Rodent

Eight inches tall with an 18-inch wingspan. It has dark brown plumage, brown and white vertical breast streaks, and no ear-tufts with yellow orange eyes and white “glasses”. Thousands of this seemingly tame, fearless little owl migrate from Canada south through Maine to points south in winter, but some reside in the state throughout the year. Like the screech owl, it nests in tree cavities and will use a nest box. It prefers dense coniferous and broad-leaved forests next to water. It eats small…

In a small burrow on the side of a large hill a small rodent sits waiting for a clear coast to jump out and find something to eat. These smaller animals sometimes have it hard trying to find a place to live, something to keep them from predators and finding something to eat. The prairie dog may be found in the region of south-central Canada to northeastern Mexico, has tan and brown fur covering most of its body, and has a diet of mostly grasses, plants, and weeds. The Black-tailed prairie dog…

The kangaroo rat can only survive in places hot and dry like a desert for example. The kangaroo rat can survive in the desert without ever drinking water. That's just some of the amazing facts that you will find in this paper The kangaroo rat is a rodent not a mammal people often get confused by its name they think it's in the kangaroo family. The kangaroo rat can jump up to nine feet, higher than any olympic high jumpers can jump that high. The kangaroo rat is in the animal kingdom and chordate…

Earlier this school year in agriculture class some of my friends and I were in the garden pulling weeds. One girl pulled up a patch of weeds and discovered a mouse. Several people started scrambling around while the girl wanted to pick it up. One of my friends, an outdoor person scooped up the mouse in such a way as to avoid being bitten. The mouse squealed and the first girl mistook its squeal of fear for a squeal of pain. She then repeatedly said, “Don’t hurt it!” In the midst of this…

The Coyote that cried Mouse’s Disease In a small distant village, there lived many Mice that suffered from a terrible sickness. Up to two Mice died a week from this sickness. The symptoms included loss of appetite, weakness, body ache and trembling. Even though the sickness could not be caught from the air the uninfected Mice try to be careful around the infected ones. Since there was no cure, the mice suffered for many years with not much help. Many other animals were aware and cautious of…

According to most chinchilla websites, chinchillas are cute perky animals that love to play, but don’t squeeze them too hard! Sadly the Long-Tailed chinchilla is endangered unlike its short-tailed relative.. The chinchilla is native to the Andes, in South America. They have the 2nd thickest fur on the planet, only beaten by the cute sea-otter. DESCRIPTION The chinchilla is a very cute animal. The chinchilla has soft, fleecy grey fur, which is darker around the facial area. Pink noses the…

The lion and the mouse by Jerry Pinkney is one of my favorite picture books by any author. I remember seeing the cover of the book when I was at the library looking for a new book to show the class where I was an assistant teacher and it was my first time for story time. The main point of this story was how the lion had the choice of either eating the mouse or letting him go free. The mouse small in size but there is much he can do for him in return. At first I thought the children might not be…

Every year, there are 2.2 million hospitalizations and 106,000 deaths due to the effects of adverse drug reactions. In addition, after animal testing 10,000 birth defects were found in the animals and their offspring worldwide (Minniti 1). During a study in Russia, the Soviet secret service used prisoners to test poisonous substances and to find out if they were fatal or toxic(Frater1). In 1939, twenty-two orphans were used in a psychological experiment to see how half the group responded to…

Aharon, the mouse, is of noble birth in the small court of King Alexander, the dog. Although he is royalty, the mouse would help anyone in the community. Aharon would complete various tasks which included: help parents with young children, donate food for families who had just moved in, and protect others from other harmful animals. One afternoon, Aharon accompanies a family of pigs who were trying to find a way to their new home. The walk is normal until three cats,Teivel, Alva, and Aliah…

The Draize test, devised in 1944 is a widely used test that predicts human ocular irritancy by using laboratory animals, primarily albino rabbits. A substance is applied directly into the albino rabbit’s eye or to the surrounding skin to identify its likely effect on the corresponding human tissues based on direct visualization (Mitjans, Infante & Vinardell, 2008). Due to advances in ocular technology, the precision, validity, need and relevance of the Draize test is being challenged…