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Read on to learn fun facts about a special dinosaur from the Late Jurassic era, including its history, classification, skin, feathers, and similar dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic era!Juravenator is an extinct genus of small-sized Theropod dinosaurs. It lived during the Jurassic era and occupied the Franconian Jura of Germany, Europe. The Juravenator was the second non-avian Theropod dinosaur to be found in the Solnhofen regions of Germany. A single juvenile specimen was found by Klaus-Dieter, and his brother Hans-Joachim....

Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) are freshwater fishes and they are a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae. They have a compressed body with rounded tail-like anal fin, caudal, short muzzle, large eyes, and mouth. The side of the head has three to four parallel black to brown stripes across and has an enlarged upper jaw under the eye. Mud sunfish can be found in sloughs, swamps, pools, lakes, and in the backwater of a small to medium creek and river....

Nassau grouper (scientific name: Epinephelus striatus) is a species of large coral reef-loving predators. They form part of the order Perciformes (perch-like fish) and, whilst they might not be the cutest fish around there’s certainly plenty of fascinating facts about these unusual sea creatures. They were first recognized in 1792 by German Ichthyologist Marcus Eliese Bloch, and to this day we are still discovering many fascinating things about this species.Interestingly, groupers can change color, and swim long distances to meet annually in spawning aggregations....

The perch fish is a fish that belongs to the genus Perca and it’s a freshwater gamefish that can be broadly divided into three subspecies based on their geographical locations. They are typically native to sources of fresh water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, etc. Several other types of fish are similar to the perch in terms of their appearance, which is why many mistake those fish for perches.Apart from the yellow perch (Perca flavescens), there are several other Perch species in the family percidae such as the climbing perch (Anabas testudineus), European perch (Perca fluviatilis), Balkhash perch (Perca schrenkii), golden perch (Macquaria ambigua), silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus), spangled perch (Leiopotherapon unicolor), and white perch (Morone americana)....

To all dog lovers, one of the most important things is to know about the dog breeds present in the world. Even though it is a very difficult thing to do, they would still look for them and might learn all their names. Well, the breeds that dog lovers might not know about are designer ones. One such designer dog is the Pomeranian pitbull mix. This doggo is bred from two parents - Pomeranian and pitbull....

Sarcolestes specimen was discovered by Paleontologist Alfred Nicholas Leeds and the type species was named after him by Richard Lydekker in 1893. The fossils were found in Oxford Clay, England. The fossils that were discovered only consisted of the lower jaw of the dinosaur. There was one tooth and two tips of crowns found in this jaw. Richard Lydekker had first classified this dinosaur as a Theropod in the Thecodontosauridae group....

Theiophytalia, whose scientific name is Theiophytalia kerri, was a herbivorous dinosaur genus that lived in Colorado city during the lower Cretaceous period. This fascinating species was the only specimen in the world that is found by paleontologists, which consisted of lower jaws and partial skull.Othniel Charles Marsh traveled to Colorado Springs in 1886 to collect the fossil skull, which he classified as that of a Camptosaurus and delivered to the Peabody Museum in New Haven, Connecticut, and Charles W....

Pionites leucogaster (white-bellied caique) is known by different names such as the eastern white-bellied parrot or green-thighed parrot. This caique is a very cute and joyous bird and is loved by people across the world. It has an orange-yellow head, and its cloaca is also yellow in color. In addition, it has a green-colored feathery back and thighs, and its beak and legs are pinkish in color. Its range is limited to South America: mostly in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil and it has a long life span....

dog with a mile-wide smile Credit: Courtesy of theladyshortcake / Instagram We may have just found the happiest dog of all time. An adorable 6-year-old pit bull named Lady Shortcake found her forever home after being rescued off the streets as a stray—and she hasn’t stopped smiling since. Lady Shortcake (or Shortcake, for short) is known on social media for being the cute pit bull with a huge grin. But before this cheerful pup got her happy ending, Shortcake’s life wasn’t always full of smiles....

black and chocolate lab Credit: lizcen / Getty These pooches and their pet parents have embarked on a mission to make the world a cleaner place, and are making a difference one piece of trash at a time. Based in the Netherlands, Joy and Bas are the Labrador retrievers (and heroes!) behind Enjoy Cleaning Up. Alex van Eck, dog dad and founder of the nonprofit, tells Daily Paws that the idea to start the organization came following a family vacation, when he’d noticed all the trash left behind by beachgoers....

On This Page How Long Does It Take to Potty Train a Puppy? Puppy Potty Training Schedule House Training Tips Troubleshooting There are plenty of wonderful things about welcoming a new puppy or adult dog into your home: companionship, unconditional love, puppy kisses. However, bringing home a new family member also comes with responsibilities. You need to provide the right food, enrichment opportunities, basic training, and health care to ensure that both you and your pet will live happy lives together....

person holding a tiny puppy with tinted green fur Credit: Courtesy of Audra Rhys and Trevor Mosher One Canadian couple just got a surprising gift ahead of St. Patrick’s Day: a green puppy! Audra Rhys and Trevor Mosher of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, say they feared for the worst when their female valley bulldog—a boxer and bulldog hybrid—Freya gave birth to a black amniotic sac on Jan. 27. They assumed the puppy inside this oddly colored sac was stillborn because she arrived apart from the other seven healthy pups Freya delivered in clear sacs....

Colonial Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg, Virginia.In 1960, it was given the honor of being recognized as a National Historic Landmark District. Owing to its unique historic buildings that date back to a colonial era, it serves both as a historic area as well as an actively maintained tourist attraction.Colonial Williamsburg includes places like the Governor’s Palace, the courthouse, and other significant buildings. Read on to know more about this former colonial capital!...

Jacques Carter, the famous French mariner, was born in 1491.The birthplace of this explorer is Saint-Malo. This is a post located on the northeastern side of the coast of Brittany.There were many respectable and well-known mariners in history, like Cartier. After Cartier’s voyage to Canada, there was no permanent settlement before 1605. This was when Samuel Champlain found Port Royal, known as Victoria Beach, in the present day, which is just outside Annapolis Royal....

The food chain classifies animals into three groups based on their diet, herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.While herbivores eat only plants, carnivores only prey on the meat of other animals or carrion. Similarly, omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals.Herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores are the predominant categories. Some animals are fruit-eaters (frugivores), insect-eaters (insectivores), or fish-eaters (piscivores). Some animals survive only by eating carrion (detritivores), which are the remains of dead animals....

cat coming out of litter box; what does it mean if there is blood in your cat's urine? Credit: CasarsaGuru / Getty On This Page Causes What To Do Treatment Prevention Seeing blood in your cat's urine can be alarming. You may have noticed drops of blood while cleaning the litter box, or maybe your cat is having accidents in the house and you see a red tinge to the urine....

When our furry friends are hurting, we don’t always know it, especially if their pain is due to a serious dental condition that requires a tooth extraction. Maybe you’ve seen your pup favor one side of his mouth while eating or playing. Otherwise, the warning signs for needing to get your dog’s tooth pulled aren’t as obvious. Tony M. Woodward, DVM, AVDC, is a board-certified veterinary dentist and owner of Montana Pet Dentistry and Oral Surgery in Bozeman, Mont....

Scarlett's three best friends Members of the Scarly Squad. | Credit: Courtesy of Carolyn Simpson While Scarlett Chwatko was undergoing treatment for brain cancer, she was always dreaming up ideas for how she could help animals and other sick children. In December 2018, she realized what her cause was going to be. She handed her mother, Robin Chwatko, a piece of paper she had been scribbling on. Scarlett had drawn what would become the Draw for Paws logo....

The bumblebee cichlid (Pseudotropheus crabro) is a part of the mbuna family found in Lake Malawi, South Africa. The cichlid family has the largest number of species within its group. They have been a source of fascination for a lot of scientists because of the diversity in their phenotype expression. They are being studied to understand the underlying evolutionary consequences.Bumblebee cichlids are bottom dwellers, specialized in cleaning parasites. Often found cohabiting with kampango catfish, it eats their eggs and fry....

The Chuandongocoelurus is a theropod dinosaur that lived on Earth during the Jurassic period. They are believed to be former residents of China. They belong to the clades Saurischia, and Theropoda. The naming of this species dates back to 1984 when He Xinlu, a Chinese paleontologist, gave the dinosaur this name drawing reference from a couple of partial skeletons. Fun Chuandongocoelurus Facts For Kids What did they prey on? Smaller animals...