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Long ago, the country’s first president, as a child, chopped down a cherry tree. The young George Washington told his dad what he did: “I cannot tell a lie.” His father embraced him and told him that his telling the truth was more important than any old tree. (Don’t look too closely into this story… historians say it’s more than likely legend.) All that to say, I’m here to tell the truth (you can hug me later): Parts of cherries and cherry trees contain cyanogenic glycosides, according to Pet Poison Helpline....

You notice that your dog has dry white flakes on his back and has been leaving flakes on his favorite dog bed. If this flaking is just occasional and he seems otherwise comfortable, it isn’t something to worry about, but persistent flaking and/or itchiness may indicate that something else is going on. Can Dogs Get Dandruff Like Humans Do? Yes! Just like in humans, dandruff occurs in dogs when flakes of dead skin cells start falling out of place and hanging out on the hair and wherever they land....

American goldfinches are small North American birds, belonging to the finch family.Goldfinches are migratory birds that migrate from mid-Alberta to North Carolina, especially during the breeding season, and from southern Canada to the United States border during the winter season. American goldfinches molt completely and are vocal birds with a lifespan of about six years in the wild, and are also known as Spinus tristis and are classified by different colors of both male and female....

Do you need your heart warmed? Because, Baby, I’m here and ready to help. Gunner is a golden retriever and a Very Good Boy. Delta is a bottlenose dolphin and also, presumably, very good. Back in June, Twitter user @_woollyback posted a tweet that read “sorry to interrupt, important news.” The important news? A photo of Gunner leaning over the water to give Delta a big lick to the side of his snout....

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) refers to a species of tuna that has long pectoral fins and is used to make canned tuna. They are also known as the longfin tuna or white tuna. This is a highly migratory species of tuna found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. These fishes are high in demand and regularly caught as seafood. They are mostly found in tropical and temperate water....

The American shad is one of the major fish found in American freshwater rivers. The shad, scientifically known as Alosa sapidissima, belongs to the species of anadromous clupeid which is naturally distributed all over the North American Atlantic coast. These fish are closely related to the other North American shads. It is known as ’the fish that fed the nation’s founder.’ This is the description with which the American shad is popular in America....

The bull terrier dog (also called the English bull terrier or bully)is one of the dog breeds that was developed in England. The bull terrier dog breed has a fascinating and unpleasant history. The bull terrier comes from the line of the now extinct, bull and terrier. This breed was based on the Old English Bulldog and the Old English terriers, with the likely inclusion of other terriers. This breed had the best of the two breeds and thus had the speed of the terrier and the built of the bulldog....

If you are looking to get into taking care of a fish, then get home some Convict Cichlids! These fish are resilient enough to survive a volcano’s cooling pools and will definitely thrive in your community tank (provided there are no tank mates). This freshwater fish is native to Central America and is also called the Zebra Cichlid. In addition to being found in your tank, Cichlids are also found in various other locations in the world (where they do not really belong)....

Planning to visit the Galapagos islands? Then prepare yourself to be welcomed by this beautiful little brown-yellow bird, the Myiarchus magnirostris.Also known commonly as the Galapagos flycatcher, this bird is a proud member of the Tyrannidae family. This flycatcher is entirely endemic to these islands, warmly flapping its wings and welcoming new tourists. It might even perch on their shoulders or cameras, and has no fear of humans.These birds have a thick snout bill, giving it an alternate name of the large-billed flycatcher....

With a large ménage of about 360 species, the tiny members of family trochilidae are beautiful and elegant birds to behold. Hummingbirds, or hummers, are a group of birds named for the humming sound they produce because of the continuous flapping of their wings. The male members of this family are brightly color and present a majestic sight. However, these birds are just as fierce and debonair as they are fascinating....

Linhenykus is a theropod that is of the Alvarezsauroid genus of dinosaurs and its fossil remains were discovered in northeastern China and parts of Inner Mongolia about 72 million years ago. Believed to have just a single digit on each hand, these theropod dinosaurs gave rise to some of the modern birds found today. Some famous dinosaur species like the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor have also come from Linhenykus. The fossil of Linhenykus was collected by Jonah N....

Magnamanus was a type of basal iguanodontian dinosaur. The name means large or big hand and is in reference to the unusually big hands of the dinosaur. The specific name Magnamanus soriaensis refers to the origin of the dinosaur in Soria. The history of the genus dates back to the Early Cretaceous period. Magnamanus lived in Spain, Europe during the Cretaceous period. Fun Magnamanus Facts For Kids What did they prey on?...

Reptiles and herbivorous? You heard that right. Found only in the Galápagos Isles, not many know about the unique Marine Iguanas. Also known as saltwater iguana, sea iguana, marine iguana, and Galápagos marine iguanas. They were regarded as ‘imps of darkness’ and ‘hideous looking’ animals by Charles Darwin, as they look like a chameleon punched in the face. These short and stout marine creatures can be easily spotted camouflaged at the rocky shores of the Galapagos islands....

Ringneck doves, with the scientific name Streptopelia capicola, are also known by the names ‘half collared doves’ or ‘cape turtle doves’. These birds are found in abundance throughout the African continent but can also be seen all over the world. The ringneck dove has been existing on the earth’s biome for thousands of years and these birds are believed to be descendants of the African collared dove or the African ring dove....

Seaside sparrows are brown birds with a dark plumage that inhabit tidal saltmarshes with abundant and varied vegetation. This habitat is helpful for both their nesting and dietary requirements. They are quite territorial of their breeding areas but the subspecies are found grouped together in few places. They are found in a range of places from northeast Florida to North Carolina. They are also found in the marshes of the Atlantic Coast and along the Gulf Coast to Texas....

The spiny dogfish belongs to the shark species and derives its name from the fact that it has spines visible next to its two dorsal fins. These spines are helpful for these little sharks as they allow them to shoot venom at their predators when attacked. They are known to hunt in huge packs and are also known by various other names like dogfish shark, piked dogfish, and even spiky dog!...

Tangle web spiders, also known as Theridiidae, comb-footed spiders and cobweb spiders. These spiders are a large family of Araneomorph spiders which was first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall. There are around 3,000 species spread throughout the world. They are the most common arthropod found in human dwellings around the world. Tangle web spiders’ diet includes ants and other ground-dwelling insects. Tangle web spiders’ habitats include bushes and buildings and there exist no other specific habitats as this spider is distributed globally....

The Thescelosaurus or Thescelosaurus saurian was a bipedal ornithopod that appeared in the Late Cretaceous period about 77-65 million years ago until it became extinct around 66 million years ago when the catastrophic Cretaceous-Tertiary took place. It was first named by John Bell Hatcher and William H. Utterback in 1891. Although the first fossil remains of this specimen were discovered towards the end of the 19th century, it was initially described by Charles W....

Do all cats have nipples? It’s the kind of question you might ponder internally but are reluctant to utter out loud. But there’s no need to feel shame. To us, it’s a perfectly normal query, though we’re unabashed cat people. The short answer is simple: All cats have nipples—even male cats! Naturally, you might also be wondering how many nipples do cats have? (Again, we believe this to be an irrefutably reasonable inquiry....

cat in kitchen looking up at camera; hot to stop your cat from peeing in the house Credit: SolStock / Getty When you smell, see, or feel cat pee on your clean pile of clothes or on the bed, your first reaction might be frustration. But it’s important to remember that eliminating outside of the litter box is a clear signal that something isn’t right with your cat. So, what would prompt your cat to pee around the house and not in her litter box, and how do you stop it?...