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A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. [25] A feist is a small hunting dog crossed with a terrier, developed in the rural South by breeders for hunting small game and eliminating vermin. [26] Terrier and feists commonly used as ratters include: Airedale ...
The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion. [1] They share much ancestry with the small hunting dogs known as feists. Common throughout family farms in the 1920s and 1930s, they are now recognized by the United (UKC) and American Kennel Clubs (AKC) and are considered a rare breed. [2]
A night time shot of an island fox with three mice in its jaws. The lowest on the food chain are the plants. Deer mice and small vermin, like the spotted skunk, follow, along with insects, lizards, and small birds, mammals and fish. The predatory animals include sharks, orcas (an apex predator), eagles, and foxes.
Most snake bites in pets are to the face, neck, and limbs, since they are sniffing around objects where snakes tend to hide. To avoid these chance encounters, keep these tips in mind.
The definition of a "small mammal" differs, but is generally accepted as all mammals weighing less than 5 kilograms (11 lb). [4]The term "pocket pet" is used for a small, pocket-sized mammal (sometimes also categorized as a "small and furry" in the pet industry) [5] commonly kept as a household pet.
Many dog breeders in California are small hobby breeders or unlicensed backyard breeders. Large-scale breeders are primarily concentrated in the Midwest, where the puppy industry took off in the ...
A “wolf-type” pack of feral dogs roaming a California community has killed another dog, sheriff’s officials reported. Animal control officers are trying to trap the dogs, described as wolf ...
The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is endemic to California. Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae. Twenty-six species of pocket mice and kangaroo rats occur in California. Subfamily Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and mice) Pacific (or agile) kangaroo rat, Dipodomys agilis (endemic) California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus