets, fictional cats, films about cats, historical cats. A book full with pictures of the most important … Read More

The Birds World

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Birds are among the most extensively studied of all animal groups. Hundreds of academic journals and thousands of scientists are devoted to bird research, while amateur enthusiasts (called birdwatchers or, more commonly, birders) probably number in the millions. Birds are … Read More

All About Pets Forum

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Pet anatomy, breeding, breeds, equipment, health, law, monuments, organizations, related professions and professionals, shows and showing, sports, training and behavior, types. Pets in popular culture, famous pets, fictional pets, films about pets.

Lord Byron, “Epitaph to a Dog”

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 Near this spot Are deposited the Remains of one Who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. The Price, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human … Read More

Short history of cats

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The exact history of human interaction with cats is still somewhat vague. The earliest written records of attempts to domesticate cats date back to ancient Egypt, circa 4000 BC, where cats were employed to keep mice and rats away from … Read More

Dog health

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The domestic dog’s health is possibly one of the best-studied areas in veterinary medicine, since the dog has had such a long and close relationship with humans. Dogs are susceptible to various diseases; similarly to humans, they can have diabetes, … Read More

Animal shelters

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Animal shelters, or what used to be known as pounds or dog pounds, are either governmental or private organizations that provide temporary homes for stray, surrendered, or abandoned pet animals. They most often house dogs and cats. The animal is … Read More

Birds of Africa

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The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements’ Birds of the World: A Checklist, and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005. Taxonomic changes are on-going. As more research is gathered from studies of distribution, behavior, and … Read More

Mosasaurs

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Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Family: Mosasauridae Subfamily: Mosasaurinae Mosasaurinae (Gervais, 1853; Williston, 1897) is a subfamily of mosasaurs, a diverse group of Late Cretaceous marine squamates. Russell (1967, pp. 123-124) defined the Mosasurinae as … Read More

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