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84Common Furless Rat Health Problems
I used to breed rats. They were my passion in life and I had a full-fledged rattery for nearly a decade before life in general forced me to take a break. My favorite things to breed for were dumbos in very odd...
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77Genetic Anomalies in Wild Cats
Most school children across the world know what a lion and a tiger looks like but what if one of these magnificent animals was an unusual color or had some other strange trademark we weren't familiar with?...
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85Interesting Facts About Rats
Love them or hate them you have to admit that rats have some of the most interesting quirks and histories. Here are just a few interesting little tidbits to tease the mind. The first albino rats to be bred in...
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75Miniature Livestock: An Overveiw
Miniature livestock have been around for almost as long as any domesticated livestock but today they are still relatively unrecognized by the general population. However they are currently gaining popularity...
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83Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths
We've probably all heard the stories about Frankenstein experiments gone awry and creatures being crossed that would never have bred together in nature. Or perhaps we heard stories growing up about cabbits...
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75Miniature Pigs: The Guinea Hog
The Guinea Hog, also known by several other titles, is a rare and threatened breed of pig. Their history dates back to the American slave trade when these pigs were brought from Africa. Over the next 200-300...
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75Miniature Potbelly Pigs
Potbelly pigs were first bred in Vietnam, taken from wild populations that at one time spread through much of Asia. Growing over 300 pounds they were still smaller then their Western counterparts but weren't...
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68Yakows: The Mule of the Bovine World
Yakow is the English word for an Asian animal that is a cross between a domestic cow and a yak. Females, called dzo-mus, are used for milking, fiber, meat, and are occassionally used as a beasts of burden....
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62You Can't Sue a Gorilla - The Death of Common Sense in the US
KoKo the gorilla acheived worldwide fame for being the first gorilla to learn sign language but apparently her busy hands have gotten her into a bit of a pickle as two women have recently filed (and...
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83How to Breed Healthy Furless Rats
Furless (sphynx) rats are one of the hardest types of rats to breed. They often have reproductive issues and depending on the line they may also be riddled with other health problems. They take a little more...
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