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Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Fainting goats: 1 of 5
"Fainting goats? No way!" Actually, yes way. Fainting goats, or Myotonic Goat, or Nervous Goat, Tennessee Fainting, Stiff-leg, Wooden-leg, and even Scare Goats are a slightly smaller version of the typical goat. The name Fainting goat refers to the goats' genetic condition, myotonia congenita, which causes the animals' muscl... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Dingo: 1 of 3
The Dingo is often thought of as Australia's wild dog, though they were actually brought to Australia by the Aboriginals. Australia's "Wild Dog" is really a domestic breed that lives in the wild, and is mostly independent from humans. There are two theories about how the dingoes came to Australia; some people think they were ... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Zebras: 2 of 5
Zebras are: (A) that old restaurant (B) the new movie in theaters next week (C) the black and white horse-like animal And yes, the answer is C. Zebras are best known for their black and white features, and their place on the African plains. Each zebra's pattern is unique to the individual, just like our thumbprints are uniq... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Cougar: 3 of 6
The cougar, in addition to its scientific name, Puma Concolor, has many others, including: puma, catamount, panther, ghost cat, and mountain lion. Cougars hold a place in the Guinness Records for animal with most names. The name Mountain Lion is explained in a folktale of how when the Native Americans traded pelts to the Euro... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Chinese Water Deer: 3 of 3
The Chinese Water Deer, or Hydropotes Inermis, is a subfamily of the Water Deer. Even though the Chinese Water Deer has tusks instead of the usual antlers seen in the true deer, it is still a cervid. Due to this unique characteristic, the Chinese Water Deer ended up with its own subfamily (Hydropotinae) and genus (Hydropotes)... More..