The Scottish wildcat is a beautiful animal and a powerful hunter. Unfortunately, it’s critically endangered due to hybridization with domestic cats.
Another closely related family called Phengodidae also contains many species called glowworm beetles. The fungus gnats, by contrast, are completely different from the beetles. They’re more closely related to flies within the order of Diptera. From an evolutionary perspective, their bioluminescent ...
They have been used in animals bred for consumption since the 1950s and have been used also in companion animals with the development of veterinary medicine for dogs and cats. Many of these drugs are closely related to antibiotics that are used for the treatment of human infections. In the ...
old age or loss of navigation. Beachedwhalesmight have followed prey too closely to shore, ventured into dangerously shallow waters to avoid predators or accompanied at-risk pod members and found themselves beached as well.
It's been discovered that both rhesus monkeys and elephants are capable of counting and doing basic sums. Chimpanzees have also been found to have a talent for numbers (which is not a surprise, since chimps are the animals most closely related to humans genetically). ...
They are actually more closely related to bears, wolves, and cats in the order of Carnivora. A rodent is a completely separate order. Are raccoons dangerous? Raccoons pose little danger to people. Although they are sometimes a carrier of rabies, actual transmission between people and raccoons ...
First seen in 1996, this is the only form of rabies seen in Australia to date (though we are always on the look-out for the first case of 'true rabies' to come into our country). The disease is a Lyssavirus, closely related to rabies, that is carried by various species of Australia...
Far more than just companions to the Celts, dog hounds were crucial for hunting and protecting the clan. The Celtic dog was more closely related to the wolf back in their time – a far cry from the domesticated dog today. Yet, still the Celts shared a great partnership with the wolf-hou...
American region 83-72 million years ago. They were 30-35 feet long and thought to be heavier than a T-rex. They look like a crocodile but are actually more closely related to alligators. Their body shape and features are very similar in looks to the modern-day crocodile, just much ...
King crabs are closely related to hermit crabs, and they share the trait of having two differently-sized claws. The right claw is typically larger and used to crush things, and the left claw is smaller and shaped to make tearing food apart more convenient. King crabs cannot swim as adults...