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How do you adopt Shih Tzu puppies?

Most rescues encourage interested adopters to fill out their online adoption forms before visiting their facilities or shelters. This allows the rescue to match your pet preference to the available adoptable puppies in their care. Some rescues, such as the Shih Tzu Rescue, Inc., provide an in-depth application form that gives the directors an idea of the adopter’s family, lifestyle, living conditions and reasons for adopting a Shih Tzu puppy. Although application is open to the public, the rescue group filters adopters using the information on the submitted form.\nWhen a rescue finds a Shih ..

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What is a Sun Scorpion?

The camel spider was brought into public awareness during the Iraq war in 2003. Exaggerated tales of its size and danger made Internet headlines and caused panic among families of soldiers in Iraq. The actual size of the camel spider is about 5 to 6 inches when stretched out. It is not aggressive and poses no threat to humans, though its strong jaws can give a painful bite.

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How are camels born, and how do their parents take care of them?

Female camels give birth every other year to one or, rarely, two calves. A mother camel finds a private area covered with vegetation for her calving spot. Camel calves nurse for 10 to 18 months, depending on species and food availability. They reach full adult size by 7 years of age.\nThe mother camel and calf typically rejoin the herd two weeks after birth and live together for some years unless they are forcibly separated. The calf has no humps on its back, but it does have small peaks of hide, each topped with a tassel of curly hair to indicate where the humps will form.\nA full-grown camel..

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What are some facts about elephants for kids?

Adult elephants have hefty diets, consuming 300 to 400 pounds of food daily. They eat roots, grass, bamboo, sugarcane and bananas, depending on their habitats. Elephant calves use their trunks for suckling, gradually developing muscular control over several months.\nElephants have sensitive, veiny ears that help keep their bodies cool in warm climates. They wave their ears back and forth, cooling blood in the veins and circulating it to other parts of the body. Elephants' multifunctional trunks allow them to collect food, drink water and communicate with their herd. They can hear each oth..

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What is the Second Chance Dog Rescue?

Second Chance Dog Rescue primarily takes in dogs from people who can no longer care for their pets. The center is located in San Diego, but volunteers rescue dogs from all over southern California and parts of Mexico. The center provides medical care, spays and neuters dogs, and nurtures them until a rescuer can provide a permanent home.\nPeople interested in adoption must apply first. If the application is approved, the person and dog live together for two weeks to ensure they are a good fit for one another. After a successful two-week foster period, there is a final home visit from a Second ..

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Can guppies and goldfish live together?

Goldfish are fresh water fish and require cooler water. Guppies are tropical fish that need warm water to survive. Also, the two species need a different diet. The food made for one does not have the correct nutrients for the other. Since guppies are smaller, the goldfish might eat them or not give them a chance to get to the fish flakes. In addition, goldfish require the water to be changed more often if a strong filter is not used. The filter may be too strong for the guppies.

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What is difference between male and female seagulls?

Although the difference between male and female seagulls is not very noticeable to humans, seagulls can tell the difference right way. Seagulls see more colors than a human can because the human eye has three cones that detect red, green and blue. By contrast, the seagull eye has four cones. The fourth cone allows seagulls to see infrared color, which humans cannot see. Because of this difference, the male seagulls appear much brighter, and the female seagulls seem to be dull.\nThe birds that tend to have the most variation in color are species wherein only the female takes care of the young. ..

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How do you make nectar for orioles?

Combine the ingredientsIn a bowl, combine 1 part sugar with 4 parts water.Mix the nectarMix the ingredients until the sugar dissolves in the water.Purchase an oriole nectar feederPurchase an oriole feeder, as the typical hummingbird feeder is too small for these larger birds. Make sure that the ports and bases are a bright color, such as orange, in order to attract the orioles.Install ant moatsBuy a feeder with ant moats or install your own. This keeps insects attracted to nectar away from the sugar water.Fill the feeder with the nectarPour the nectar in the oriole feeder.Place the feeder in a..

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What are some different breeds of rabbits?

The American Rabbit Breeders Association recognizes 48 breeds of rabbit and maintains the Standard of Perfection that describes the ideal rabbit of each breed. Each breed has its own national breed specialty club as well. The national club is a good information resource for locating breeders and promotions for a particular breed.\nNew Zealand and Californian rabbits weigh 9 to 12 pounds at maturity. This is the ideal range for meat rabbits because larger animals are not as efficient in converting feed to meat. Both breeds are suitable for small farms and for pasture raising.\nRex rabbits produ..

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What do crawdads feed on?

Relatives of the saltwater lobster, which they resemble, crayfish are found in lakes, rivers, streams, brooks, swamps and marshes. They do not survive pollution, and their presence in a body of water is an indicator of environmental health and water quality. Considered a gourmet food and eaten worldwide, they are harvested on farms and trapped in wetlands. The Louisiana crayfish harvest was more than 50,000 tons in 2007, and the state produces the vast majority of crawdads trapped and harvested in the United States.

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