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Exotic Farm Animals
This category deals with exotic farm animals which have become commercial enterprises in the farming community such as emu, ostrich, or yak. The treatment and care of these non traditional creatures along with certain farming techniques is discussed here.
1,636 Questions
How do ostriches protect themselves?
The ostrich isn't such a bright bird. The only basic things that they know how to do well are: to eat, to drink, to bite, to dig their heads into the ground, to kick and to run away. So out of these the best to fit would be to kick, to bite or to run away.
What is an ostriches appearance?
They are known to be the world's largest bird. With a height of 8 to 9 feet, and a weight of 140 to 230 pounds. Their eyes are the largest of any living vertebrate. They are a grayish blackish color. They have two toes and claws on their wings. They have long legs and necks.
Man is their main predator, but lynxes, wolves, panthers, and bobcats are predators in the wild. For Arctic Foxes, it's mainly wolves and polar bears. Younger foxes have large predatory birds to worry about as well.
Man is their main predator, but lynxes, wolves, panthers, and bobcats are predators in the wild. For Arctic Foxes, it's mainly wolves and polar bears. Younger foxes have large predatory birds to worry about as well.
How many Bactrian Camels are left?
The Bactrian Camel populatation has been estimated 1.4 alive today
What is the largest weight of a whitetail doe deer?
supposedly a whitetail taken by Carl. J Lenander from Minnesota. With a weight of 402 lbs. field dressed and an estimated live weight of 511 lbs! Just goes to show how big MN Bucks are...
Yes, Ostriches don't have teeth, so they eat stones and store them in their second stomach (a.k.a. gizzard) to grind up their food for them.
What do you call a group of ostriches?
They were called "dodos" as a reference to their slow, awkward, and unhurried movement. They also lacked a fear of humans or animals, a response to the dearth of predators in their natural environment.
(The name may be from Dutch dodoor, sluggard, or dodaars, fat-arsed)
The species died out quickly, less than 80 years after their discovery, before enough generations would have adopted a quick "fleeing" response that protects other bird species.
How a camel is adapted to its environment?
Their ability to withstand long periods without water is due to a series of physiological adaptations. Their red blood cells have an oval shape, unlike those of other mammals, which are circular. This is to facilitate their flow in a dehydrated state. These cells are also more stable in order to withstand high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water (100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) to 150 litres (33 imp gal; 40 US gal) in one drink). Oval red corpuscles are not found in any other mammal, but are present in reptiles, birds, and fish.
Camels are able to withstand changes in body temperature and water content that would kill most other animals. Their temperature ranges from 34 °C (93 °F) at night up to 41 °C (106 °F) during the day, and only above this threshold will they begin to sweat. The upper body temperature range is often not reached during the day in milder climatic conditions, and therefore, the camel may not sweat at all during the day. Evaporation of their sweat takes place at the skin level, not at the surface of their coat, thereby being very efficient at cooling the body compared to the amount of water lost through sweating. This ability to fluctuate body temperature and the efficiency of their sweating allows them to preserve about five litres of water a day. A feature of their nostrils is that a large amount of water vapor in their exhalations is trapped and returned to their body fluids, thereby reducing the amount of water lost through respiration.
They can withstand at least 20-25% weight loss due to sweating (most mammals can only withstand about 15% dehydration before cardiac failure results from circulatory disturbance). A camel's blood remains hydrated, even though the body fluids are lost, until this 25% limit is reached.
Camels eating green herbage can ingest sufficient moisture in milder conditions to maintain their bodies' hydrated state without the need for drinking.
A camel's thick coat reflects sunlight, and also insulates it from the intense heat radiated from desert sand. A shorn camel has to sweat 50% more to avoid overheating. Their long legs help by keeping them further from the hot ground. Camels have been known to swim.
Their mouth is very sturdy, able to chew thorny desert plants. Long eyelashes and ear hairs, together with sealable nostrils, form a barrier against sand. Their gait and their widened feet help them move without sinking into the sand.
The kidneys and intestines of a camel are very efficient at retaining water. Urine comes out as a thick syrup, and their feces are so dry that they can fuel fires.
Can you cut a camels hump off and get water?
Camels are well known for their humps. However, they do not store water in them as is commonly believed; their humps are actually a reservoir of fatty tissue. When this tissue is metabolized, it is only a source of energy, but would yield more than 1 g of water for each 1 g of fat converted through reaction with oxygen from the air. This process of fat metabolization generates a net loss of water through respiration for the oxygen required to convert the fat.
What is the notes of do a dear a female deer?
the notes for doe a deer are CDECECE DEFFEDF EFGEGEG FGAAGFA GCDEFGA ADEFGAB BCEFGABC' BAGFEDCDEFGABC'GC'
C'= high C
C= low C
Do you need a deer license to hunt coyote during deer season?
Do you need a deer licence to hunt coyote during a deer season?
Do camels live in the mid east?
Yes, camels do live in the mid east. As long as there is a desert, there is a camel. Although, they do live in the mid east, they are rarely seen there. New York City is 1/8 part of the mid east, but NYC is rather cold so camels do not live here.
Does humps on a camel store water?
No. Camels do not store water in their hump. The hump is used to store fat.
Claimed top speeds of 60 mph (97 km/hr) have been suggested. But typical ostriches top out at 43 mph (70 km/hr) and the sustained speed is around 31 mph (50 km/hr).
An ostrich can run up to 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) per hour with its powerful legs. But horses are the better animal
Why do camels sweet when the temperature is above 46 degrees?
Camels actually do sweat but in the skin so it actually doesn't surface to the camels fur coat there for its not visible to the human eye that why people think they don't but the do you just aren't able to see it.
Do female mule deer have antlers?
Not usually but a very small percentage will, due to a hormone imbalance (excessive testoterone). In these cases, the antlers are not in typical formation and may remain covered in velvet rather than polished (although the racks can actually become quite large).
How does it help deer to live in a herd?
they are more inelegant animals, and common sense dictates that it is safer to travel with multiple others than go alone and be vulnerable to attack.
How do you remove deer urine from carpets?
Answer
Use a solution of white vinegar and water. First, blot up the urine. Then, with a clean cloth dipped into the vinegar/water gently scrub the carpet. Rinse the cloth and do it again, several times. This should solve the problem. Hopefully, your child won't continue doing this, but cleaning the carpet a few times a year will keep it nice.
IF THE URINE HAS DRIED:Mix a solution of equal parts white vinegar and water, then spray solution on urine stain. Be generous with the amount you use, then use towels to blot it up. You may have to repeat the process 2 or more times, depending on how bad the stain is. Just be sure to blot all the solution up before repeating the process.
To help it dry more quickly and throughly, place a thick layer of paper or cloth towels over the freshly cleaned area, then place a stack of heavy books on top to absorb the solution. Leave overnight, then remove books and towels, and let air dry. The odor should also be gone but if not, you can sprinkle the area with baking soda, let set overnight, then vacuum. Just be sure to let dry completely before using the baking soda.
