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| Exaggerations in the weight of Gaurs | 11/23/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: how are you? I was reading this conversation: ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites and books I used. I agree with you that a lot of ...
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| Teaching about Wild animals to Kindergarten | 11/23/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have to teach a bunch of 3-4 year olds ten sessions on wild animals. It is a subject I have not ...
A: I suggest the following ideas: 1. Different kinds of animals. Start with asking the children the ...
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| Racoon problem | 11/22/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have captured 6 Raccoons over the course of six months in my attack. At one time we actually heard ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. Raccoons can very easily become pests and ...
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| jackals | 11/21/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: Is there a way to find out if your dog is part jackal? Because I have a puppy about 4 months old now ...
A: Izy does look like a cross-breed, but I think she's a bit young to determine her exact parentage. It ...
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| Bobcats | 11/21/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I live in Eastern AR on 14 acres in the country. I have all of my property fenced in. I have an 8 ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. Bobcats can attack dogs. Linda Leavell ...
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| found beheaded small animal | 11/20/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I would like to find out what the small animal I found beheaded on our land is.It had tiny paws, ...
A: I need the following information to try to help me identify the animal. 1. Roughly where you live, ...
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| Bear Attack | 11/20/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Two hikers are walking in the woods and encounter an angry bear..if the two hikers began fighting ...
A: To know that, we'd have to get into the head of the bear. But I suspect that the bear might just ...
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| red panda | 11/18/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: hi i was wondering if you help me i am really sturgling on my course work i have to write a leaflet ...
A: I have looked up several websites and I haven't found any that mention handling red pandas. Several ...
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| pengiun behaviour | 11/18/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I recently read an article which stated that penguins engage in prostitution. There was no ...
A: I suppose the author was trying to be cute. But in *many* species of animals, a female will require ...
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| Teaching about Wild animals to Kindergarten | 11/18/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have to teach a bunch of 3-4 year olds ten sessions on wild animals. It is a subject I have not ...
A: I think the best way to do this would be for you to talk about animals that your class has seen. ...
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| Pine martens as pets? | 11/18/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: would a pine martin be a good pet to have and can you tell me how I can buy a pine martin
A: A pine marten is a wild mustelid, related to weasels, wolverines, and fishers. As such, they are ...
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| ring-tailed cat thing | 11/17/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I'm trying to identify a ring-tailed cat-looking thing I saw today near Sligo Creek Parkway in ...
A: Several years ago, I went to a talk about feral cats in Islington and some of them are very ...
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| Rabies preventative medicine for wild animals | 11/17/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: This quote is from a website: "In some places, rabies medicine is put out in bait (food) for foxes. ...
A: I suggest that you contact a wildlife veterinarian or a similarly qualified expert for advice on ...
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| Flight of a cape robin [South Africa] | 11/16/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: The robin I found in the garden was about 3 days old, I watched the mother feed it continuously ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. ...
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| Sexing Raccoons | 11/16/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: How do you tell the difference between male and female coons? One more question if you don't mind. ...
A: Raccoons don't show obvious sexual dimorphism (physical differences between the sexes), though males ...
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| health of my squirrels | 11/14/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Recently my male tree squirrel has been having a problem with his genitals.His penis is swollen up ...
A: This is not a question about a wild animal, but about a pet. I am not a squirrel expert, but I can ...
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| Outside cats/wild animals | 11/13/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: How can I feed outside cats without feeding the wild animals? Raccoons, Possum %26 Skunks. Thank ...
A: There is no good way to exclude other scavengers if you are feeding feral cats. If the cats are ...
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| Releasing an orphaned field mouse | 11/12/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: My husband found a baby field mouse in his parking lot at work yesterday. It is fully furred, eyes ...
A: The baby will have a much better chance of survival if he's released in the spring. Unless you can ...
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| wolves | 11/11/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I live in Newbury Massachusetts and we have been seeing a wolf in our yard. I was wondering how ...
A: The Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) is believed to be extinct in your state, though there has been a ...
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| What can I feed Orphaned Stripy Indian Squirrels? | 11/11/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I found two Orphaned Stripy Indian Squirrels in my garden, they are not more than 15days old i guess ...
A: The care of this species should not be significantly different from that of other squirrel species. ...
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| Squirrels Gnawing on Aluminum | 11/10/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Actually, squirrels gnawing on aluminum is quite widespread. I am a Assistant Steward for a land ...
A: Squirrels do like to chew, but it's as much a mystery to me as to you why they'd want to gnaw on ...
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| Praying Mantis | 11/10/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Krempels, We are working on a science research project about animals in our 5th grade class. We ...
A: The female praying mantis sometimes stays in the vicinity of her deposited eggs and may protect them ...
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| whitetail deer | 11/10/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: How do whitetails take of there yong
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. Nature Works ...
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| black squirrel | 11/10/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I stepped outside and heard a pretty loud "squawking" sound and automaticaly thought it was a crow ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. It seems that several squirrels include ...
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| wild deer food | 11/10/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I live on Oak Creek in Sedona, AZ at about 4,500 feet. I have neighbors that hate deer and the ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. http://www.foodplots.com/, ...
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| Poaching Alternative | 11/10/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Do you think that perhaps if animals that are poached for goods were farmed and bread the way cattle ...
A: That's an interesting idea. But most of the animals that are commonly hunted illegally (poached) ...
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| Peking Duck - Abandoned at our school | 11/8/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Good Evening: I am not sure if this is the type of questions that you answer. I did not really ...
A: You are so kind to be concerned with this poor duck's welfare. But I'll be honest with you: a ...
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| buried eggs | 11/8/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I recently found two or more what appears to be duck eggs buried in my garden. The nearest farm is ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. Ian Hayward ...
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| Hand raising baby gennets | 11/8/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I found two abandoned baby genets that fell off our roof with umbilical cord and eyes shut. Got ...
A: Please contact a wildlife veterinarian for advice. I suspect that you could look after genets in a ...
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| Peking Duck - Abandoned at our school | 11/8/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: Good Evening: I am not sure if this is the type of questions that you answer. I did not really ...
A: I'm sorry about the death of the duck. Sadly, this is often the fate of a domestic animal dumped ...
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| jaw strength | 11/6/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: who has the greater jaw strength, a hyena or a alligator?
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. Please note that there is a lot of ...
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| Cannot identify tails | 11/5/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: My cat has been bringing home tails. We live in Northern NJ on a lake and this morning I found ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/chkmamls.htm is a ...
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| thankyou reply | 11/4/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I also think you would like to know that i voted for you as expert of the year! Thanks for the ...
A: I think it is the first time anyone has nominated me as expert of the year and I'm very grateful to ...
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| How to get into a field... | 11/3/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I don't know if you can help me but I ran by this website by chance trying to find information on ...
A: There are so many fields in which one can work with animals that they'd be impossible to list here. ...
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| career help! | 11/3/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have just completed a National Diploma in Animal Management in England, I came out of the course ...
A: There are several zoos around the world that take on volunteer keepers. These are unpaid and, in ...
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| Owning a Serval in Colorado | 11/2/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been trying to find information of any laws or regulations that permit or restrict the ...
A: Try this site: http://wildlife.state.co.us/wildlifespecies/livingwithwildlife/pets/exoticpets.htm ...
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| what type of feline was this? | 11/2/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I saw this feline the other day and I don’t know what it was. I live in Oregon, kind of in the ...
A: If this cat had a long tail and was not a released/escaped exotic big cat, then the only likely ...
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| mallard Duck | 11/2/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have a female mallard duck. I bought two for the children at Easter and something killed one. She ...
A: I also wish to thank the authors of the websites I used. ...
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| Wild cat | 11/2/2009 | Dana Krempels, Ph.D. |
Q: I am 50 years old and yesterday had the pleasure of seeing my first cat in the wild. We we turned on ...
A: If it was very large, solid tawny color and had a long tail, then it was a cougar. If it had tufted ...
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| animals/wildlife | 11/2/2009 | Jonathan Wright |
Q: I have wanted to become a vet since i was 4.
A: I suggest that you contact a local vet. I did a Google search using 'vet' and 'Brisbane' and there ...
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