Animals

Every pet owner wants their dog to grow up healthy, active, and happy. And many owners do everything they can to achieve that. But there are a lot of misconceptions about communication, training, and dog care that many people believe.

When getting a dog, we want to have a loyal friend. But it’s impossible to predict what the character of your future pet will be like. However, experts have identified the strongest character traits in different breeds. This information can be used to help you choose the right dog or understand your pet better.

When choosing a pet, we try to take many nuances into account. And one of them is the lifespan of the future pet. Some of them live extremely short lives, others, on the contrary, live long. The owner needs to understand how long their new friend is going to stay with them.

Perhaps everyone knows how unpleasant it is to be in a situation when you walk in a park in your new white sneakers and step right in dog feces. This is when you can’t enjoy the walk anymore and all you can think of is how to clean the shoes.

It’s no secret that fish, crabs, turtles, and cuttlefish live in water. However, among sea creatures there are those who prefer to stay closer to the bottom and those who live on the surface of the water.

You’ve probably come across a dark butterfly with feathery antennae. But what if we told you that you were not looking at a butterfly, and that it was a moth?

In most cases, our house pets become full-fledged family members. We often say we love them, but they can’t tell us about their feelings. This is where much debate takes place about whether pets really love their owners or just let them take care of them.

Seals and sea lions have a lot in common. These animals look a lot like each other, they have a similar lifestyle, and are from the same group of animals, called pinnipeds. But there are still some differences between them.

We have already told our readers about champions among animals in different spheres — who runs the fastest, who hears the best, and who has the sharpest eye. However, one nomination went unnoticed: the smartest.

Barking is one of the natural and indispensable characteristics of dogs. If you’re wondering whether there’s any dog breed that doesn’t bark—all dogs bark for various reasons. Although you can control your canine pal’s excessive barking with proper training, quiet dog breeds may be first on your list as they make it easier to live in communal living spaces like apartments or condos, and even in workplaces. 5-Minute Crafts prepared this guideline about our quieter furry friends that are suitable for environments where barking is a no-go.

Donkeys, mules, and hinnies are pack animals that look very much like one another. They are short, strong, and a bit stubborn, and they look a little like horses. But if you look closer, they have just as many differences as they have things in common.

Many people think that the world is exactly like we see it. But in fact, all animals see their surroundings in their own way. It has to do with their lifestyle and the properties of their eyes.

Even the healthiest cats can face breathing difficulties if a foreign object is lodged in their throats. There are many different approaches to helping them when they’re in the middle of choking on something. It’s important to know the symptoms in the first place and take action immediately. 5-Minute Crafts prepared this article to show you the essential tips for how to help and save our furry friends when they’re coughing something up.

We all love dogs. When we see a fluffy puppy on the street, we may want to approach it to say hello. Contrary to what you may think, some dogs might not want to greet you back in the same manner and may show some aggression. Dogs don’t become aggressive without reason; each one has a different threshold leading them to bite. Also, any breed of dog has the ability to bite. 5-Minute Crafts prepared these guidelines for you to recognize signs and avoid such a situation before it’s too late.

When choosing a pet fish, it’s better to learn all the possible information about it, like what kind of water it prefers, what it eats, whether it changes its color or not, how long it lives, and more. For example, guppies live for around 2 years, and goldfish, for more than 10.

Dogs are loyal and naturally loving, so it’s no surprise that they bond easily with humans because they see them as members of their pack. Besides the basic needs that these pets require (such as food and shelter), dog owners can do some simple things to create an even stronger bond with them. 5-Minute Crafts will explain some practical activities you can do to make your dog love you more, whether you own a puppy or an older dog.

Moose and deer are close relatives. They both belong to quadrupedal herbivorous ruminants, they have brown fur, and both can wear antlers. However, despite some similarities, there are many differences between them.

Perhaps cat owners have come across a thick hair resembling a fishing line in their homes at least once. And when they realized it was a whisker from their loveable pet, they likely started to panic. This is because we all are aware that whiskers are an important attribute for cats, and it frightens their owners when they see those whiskers fall out.

There are many types of turtles but they all are divided into 3 large groups: sea turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises.

We all know that pregnancy in humans lasts for 9 months. But things are different with the representatives of the animal world — the duration of pregnancy differs in different species.