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veterinarian examining bulldog with bladder stones Credit: Tashi-Delek / Getty On This Page What Are Bladder Stones? Causes Signs & Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Urination is usually an easy fact of life for dogs. Bladder stones in dogs, though, can make urination a painful experience. The stones can even prevent urination altogether, creating a medical emergency. If you've ever had bladder stones, you can imagine how uncomfortable they are for dogs....

missing blind golden retriever that has been found and returned Credit: chendongshan / Getty If you’re a fan of Naked and Afraid, you know how hard it is to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. But let us introduce you to an older, blind golden retriever who held her own in the wild for three weeks alone. On June 18, the Kubacki family’s beloved fur-baby, Lulu, went missing. “She means everything,” her dad Ted Kubacki told the Associated Press....

dog with a bowl of raw chicken; can dogs eat raw chicken? Credit: Dvorakova Veronika / Adobe Stock Dogs have earned a reputation for being endearingly uncritical. And while this approach to life serves them well in maintaining the human-animal bond, it isn’t always helpful when it comes to their diet. For example, you’ve probably noticed that dogs aren’t the sort of creatures to turn up their noses at meat in any form—whether it’s good for them or not....

Cold-blooded animals are some of the finest examples of the environmental adaptations that exist in the world.They have been known to populate the ends of the Earth. Cold-blooded animals have fascinating methods of regulating and changing the temperature of their bodies, which makes them wonders of nature.The general idea of a cold-blooded animal is taken at its face value. Contrary to popular belief, cold-blooded animals do not have cold blood. Likewise, lava will not flow out if a cut is made in the body of a warm-blooded animal....

close up of a black, brown and white dog in a kennel Credit: Courtesy of Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region Jessie Lee, believed to be an Australian cattle dog mix, had gone missing for about two weeks from her home in the Colorado Springs, Colo., area. Thankfully, though, she was found only two blocks from her home. That was the good news. The bad news? She was stuck on a ledge 150 feet above Fountain Creek....

All across the world, there are around 6000 species of brush-footed butterfly, all belonging to the Nymphalidae family. Out of them, the most common species are the mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), fritillary, limenitis, milkweed and monarch butterfly. Their life cycle starts as eggs, forming larvae, green caterpillars and finally adults with wings. They have short hairy forelegs, spines, antennae on the head feed mostly on nectar. Most males and females species have bright colored wings with white spots and a black body from where the wings emerge....

Are you interested in rare and unique species? Then you should go through this article about the Chinese Paddlefish, who are not related to sharks. Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), also named as Chinese swordfish, was a relative of American Paddlefish. These species were only found in China and were one of the largest freshwater fishes. The fish that was native to the Yangtze River and Yellow River basin was good at maintaining the ecological balance in the Yangtze River....

Dolphins are one of the cutest and most intelligent animals in the world. These mammals are generally found in oceans, rivers, and other water bodies. Most dolphins are marine animals living in the ocean, but the river dolphin lives in freshwater. Dolphins generally prey on marine animals like fish, squid, and shrimp. The average weight of dolphins is 331.5 - 442 lb (150 - 200 kg) and they have a body ten times their prey’s length!...

The moray eel is a family of eels that actually resembles a fish. They could be freshwater eels or eels found in marine water or brackish water. A group of moray eels consists of more than 200 species of eels and they are distributed all over the world. Fangtooth moray eels are known by the scientific name Enchelycore anatina, and are one of the moray eel species found in oceans and seas....

Ground squirrels are a collection of 23 different genera of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Ground squirrels are named so because they burrow into the soil and the ground. Also, ground squirrels hibernate during the cold winter months. Ground squirrels come in a variety of colors and sizes since there are so many of them. They are found in many different types of habitats such as rocky outcrops, fields, pastures, wooded hills, and even in urban settings such as golf courses, cemeteries, gardens, yards, and parks....

Harpactognathus, meaning ‘seizing or grasping jaw’, can be considered one of the most interesting flying dinosaurs or pterosaurs. A partial skull belonging to this rhamphorhynchid pterosaur was discovered in the Morrison Formation located in Wyoming, USA, and it was found that it lived almost 157.3-152.1 million years ago, making it the oldest pterosaur found in the Morrison Formation. This genus consists of a single species, Harpactognathus gentryii. It was probably one of the largest long-tailed pterosaurs to have lived on Earth....

Kokanee salmon, also known as kokanee trout, silver trout, and sockeye salmon, have an interesting life cycle. Starting from their unique color that changes during spawning season, to their disheartening death right after giving birth, they are full of interesting facts. This fish has different names and this is associated with their changing body color. Their changing color can be considered to be a very important factor when identifying kokanee salmon....

The maleo, Microcephalon maleo, is a megapod endemic to Sulawesi and Indonesia. It has been long featured as an endangered species by Birdlife International and is a very well known bird. It suffers from illegal trapping, egg-collecting, and habitat loss. Like other volcanic birds, they do not use their body heat to incubate their eggs, instead, they bury them in the sand in sun-exposed beaches along the coast or in volcanically heated soils at sites further inland....

Pigs are extremely smart and intelligent animals and are more clever than cats and dogs. However, pigs are afraid of many animals ranging from wild boars to dogs to predatory birds. Pigs are bred by three different techniques that include the likes of hand mating, artificial insemination, and pen mating. Often it is believed that they are smelly creatures owing to sweat but these animals don’t sweat at all. They have a hairy skin which is devoid of sweat glands....

The pin-tailed whydah (vidua macroura), also called a ‘widowbird’, is one of the most beautiful native songbirds of the sub-Saharan Africa. It was later introduced in Puerto Rico, California, and other Orange Counties. Pin-tailed whydahs are brood parasites which means that they do not make their own nests, but rather lay their eggs on the nests of other birds. In their native range in sub-Saharan habitats and South Africa, pin-tailed whydahs take advantage of more than 20 bird species to foster and raise their offspring....

Is your child’s animal of choice this week the monkey? If so, then these fun facts about Pygmy Slow Loris are a great start to satisfy their curiosity. With their scientific name being Nycticebus Pygmaeus, they are a species of lemur that is protected under the Species Survival Plan. The Species Survival Plan aims to protect endangered species like this one. They have 50 such animals in their facility, though they advise against others adopting them as pets because they are not meant to be in captivity....

The tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva, is a ground-nesting species. They are also known as orange bees due to their coloration. They are generally solitary in nature and nest underground. It is a gingery bee with thin furry hair on its body. These bees have been spotted mostly during springtime in gardens and parks. The female tawny mining bee is larger than males and covered in a much denser layer of orange and red hairs....

The whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) is considered to be a medium-sized species of hawk found in mainland Australia. As a bird of prey, they feed on carrion. They are too noisy, regularly calling in flight with a clear descending whistle followed by a rapid series of rising notes increasing with the breeding season.The adults have a light brown head and underparts with pale streaks, and the young ones have dark sandy brown wings with paler undersides....

How many unique ducks do you know of? Here is one of the most unique of them all! The white-breasted cormorant is one of the rare ducks that love saline water! Popularly found in wetlands across Africa, this bird is a sight for sore eyes indeed. They are shy towards humans but will be gregarious amongst their own species and will be frequently seen gathering around in a small group or a larger congregation in these regional wetlands....

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a type of ground bird native to the north and eastern American region and Mexico. They form one of two species of turkeys that are still in existence. Wild turkeys are a subspecies of turkeys found in Mexico. Other subspecies of wild turkey are eastern wild turkey, Rio Grande wild turkey, Osceola wild turkey, Gould’s wild turkey, South Mexican wild turkey, and Merriam’s wild turkey....