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woman on a city street petting her dog Credit: Mireya Acierto/ Getty woman on a city street petting her dog Credit: Mireya Acierto/ Getty woman on a city street petting her dog Credit: Mireya Acierto/ Getty woman on a city street petting her dog Credit: Mireya Acierto/ Getty Vitamin E is an essential nutrient that promotes a healthy immune system and healthy skin and coat in dogs. With all those benefits, it’s easy to think your dog needs an extra vitamin E supplement in their diet—but it’s not always necessary, especially for healthy dogs with a high-quality, balanced dog food diet....

There are 29 species of green pigeons in the world. These species are mostly spread across Africa and Asia. The African green pigeon is one in the same family and belongs to the genus Treron. The African green pigeon (Treron calvus) is endemic to Africa including Zimbabwe, northern and eastern Botswana, Mozambique, and northern Nambia. They are known to be migratory in some instances.Pigeons provide a good role model for society and they are considered good since they constitute an important part of the ecosystem....

The American coot, also known as mud hen or marsh hen is a semi-aquatic migratory bird. These diurnal birds can be found abundantly across most of North America. In winters, they may be even found as far south as Panama. A lot of people tend to mistake the American coot (Fulica Americana) for a duck, however, it is one of the members of the rail or Rallidae family. The American coot can be identified by their white bill paired with a frontal shield of the same color, lobed toes, and a subtle red spot between their eyes....

Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a lemur species of the Lemuridae family. This species is endemic to Madagascar like all other lemurs. Two subspecies that were previously defined are Eulemur macaco flavifrons and Eulemur macaco macaco. In 2008, these species were elevated to Eulemur flavifrons (blue-eyed black lemur) and Eulemur macaco(black lemur). This species has surprisingly distinct eye colors. As the name suggests, the blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) has sharp blue eyes, and the black lemur has brown or orange eyes....

Black skimmers (Rynchops Niger) are North American birds who feed on small fishes. These Northn American birds are mostly found in coastal regions in estuaries, inlets, sandy islands, bays, rivers, and lakes. There are three species of skimmers found in the world known as the black skimmer, Indian skimmer, and African skimmers. These subspecies all belong to the family laridae in the order charadriiformes and are related to terns. This species are the only birds that catch their prey by touching....

The Chinese pond turtles, also called the Reeve’s turtle, can be found in several places in China. These reptiles are semiaquatic and can be found roaming on the land to bask in sun on rocks and also in waddling pools and abundant water bodies. They usually basking in shallow ponds, marshes, and muddy bottoms of streams and canals. They are also known as the three-keeled turtles of China because of their three long distinct keels....

Sharks are some of the various predatory cartilaginous fishes that comprise the order selachii (class chondrichthyes). The Great Hammerhead (sphyrna mokarran) can be found in temperate and tropical waters all over the world, both offshore and close to shorelines, and are often seen in large numbers during summer migrations in search of cooler water. Great Hammerheads draw their name from their hammer shaped head. Great Hammerheads can be found in the Atlantic Ocean along continental shelves and island terraces....

There are a total of 150 species of jackfishes in the world, all of which possess compressed bodies and enlarged scales. The green jack fish belongs to the same family. These fishes are primarily seen in the Pacific Ocean and are a popular choice for fisheries around the world, meaning for human consumption. Jack fishes are also seen in regions including Mexico, California, and other nearby regions. Their population is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List....

The Indian civet is definitely one of the most interesting animals found in the Indian subcontinent! Is it a cat or a mongoose? Opinions differ, but most commonly agreed that the large Indian civet and the small Indian civet, like every other civet in the genera, should be put into their own category. It is against this popular yet controversial debate that we see the Indian civet thriving in the areas that are its habitat....

The kori bustard belongs to the Otididae family which consists of a large number of species of birds scattered all over the world in grasslands including the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. These bustards are medium to large in size, and there are twenty-nine species under the family of Otididae and order Gruiformes, and the kori bustard bird is one of them. Kori bustards have another name, the great paauw (Ardeotis kori), which was discovered in South Africa, the bustards in this country are called paauw hence the kori bustards have been labeled as the great paauw because they are one of the heaviest birds around....

The new genus Marasuchus is an extinct genus of vertebrates from the class reptiles, and it is scientifically known as Marasuchus lilloensis. Until 2003, they were considered one of the close relatives of dinosaurs. At present, it has been replaced by other dinosaurs such as the Silerosaurus. However, it remains a significant animal for learning the origin and evolution of the morphological characteristics of dinosaurs. M. illoensis was originally described as the additional species of Lagosuchus L....

Have you ever heard of the net-casting spider? This unique insect is also known as Deinopidae and first written about by Carl Ludwig Koch, a German entomologist, in 1850. Net-casting spiders are native to Australia, Africa, and the USA. There are two genus types based on the structure of their body, Deinopis (Ogre-faced Spiders) and Menneus (humped back Spiders). Avella and Avellopsis are the earlier genera that are grouped under Menneus lately....

The Norfolk Hawker, also known as the green eyed Hawker or by its scientific name Aeshna isosceles anaciaeschna isosceles is a small hawker dragonfly. It is one of the two brown hawker dragonflies found in Britain which falls in the class order Odonata. The Norfolk Hawker or Aeshna isosceles is widely distributed in lowland areas of southern and central Europe, south to North Africa, but in Britain, it has always been scarce and local species of dragonfly and is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act,1981....

The red kite (Milvus milvus) belongs to the class of birds. It is a kite bird that is found in different parts of Europe (including the United Kingdom), northwest Africa, and milder parts of northern Iran. Red kites are found living in woodlands, valleys, and wetland edges in areas ranging 2,600 ft (800 m).They are often seen living with their roost of kites and sometimes on their own. They are not often seen mingling with other birds and animals, because this red kite bird is a bird of prey....

The spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) is part of the genus Geophaps and part of the family Columbidae. These birds are also known by the names of plumed pigeons and gannaway pigeons and are one of four endemic bird species of the genus in Australia.The current taxonomy of spinifex pigeons classifies the birds into three subspecies: a central eastern white-bellied subspecies, the eastern spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera leucogaster); a north western white-bellied subspecies, the north western spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera plumifera); and a brown bellied western subspecies, the Pilbara spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera ferruginea)....

A close relative of Doria’s tree kangaroo, the tenkile tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae) is endemic to the Torricelli Mountains of Papua New Guinea. The species is also known as Scott’s tree kangaroo and sadly, humans are majorly responsible for the decline in the tenkile population.The tenkile tree kangaroo has a limited habitat and is primarily found in the Torricelli mountain range, the species is found about 2952- 5577 ft (900-1,700 m) above sea level....

There are a total of four species in the Hemiprocnidae family namely the grey-rumped treeswift, crested treeswift, mustached treeswift, and lastly the whiskered treeswift. The treeswift species is closely related to the true swifts and only differ anatomically. Both are equally sociable species however, the treeswifts don’t travel as far to feed as true swifts. In this article, we will take a look at some fun and interesting facts about the whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata)....

Have you ever seen a tiny bird with a remarkable white ear stripe hovering over flowers and sucking nectar from them? If yes, then they are probably white-eared hummingbirds of the hummingbirds species that belong to the family of Trochilidae with the scientific name, Basilinna leucotis. They are called Zafiro Reja Blanca, which refers to the unique white stripe behind the eye in Spanish. They have a wide habitat range, including in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and the United States....

Found in the Sichuan Basin of China, Xuanhanosarus was a carnivore species from the Middle Jurassic epoch. The species was identified with primitive-looking vertebrae, and was known for its robust shoulder and arms that helped it to catch prey. While the carnivore from China was known to be just like other theropod species, a paleontologist from China, Dong Zhiming, suggested the species to be quadrupedal as the arm length of this species was found to be greater than usual carnivore theropods....

It’s something that we’ve all been through.Whether you’re going on a weeklong camping vacation or simply a day walk, chigger bites can occur and can be excruciatingly painful. After that, you’re always on the lookout for chiggers and avoid areas where you suspect they may be hiding.Chiggers are spider larvae that are often referred to as red bugs. Despite their tiny size, the larvae is very dangerous since they can do a lot of damage with only one bite....