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Animals create structures primarily for three reasons: [6] to create protected habitats, i.e. homes. to catch prey and for foraging, i.e. traps. for communication between members of the species (intra-specific communication), i.e. display. Animals primarily build habitat for protection from extreme temperatures and from predation.
Mouthbrooding is the care given by some groups of fish (and a few other animals such as Darwin's frog) to their offspring by holding them in their mouth for extended periods of time. Mouthbrooding has evolved independently in several different families of fish including the cardinalfish , sea catfish , bagrid catfish , cichlids , snakeheads ...
Pancho, a pitbull, defended his family from an armed intruder and was treated for wounds at Española Humane Animal Shelter in Española, New Mexico. His story has now inspired his community.
Their homes are adapted to withstand large (above-ground) temperature variation, floods, and fire. Their young are raised in the deepest chambers where the temperature is the most stable. [4] Many mammals, including raccoons and skunks, seek natural cavities in the ground or in trees to build their nests. Raccoons, and some rodents, use leaves ...
People in Southern California are risking their own safety to rescue animals, both big and small, from the wildfires that have killed 27 people and displaced even more after thousands of ...
The Humane Society began accepting animals as a temporary shelter as families evacuated their homes. But circumstances evolved, along with the widening disaster, which has left 13 people dead ...
Livestock guardian dogs stay with the group of animals they protect as a full-time member of the flock or herd. [1] Their ability to guard their herd is mainly instinctive, as the dog is bonded to the herd from an early age. [2] Unlike herding dogs which control the movement of livestock, LGDs blend in with them, watching for intruders within ...
The nests may be 1 to 5 feet (0.30 to 1.52 m) wide in diameter and are constructed by individuals. Young animals nest with their mother but do not construct nests until three years of age, initially in close proximity to their mother. [19] Gorilla nests are distributed randomly and the tree species used appears to be opportunistic. [2]