Animal flipbook 1

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Animal ark on holiday

On Holiday

Here is a video featuring a wombat

Quite boring huh?Now is the time for the wombat to start cranking up a little.

Let’s have some singing!

Now for animals to dance!

History of your pets

Horse

It took about 55 million years for the present family of horses to evolve from their earliest horse-like ancestor. The first horse was not much larger than a hare. It was a “browsing” animal, which fed on leaves and shrubs and had four hoofed-toes on each of its front feet and three on each hind foot. Gradually, over millions of years, this small animal evolved into a “grazing” mammal with three hoofed toes, and later with a single hoof, on each foot.

Initially people didn’t ride horses; instead they were harnessed to a cart or chariot. Chariots became the status symbol of kings, who rode them into battle and used them for hunting. By the eighth century B.C the riding of horses and donkeys had become a common means of travel.Ancient Greeks and Romans built special arenas and tracks for chariot races that they called ‘circuses’, providing high drama for the crowds that watched these sporting events. Chariots drawn by two, three or four horses pulled their riders around a massive racetrack measuring nearly a kilometre in length.Four-horse chariot races became part of the early Olympic Games. However, the Circus Maximus remained the ultimate venue and home of the sport.

Dogs

Sorry,I can’t find the history of dogs so here are some Questions and Answers

Q.  What type of lead and collar is suitable for a young puppy? A.  Nylon is best. It is light for the puppy and unrestrictive for early training.Q. When can a dog progress from puppy food to adult food? A. When the dog has reached approx 2/3rds of its recommended adult weight.

Q. When should a dog be neutered? A. You should ask your vet for advice about what age a female dog should be when it is neutered. Male dogs are often neutered between seven and twelve months of age. Your vet will always advise on the best age in all cases.   Q. What do you do if a dog has fleas?A. The best way to stop fleas is to ask your vet to recommend products suitable to treat your pet and your home. Make sure you follow all instructions precisely. Q. What do you do if you find a stray dog?

A. Responsibility for dealing with stray dogs rests with local authorities who are required to employ dog wardens to collect any dog believed to be a stray. Alternatively stray dogs can be taken to the local police station.

Q. How can you protect a dog from getting lost?

A. Having your dog microchipped will mean that if it does get lost it will be easier to find. Once your dog has been microchipped it will have its own unique code number. Your details and your dog’s code are entered into the national PetLog database. If a lost dog is found, passing a scanner over the microchip will reveal the code. Then it’s just a matter of matching the code with your details in the PetLog database.

Q. If you lose your dog, what should you do? 

A. Contact the various organizations that keep registers, such as:

• RSPCA 0870 5555 999
• Pet Search 01225 705175
• National Canine Defence League 020 7837 006
• Pet Match 08701 600 999

You can also contact the dog warden, local veterinary surgeries, animal centres and the police. Your milkman and postman may also be able to look out for your pet on their rounds. Putting up posters in the area with a picture of your pet will help, also try newsagents, schools and newspapers.
 
Q. What vaccinations does a dog need?

A. A puppy must be vaccinated against serious diseases which can be passed onto other dogs. Dogs must have regular boosters (more injections) throughout their life. Talk to your vet about what your dog will need. Vaccination against kennel cough is recommended if your dog is to stay in boarding kennels.

Q. What can you do if your dog is overweight?
A. As this is caused by a dog not getting enough exercise or having too much or the wrong sort of food, you should ask your vet for advice on what is best for your dog.

Cats

The cat’s most ancient ancestor was probably a weasel-like animal called Miacis, which lived about 40 million or 50 million years ago. Cats existed for millions of years before the first dogs. Perhaps the best known of the prehistoric cats is the Smilodon (the sabre-toothed tiger). This fierce animal hunted throughout much of the world but became extinct long ago.

Many centuries passed before the cat became a domestic animal. The earliest evidence of the domestic cat is in Ancient Egypt, where they were accepted members of the household. The Egyptians used the cat to hunt fish and birds as well as to catch the rats and mice that infested the grain stocks along the Nile. Where is Egypt? The cat was considered so valuable that laws protected it. The penalty for killing a cat was death. The cat was even worshipped as a god. The cat goddess was named Bastet and became one of the most important figures of worship. Bastet was drawn with the head of a cat and the body of a woman. Soon all cats became sacred to the Egyptians. Cats were well cared for and were buried with the same ceremony that a Pharaoh would receive. The domestication process began as early as 3,000 BC, in Egypt. Cats were also valued in other parts of the world for their rat-catching skills. They were taken by the Greeks and Romans to most parts of Europe. Domestic cats could also be found in India, China, and Japan where they were kept as pets as well as rodent catchers. These ancient cats were the ancestors of the pet cats we know and love today.

 

 

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