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I have researched animals as much as possible. This topic is the one I prefer to write about. My professional background is in political science and history, but I have always had a deep appreciation for the natural world.

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Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Beluga whale: 5 of 7
In the northern oceans, there lives a small white whale. When sailors first heard its chirping calls, it reminded them of small birds, so they called the whale a sea canary. Today, we call this species the beluga whale, a derivative of the Russian word for white, "belyy." It is a beautiful whale with a pronounced "melon" on t... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Should cropping a dog's ears be illegal?: 10 of 13
Why would you mutilate your own best friend?I have never owned a cropped breed, unless you want to count my boxer cropping. This dog had floppy ears and a long tail, but she wasn't really a cropped breed. But I do remember the pain and bleeding associated with ear trauma, when my grandpa's beagle got her ears cut up in the th... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hunting Is deer hunting a dying sport?: 5 of 6
Debates about the ethics of hunting are often tied to the economic realities that people face. In the urban centers, young professionals who have a college education and disposable incomes have no history or cultural ties to any form of hunting. In rural parts of America, deer hunting is a cultural tradition, one that brought... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Training Victoria Stilwell or Cesar Millan: Who would you call?: 5 of 5
Science is More Important than Metaphysical Mumbo-Jumbo in Dog TrainingI have been training dogs since I was nine years old, and I remember hearing all sorts of methods that were offered for dog training when I was a child. One that I particularly remember is the method of training first pioneered by William Koehler. This tra... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Training How to train a Golden Retriever puppy: 4 of 4
Golden retriever puppies are certainly cute. The little cream-colored, blond, or reddish-gold creatures resemble teddy bears or lion cubs. Their appeal is amplified when one hears of the breed's reputation as an easily trained and very gentle family dog. When one of these little "golden angels" is brought home, though, realit... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Dog health: Canine osteo sarcoma symptoms and treatments: 2 of 2
Keziah was a cross between a boxer and a golden retriever. Solid black and short-haired, she didn't resemble her golden retriever mother at all, but for eleven years she was a loving companion who longed for long walks in the woods and sleeping by the crackling fire on those cold winter nights. For all those years, she revele... More..
Sciences > Zoology The hunting habits of bull sharks: 2 of 2
The Shark of the River and SeaOn the Mississippi River, not far from the town of Alton, Illinois, two commercial fishermen set out their traps. Herbert Cope and Drudge Collins were familiar with this stretch of the river, and they had made a modest living hauling out large catfish and other fish using wood and mesh traps. In ... More..