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Practical how-to guides for young animal lovers and their grown-ups: choosing and caring for pets, watching wildlife at home, and getting started with the natural world.
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Best Pet Fish For Beginners (And Three To Avoid)
The honest answer is that the fish matters less than the tank. But given a cycled 20-gallon setup, these seven are hardy,…
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Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore: What Diet Does To An Animal’s Body
No vertebrate can digest cellulose, not cows, not horses, not us. Every plant eater rents gut space to bacteria instead. That one…
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Beginner’s Guide To Keeping Pet Fish (Start Here Before You Buy Any)
Most beginner fish die in the first month from something the shop never mentioned: a new tank has no bacteria to process…
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How To Use This Site: Browsing, Classification And Scientific Names
139 animal profiles, filed six different ways. Here is how to find what you need, what the classification terms on each page…