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Waxwing birds are a collection of three different species, the Bohemian waxwing, the Cedar waxwing, and the Japanese waxwing. The waxwing bird gets its name from the bright-red tipped secondary feathers that look like sealing wax, although these are absent from the Japanese waxwing bird. The three species are native to different places, the Bohemian waxwing is found in Asia, Europe, and North America, the Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is found extensively in North America, and the Japanese waxwing is found in Japan, China, and Russia....

Have you ever seen a medium-sized Panamanian white-faced capuchin monkey? It is one of the famous New World monkeys with the scientific name Cebus imitator, often shown on tv shows including ‘Friends’ and the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film series; they are also easily identified as organ grinder monkeys. We will tell you all about these beautiful mammals here. They are found in tropical forests of South America and Central America’s Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica and throughout Panama....

Rice exists in multiple varieties around the world, and it is a staple grain in many households around the world. It is an important part of all agriculture and related sectors. You can go to your local supermarket to purchase polished rice, which is white rice, and unpolished rice, which is brown rice.Rice is one of the most important crops for humans around the world, as it feeds more people than any other crop grown on this planet....

dog recognizes and runs after mom's car with dad in tow tiktok Credit: Courtesy of kathrynjohnson93 / TikTok There’s not much you can do when your large dog decides he wants to go someplace—which is how this dog dad became a passenger on the Bailey Express. We meet the yellow Labrador retriever in a TikTok posted by his owner, kathrynjohnson93, last week. The video, shot from inside a car, shows a man trying to keep up with Bailey, who’s recognized his mom’s car and is bolting after it....

Can you name the two moons of Mars, or if we ask this more sophisticatedly, the two natural satellites of the Earth’s twin Mars?If your answer was Phobos- Deimos, congratulations! But did you know that there is much more assigned to the names Phobos and Deimos than just being the names of the moons of Mars?American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the two natural satellites of Mars and named them Phobos and Deimos with Phobos being the larger of the two....

Both Rottweilers and Pitbulls are powerful dog breeds and are much talked about.Before you get your dog, you might not give much thought to its past. However, learning about your dog’s origins, on the other hand, can be fascinating and quite helpful.Another certain technique to decide on one breed over the other is to read over all of the major traits of both breeds and weigh the benefits and drawbacks. So, let’s delve a little deeper into the specifics of both of these great guard dog breeds....

Ever since he entered the police academy in 2004, Corporal Daniel O’Neil of the Rhode Island State Police dreamed of being a K-9 unit trooper. A dedicated dog lover while growing up, he understood the value hero dogs provide to help police on search and rescue missions, venturing into places even some humans can’t reach. When selected as a unit member in 2011, O’Neil then spent years earning his canine trainer certification in human remains detection, area search and rescue for land and water retrievals, article and evidence detection, and tracking and trailing....

dog eating from food bowl Credit: YakobchukOlena / Getty Wet Noses Natural Dog Treat Company announced Friday that it’s recalling roughly 51,000 packages of its Simply Nourish frozen dog food because it contains high levels of vitamin D. The food was sold at PetSmart stores across the country, the company said in a news release published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No illnesses have been linked to the food so far, though anyone with the food at home should stop feeding it to their dogs immediately....

Minnow is the common name for various species of small freshwater fish belonging to the Cyprinidae family.Most species of minnows are omnivores and they primarily consume dead plant and animal matter. However, some are herbivores and eat plants and other herbaceous matter while some are carnivores and prey on other small aquatic species. Minnows are very important for ecological balance as they are an essential food source for other fishes, aquatic animals, and birds....

Butterflies are beautiful creatures that can succeed in energizing our spirits.A butterfly is a tiny insect that can fly with the help of its comprehensive, colorful wings. These species are closely connected to moths, which also have bigger wings in proportion to their body.Butterfly’s wings are transparent and are coated in many tiny scales, hundreds of them. The colors you observe when the butterfly flies through your garden reflect distinct colors through the scales....

The solar system’s second planet, Venus, is the only planet named after a woman and is devoted to the Roman goddess of love.Because of their comparable size, weight, volume, constitution, and gravity, Venus and Earth are often referred to as twins (except that Venus has no moon). With a mass of around 80% of Earth, Venus is only a bit smaller than our own planet.Because it shined the brightest amongst five planets recognized to ancient astronomers, Venus may have been called after the pantheon’s most attractive deity....

Disney characters and their films are very popular among children.After seeing a silent film version of Snow White, Walt Disney wanted to make an animated movie when he was 15. The animated feature of this fairy tale became well recognized.In 19th-century German, Snow White was written by the Grimms brothers. Snow white was chased by her stepmother, the evil queen, outside the palace. The seven dwarves rescued her, and later when the wicked stepmother gave her a poisonous apple in the disguise of an old lady, the prince came and saved her by waking her from a magic sleep....

Dogs are unlike any other animal species in their capacity to interact with humans.Most individuals who happen to be living with dogs intuitively realize that this dog breed can sense our emotions and interpret our facial expressions. The difficulty arises because we have language and can identify those sensations.When it comes to choosing a dog breed by comparing breeds like the Australian cattle dog and the blue heeler, you have to remember that you are comparing the same dog!...

When a CatTok surges to the front of the queue, it’s usually because the cuteness is too tempting to resist. Making millions of #catsoftiktok fans smile right now is Bea, a curious little tabby at Look Ahead Vet in Oroville, Calif. Veterinary nurse Crystal Bessmer dedicates her account to the exploits of the hospital’s six rescue cats, obviously all adorable. But people simply can’t get enough of darling Bea’s gentle touches....

Many different species of birds lay their eggs with colors ranging from pale blue to turquoise blue.There are many birds, amphibians, and different invertebrates that are known to lay eggs to reproduce. However, blue-colored eggs are strictly limited to birds.Let’s figure out why the bird’s eggs turn out blue in the first place. Robins, bluebird species, blackbird species, Starlings, Thrushes, Blue Jays, Lesser Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Catbirds are some birds known to lay blue-colored bird eggs, though sometimes they also lay brown speckled eggs....

Chestnut oak is one of the least known varieties within the oak family and is known for the bark that contains a large amount of tannic acid.Chestnut is not a tree that you will find in the streets of a city and it mostly grows in the mountains of eastern North America. Although a part of different oak tree groups, chestnut oaks are very similar to the northern red oak.Chestnut oak has many species of North American timber trees and belongs to the white oak group in the family Fagaceae and genus Quercus....

A common pheasant can be found living in small flocks or alone.A mother hen and her brood will usually stay together until the beginning of autumn. Pheasants can fly short distances but prefer to run.However, if they are frightened, they will ‘flush’ into the air. When cruising, they can reach speeds of up to 48 mph (77 kph), but when pursued, they can reach speeds of up to 60 mph (96 kph)....

A dog’s jaw is incredibly strong and can easily rip through flesh and even break bones.The portion of a dog’s face that consists of the nose, jaw, and mouth is known as the snout. It is the weak point of most animals.If you look closely at the jaws of a dog, you will notice that they are a bit crooked. When the lower jaw of a dog is too large compared to the upper jaw, the lower mandible corresponds to the front of the upper mandible, or teeth....

The biggest African rock python (Python sebae) is the largest snake in Southern Africa, belonging to the family of Pythons in the order of scaled reptiles. They can easily camouflage with their surroundings because of the pattern and color of their skin. Like other pythons, the African rock python is non-venomous and kills its prey by coiling its robust skin around it till the prey is choked to death. Like all snakes, the South African rock python swallows its prey entirely....

The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is a subspecies of leopard that is a native to the Arabian peninsula. These leopards have been Critically Endangered ever since 1996 and are under protection in various sub-Saharan regions like Yemen, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and some parts of Israel and Palestine in fragmented populations. Arabian leopards are becoming fewer in number with each passing day and efforts to keep their population at a stable rate has been going on for a couple of decades....