anoa
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Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Chordate, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Bovidae, Upafamili: Bovinae, Genus: Bubalus, Species: Bubalus quarlesi, Bubalus depressicornis. Binomial Name: Bubalus quarlesi. Bubalus depressicornis. You can find these animals in the area of Sulawesi – Indonesia.
There are two types of buffalo which is in the know, dwarf lowland and dwarf mountain. They both have a brown body / black. This animal has a body length of 160-170 cm, shoulder height of about one meter and conical horns. Anoa active in the morning, and rest at midday. Anoa often take shelter under large trees, or wallowing in mud and pond. If we look more closely, these animals like Buffalo, but shorter and smaller in size, about the size of a goat. color similar to buffalo, horns and pointed straight to the rear and slightly flattened.
For characteristic Anoa lowlands have the white spots and yellow along the front legs and longer tails. While Anoa mountain has brown legs and tail shorter. Lowland Anoa body size (Bubalus depressicornis) greater dwarf mountain (Bubalus quarlesi). The body length of about 150 cm with a height of about 85 cm. Plains buffalo horn length of 40 cm. While the body weight of dwarf lowland reaches 300 kg.
Dwarf animals can reach up to 30 years of age. Anoa will enter reproductive age at the age of 2-3 years. Dwarf animals reproduce by way of delivery. Pregnancy reaches 90-10 months of age. Infants of buffalo will be in custody by the parent.
These animals are grazing animals, fruit, leaves, palm trees, bulbs and others. These animals often prefer to avoid humans. Dwarf liked the areas that have standing water, as well as some areas having mineral water.
Poaching is a factor influencing the survival of buffalo, in addition, the narrowness of the forest area caused the animal’s population decreased. Since 1986, dwarf animals are categorized in animals with endangered conservation status.
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a turtle with a shell
The tortoise and turtle are scaly animals belonged to four-legged reptiles. Animal Nation called (order) Testudinata (or Chelonians) is unique and easily recognizable by the ‘home’ or shell (BONY shell) the hard and rigid.
The structure of the body Turtles are protected by plates of bone that forms a kind of shell. There are two body protector for the turtle. the top, a carapace and lower body called Plastron. Then each part is composed of two layers. Outer layer is generally in the form of scales big and hard, and are arranged like roof tiles, while the inner layer of bone plates such as the compact shell.
Place of living turtles, among others: from desert areas, grasslands, forests, swamps, rivers and sea. Some types of aquatic life to the fullest, both in freshwater and at sea. Turtles there are plant-eaters, meat eaters or mixed (omnivores).
To distinguish between male and female species of turtles, is usually distinguished from the size of the tail, usually a tail on a male tortoise is longer, but the size is larger than the females with males. Male turtles can be recognized also by the existence of grooves on plastron or shell bottom. This curve will be fitted with the rear of the female turtles, tortoises Plastron females have a flat or convex. To fertilize the female egg, the male turtle hiding inside their sexual organs or the cloaca sewer. We fertilize the female’s own position is above the male and female are often grabbed the shell or carapace of the female with his claws, then hooked his tail until the holes meet the male cloaca with the female cloaca. Often, dozens of eggs develop internally and are usually laid and buried in sandy soil.
Some people use these animals as pets. But the tortoise is not good for animals in pet. Why I said this animal is not good for animals used as pets? Many cases of serious illness for children raised by animals turtles.
Animals turtles are considered as carriers of Salmonella
According to Wikipedia Salmonella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria enter bacteria shaped rod that causes typhoid, paratifus, and foodborne illness.
Salmonella found in animal feces turtles can migrate to humans through physical contact. Either directly or indirectly from the animal. There was no method that can guarantee that any animal, the tortoise is free from salmonell. If the bacteria spread in the blood can cause some very dangerous diseases that threaten the safety of lives of infants, the elderly and those who do not have the immune system of people living with AIDS or cancer patients.
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Give training for your dog
Many pets are close to us, dogs are pets centuries ago, the dog is a funny animal. But sometimes, we are often frustrated with the behavior of the dogs we have. Perhaps we should remember, that we should teach good behavior in dogs we have.Dogs are stars that smart, she is an animal that is easy to teach good manners make it easier to control. Before you teach about the behavior and provide instruction, training or boundaries cannot know what is expected of him. By teaching your dog how you want him to behave, then he will understand more about, what he should do and what not.
Having a trained dog, you will have many advantages that you can feel. Having a trained dog this would be a source of pride for us. Dogs usually will always want to be around you, listen to your instructions and praise. In an opportunity likes this, you can teach a little, by little command on your dog
Many people who want to have a smart dog and think, every command that we are, but sometimes they are lazy to do the training. To provide training to your dog of coarse there should be more wise and patient to spend time with him. The more time you spend with your dog, the more likely to notice if there is something wrong with him, like a limp, cough, sensitive area or loss of appetite. By recognizing such irregularities early, you can seek medical attention immediately and, I hope, prevent more serious problems. Often with him will certainly make our dog will be healthier, because we can see the state of our dogs.
At the heart holiday, maybe you could ask your dog to walking, so you have the two advantages, healthy for your body is also healthy for your pet dog. by providing training and attention to the dogs we have, we hope we have many more benefits can be in the can.
