Archive for the 'Dogs' Category
Although the gray fox is a common animal in some parts of the United States, most people are apt to think of the red species when the word fox is mentioned – possibly because the fur of the red fox is widely used commercially while that of the gray fox is not.
The gray fox ranges [...]
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The rancher riding the range in the Western United States may sometimes see a small, sandy grayish creature resembling a shepherd dog as it trots along through the sagebrush. At any slight rise in the land it is likely to seek the highest part and turn to watch him intently. That is the coyote, or prairie [...]
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The dingo, or warrigal, is a wild dog of Australia, but how it got to Australia is a mystery that may never be solved. Scientists believe that in prehistoric times it was brought to the island continent by primitive man. At any rate, it is well-established in Australia now.
In the wild, the dingo does not bark, although it can [...]
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When anyone is said to be as sly as a fox, he is very sly indeed, for the cunning of this little animal has been observed for thousands of years and in many parts of the world. Long ago Aesop’s fables made the trickery of the fox famous.
The red fox found almost all over the [...]
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There are several kinds of these foxes, named after the regions in which they live – the Labrador Arctic fox, the pribilof Fox, and so on. Most of them turned white in winter to match the snow and ice, and brown or slate color in summer. Some, however, known as blue foxes, stay smoky gray or [...]
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The Cape hunting dog of Eastern and Southern Africa looks almost as much like a hyena as a dog, and it is as fierce as it looks. Pups have been tamed, but they do not stay docile.
This big, powerful dog with a short and broad muzzle is heavily spotted with yellow, brown, black, gray and [...]
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The Swift is another name for the kit fox, and it describes this little animal well. Early naturalists, who saw it scurrying around the western plains, thought that it was the sweetest animal on the plains but more experience has taught us that the antelope and perhaps some other foxes are faster – that, indeed, it [...]
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The dainty little north African fox known as the fennec can always be recognized by its enormous ears. Its whole head and body are only about 15 inches long, and it has ears which are 3 inches long and particularly wide and flaring.
The fennec lives on the Saraha desert and its pale, sandy colored fur blends softly [...]
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