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A piebald mare. In British English piebald (black and white) and skewbald (white and any colour other than black) are together known as coloured.In North American English, the term for this colouring pattern is pinto, with the specialized term "paint" referring specifically to a breed of horse with American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines in addition to being spotted, whereas pinto ...
Persian fallow deer in Dasht-e Naz Wildlife Refuge.. Spotlighting or lamping (also known as jacklighting, [1] shining, [2] illuminating, pit-lamping, and the killing lamp) is a method of hunting nocturnal animals using off-road vehicles and high-powered lights, spotlights, lamps or flashlights, that makes special use of the eyeshine revealed by many animal species.
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Greyhound racing, a popular form of animal racing, dates back to the 1800s in the United States, after the dogs were brought over from Europe to help control the hare population. While track racing is the most common, there are other forms of racing. Pigeon racing, for example, sees homing pigeons finding their way home from a set distance away.
It depicts an assortment of seemingly useless or inadequate fictional animals and their behaviour. The cover Flanimal is the Grundit. The book is published by Faber and Faber , which has also published the sequels More Flanimals , Flanimals of the Deep and Flanimals: The Day of the Bletchling .
Allison also served as a co-owner of Bobby Allison Racing from 1990 to 1996 with various drivers but never put together a consistent winning effort. One race stood out as one of the most memorable ...
The Manx Norton has experienced a major revival among modern enthusiasts of classic motorcycle racing. The Meyers Manx (1964–1971, B. F. Meyers & Co.) is the original, much-copied Volkswagen Beetle–based dune buggy, and broke desert racing records shortly after its introduction. It was named after the cat, due to its design – short-bodied ...
Curricle Curricle, oil by John Cordrey (1806). A curricle is a light two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses abreast. Usually open with a falling hood, it seats two people, plus a liveried groom on a seat or small platform between the rear springs—whose weight might be required to properly balance the carriage.