lot of individuals are kept as companions. The breed may be seen in great numbers at Spanish dog shows but is still rarely seen outside the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Mastiff is the national dog breed of Spain and is now the most numerous of all the native Spanish dog breeds in that...
Here is another case of mistaken identity. One page I wrote aboutAlexandria, Egypt satellite images and mapsis highly ranked in Google, and lots of people land on it when searching for "satellite images alexandria" (try ityourself).In this case, I am asked to supply a satellite ...
The sling as a weapon was widely used not only by Balearic warriors but by other Iberian warriors and also by Roman auxiliary troops like Greeks, Sicilians, North Africans but after the Roman conquest of the Balearic Islands elite slingers were always Balearic as those fighting in the Julius ...
When threatened, the Iberian ribbed newt is able to puncture its own skin with its sharp ribs. While doing so it also secretes poison from its skin, meaning that an animal picking up the newt in its mouth would get a mouthful of sharp, poisonous spines. You may think that piercing its ...
Regardless of its exact origin, there is documentation of a wooly coated Water Dog on the Iberian Peninsula in 1110 AD. It is generally accepted that these wooly coated dogs were the ancestors to the common trunk of water dogs. The breed has been known by many different names, including, ...
Eurasian eagle-owls have made a comeback in the UK. Discover some interesting facts about the eagle-owl; behavior, reproduction, habitat and why the Eurasian may become threatened again.
Jamón iberico is a type of dish that is made from ham that comes from black Iberian pigs. There are three types of jamón iberico...
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Sauropods--the long-neck, long-tailed, elephant-legged dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods--were some of the largest animals ever to walk the earth. On the following slides, you'll find pictures and detailed profiles of over 60 sauropods, ranging from A (Abrosaurus) to Z (Zb...
The history of the Warlander horse dates back to at least the 16th century when there was an immediate need of a horse that excels in cavalry skills. It was during this period that the Warlander horse was developed by crossing the Iberian breeds (such as the Andalusian, Menorquina or, ...