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The gentle and graceful giraffe🦒❣️
Africa is the only continent on which giraffes are found in the wild. Giraffes are the largest land mammals.
All giraffe have spots that are unique, in the same way that a fingerprint is unique to humans
The spots are beautiful to look at, but are also good for camouflage in the wild.
In nature, with no interference from humans will live approximately 25 years.
In captivity, with a lack of predators, supplied nutritional needs and medical care, giraffes can live as long as 40 years.
However, giraffes do not always fare well in captivity.
It takes a lot of food to feed a giraffe.
One giraffe can eat 75 pounds of food. 😳
Giraffes like sweets, and are particularly fond of mangoes🥭
The Acacia Tree is a favorite of the giraffe. Although Acacia has long sharp thorns, giraffes can access the tree, because of their very long tongues (18-20 inches ) that bypass the thorns 👍
Giraffes can go 2-3 days without water, because it gets moisture from 🍃 leaves.
Few predators will go after an adult giraffe.
However, an adult giraffe is vunerable, when it’s legs are splayed to get a drink of water.
Giraffes often drink in twos, with one serving as a watchman, while the other drinks👮‍♀️
Many believe a giraffe makes no sound.
Giraffes communicate with each other using sounds that are too low frequency by the human ear👂
Giraffes also make audible sounds, a whistle to their young, that some say sounds like a 🪈 flute.
Other sounds are similar to bellowing, hissing, and snorting.
A giraffes 🦒 neck is more than 7 feet long.
The long neck is an advantage as it allows a better view of its surroundings to watch for enemies.
Another advantage of their long neck, is it provides balance when the giraffe runs… 35 miles an hour 🏆
You can own a pet giraffe in many states, but it is not a good idea.
Owning a giraffe at home involves getting a license which is quite expensive .
Purchasing a giraffe cost anywhere from 20,000-40,000 dollar’s 💰
Insurance and transportation is another 20,000 dollars 💰
It cost roughly 1800 dollars a month to feed a giraffe.
Water 💧 cost about 315 dollars a month.
You would have to factor in vet bills as well.👩‍⚕️

Giraffes are used to African temperatures.
Those temperatures will be difficult to replicate.
Building housing for a giraffe is not an easy task.
Not only do they need vast space, they might start eating your neighbors trees 🌲 or damage their property .
Although giraffes have docile personalities, they have a dark side too🧐 you should never forget that if you are trying to domesticate them, they might attack🤺
Their kicks can be fatal💀
The only reason people domesticate giraffes is for entertainment 😔
Giraffes are majestic creatures.
Although giraffes can be domesticated, they don’t make good pets.
Giraffes for the most part, belong in the wild🦒👍

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The magnificent, beautiful 😻, and graceful cheetah 🐆
Nearly all wild cheetahs can be found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cheetahs can also be found in places like Asia, 🇮🇳 India, and the Middle East.
In 3 seconds, a cheetah 🐆 can get up to 70 mph 😳❣️
Cheetahs use their tails for balancing.
Cheetahs can also turn in mid-air, while sprinting by whipping their tail around❣️
Cheetahs are the only big 🐈 cat, that can do that.
Cheetahs have black tear lines on the sides of their 👃 nose.
The tear lines actually help to keep the 🌞 sun out of a cheetahs 👀 eyes.
The tear marks also help cheetahs to aim and focus on their prey👍
Cheetahs do not roar 🐯 like other big cats.
Cheetahs vocalize with other sounds, such as growling, hissing, or even 🐤 chirp.
Cheetahs are not as dangerous to humans as 🦁 lions or tigers 🐅
Cheetahs DO NOT make good pets.
In the Gulf countries, the latest fad is not to have a luxury car 🚙, instead it is to have an exotic feline, such as a 🐆 cheetah 😡
Thé United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 passed a law in January 2017, mentioning fines up to $136,000 and sentences of about 6 months in prison for owning them 👍👍👍
Nevertheless, the 🤑 rich persist on owning them😡
Cheetahs have very special dietary needs.
Like the majority of wild animals kept as pets, cheetahs are often fed and cared for inappropriately 😢
Cheetahs are not made to eat raw poultry all day long !
Cheetahs need huge holding facilities to keep them healthy.
Cheetahs are made to run, not kept on a leash and confined.
Many baby cheetahs die, before their destination 😢
Thé baby cheetahs that do reach their destination only live a few months to a year.
In the 🌎 worlds population cheetahs are from 100,000 to 6,700. Very 😞 sad and shocking!
If you want to participate in cheetah conservation, please contact CCF fund in France❣️

The cute, yet challenging hedgehog🥰
Hedgehogs live in Africa, Asia, Europe, and 🇳🇿 New Zealand. 🗺
Wild hedgehogs do not live in the U.S.A.
Hedgehogs have quills .. 5000-7000 of them😳
Although, the quills can be painful, if hedgehogs are handled properly, and feel comfortable with you, the quills will not hurt you.
Wild hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal.
Hedgehogs are active at night, and sleep 😴 during the day.
Hedgehogs cannot see well 🤓, but have excellent hearing, and sense of smell.
When Hedgehogs encounter a new smell, a common behavior for them is a behavior called “ self-anointing”
It will be shocking 😳 to watch if you have them as pet.
The Hedgehog will stop what they are doing, and twist their body.
They will then begin foaming at the mouth.
The hedgehog will than lick the foam mixture onto their quills.
Although it is a strange behavior to watch, it is normal for them, and harmless.
Scientists are not sure why the hedgehog does this🤔it is believed they may do this for their self-protection.
If you decide to purchase a hedgehog from a reputable seller, there are
many things to consider💭
Pet hedgehogs are omnivores, and will require either hedgehog or cat
food.
Also, small amounts of 🍉 fruits and vegetables 🌽
Insects 🐞 as well
Hedgehogs are shy, and are not likely to be a social pet like 🐈 or 🐩 dogs.
However, regular bonding between you and your hedgehog will accustom them to human interaction.
Hedgehogs 🦔 environment requires proper temperature 🤒 70-86 degrees
Fahrenheit.
This will ensure that so not go into hibernation.. as that could be lethal to them 💀 if they are kept in captivity.
🦔 Hedgehogs will require proper bedding, and places to hide.
Hedgehogs need a light 💡 cycle of 12 hours a day. ⏱
Unlike other pocket pets such as 🐀 rats and 🐰 bunnies. Hedgehogs for the most part be housed alone.
Especially if two males are housed together, failure to do so could result in death 💀 or injury 🩹
It is important to 📝 note, that as many as 28% of hedgehogs are asymptotic carriers of diseases.
You can reduce the risk of contacting infection by hand washing, and avoiding direct contact of their f***s
Pet hedgehogs will thrive and be a bundle of 🤩 fun if you understand what they need👍
However, there are various lifestyle factors, that might not mesh with your schedule.
Please be aware of this before adopting this adorable 🥰 pet.

Content smile, little sleepy eyes. The sloth is incredibly 🥰 cute.
Sloths give birth hanging upside down.
Female sloths give birth to one baby a year.
The baby sticks with the mother six months, as she moves through the 🌳 trees.
This bonding period helps offspring learn and develop ❣️
Sloths have a slow metabolism and defecate only once a week😳
Sloths 🦥 lose one third if their body weight during this process.
They leave their tree and dig a small hole 🕳 .
Sadly, over 50 percent of sloths 🦥 die when they defecate😥
This is because most sloths climb down out of their protective trees, leaving them vulnerable to predators 🐆
Sloths don’t smell, however, their hairy coats are dirty.
Their coats are a cozy habitat for colonies of 🐞 insects, algae, and 🐛 bugs.
Sloths are color-blind, and their eyesight is poor.
Sloths 🦥 compensate by having a phenomenal sense of smell, and a great spatial memory.
Sloths are three times 🏋️‍♀️ stronger than human beings.
Sloths love ❤️ 🏊‍♂️ swimming, and are three times faster in water, than they are on land.
Sloths swimming style is the backstroke.
Although it is legal to own sloths in the USA. It is not recommended.
Wild animals like sloths rarely fare as well in captivity, as they do in the wild.
It is close to impossible to replicate every aspect of their natural environment in captivity.
Sloths are best suited for lif in the canopy of a tropical 🌴 rainforest.
A happy sloth 🦥 is a wild sloth ❣️

Beautiful and majestic Maine C**n cat🥰
The Maine C**n cat is the biggest 🐱 cat breed in the world 🌎🏆
The females are one meter😊
The Maine C**n cat is a natural 🏊‍♀️ swimmer. They love ❤️ soaking and playing in 💧 water. 😎
Maine C**n cats are the only long hair breed cat 🐱 native to the U.S.A.
Maine C**ne cats were also the 🏆 winner of the 🇺🇸 U. S.A. cat show in the year 1895
Maine C**n 🐈 cats are:
*always affectionate 🤗 and ✌️ peaceful.
*sweet tempered, gentle and loyal
*have a coat that is heavy, but silky
*one of the most expensive breeds in the world 🌎 💰
Maine C**ne cats 🐱 have strange meowing sounds like a 🐦 bird chirping🎶
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you will recall Mrs. Norris the 🐱 cat is the 🏫 school caretaker Mr. Filch.
Six Maine C**n cats were trained and filmed to put together this character.
This breed of car is so smart🧠
it can even ⭐️ star in movies 😇
As pets Maine C**n cats are:
*Sociable, active and get along with other cats, 🐶 dogs, and children.
*able to be picked up and be carried around like babies🥰
*affectionate to owners
*not territorial 👍
*adaptable to any living situation
*natural born-hunters, particularly rodents
*loyal and will protect their owners😇
Historically, Maine C**n cats were kept on 🛳 ships or farms to keep mice and 🐀 rat population bay
Maine C**n cats do not like being alone😞 and are prone to separation anxiety
Having a Maine C**n cat, and a dog would be a good 👍 idea 💡
Maine C**n cats are some of the most beloved cat breeds.
If you want a 🐱 cat that is friendly to you and your family, a cat that will never hurt. A cat that will love 💕 you without getting on your nerves. A Maine C**n is the cat that you’re 👀 looking for👍❣️

Docile, loveable , affectionate and playful miniature donkeys 🥰
They average 32-36 inches when they’re fully grown.
Miniature donkeys are very easy-going and bond easily with humans and 🐶 dogs.
Miniature donkeys are hardy enough to thrive in cold ☃️as well as in the hottest weather🌞.
Almost all donkeys have dark brown or black stripes on top of their backs.
They are called crosses.
Miniature donkeys make braying or snuffling noise around people they like❤️
Miniature donkeys that live on farms, tend to be very protective of the other animals🐓🐐🐴🐷
Miniature donkeys keep coyotes away.
Coyotes don’t like the presence of donkeys or the noise they make👍
They also have been known to scare off weasels and 🐍 snakes.
Miniature donkeys are intelligent 🧐 and have a powerful memory.
Many people think of them as stubborn, but because of their memory, they can remember frightening 😨 things that happened to them, and will try to avoid them.
Female donkeys produce milk 🥛 that. can be consumed by humans.
Some pediatric hospitals give donkey milk to babies🍼because the milk does not upset their stomach❣️
Miniature donkeys are adorable 🥰 so they are sought after as pets.
If you decide to get them as a pet, there a few things to be aware of.
Miniature donkeys live on alfalfa based feed. That is relatively inexpensive👍
You will also need 🥕 carrots, apples 🍎 and turnips.
You will need to have plenty of lawn space for your miniature donkey to roam.
1/2 acre of land is more than efficient for them.
You will need a 🕳 trough for them as well.
Rubberized flooring is needed for inside areas.
Regular vet inspection 🧐 should be factored in as well.
Miniature donkeys are some of the funniest and most fascinating animals
If you like being outside and are looking for an animal companion to grow old with, then consider a pet miniature donkey 😇
Please be sure you are ready for the financial care and commitment😊

Happy Mother’s Day month❣️
Otters are cute, furry water animals
that hold 🙌 hands, and groom each other to bond.🥰
Otter families are usually limited to pups and their mothers❣️
A duo like this one 👇 spends the majority of their time either 🍽 eating or 😴 sleeping.
Otters love to play, and will build themselves slides along the banks of rivers😎
Otters use their dung to communicate with each other. Their scents vary, but smell similar to jasmine tea 🍵
Mom 🦦 otters will happily adopt stranded pups and take care of
them❣️
🦦 Otters have the thickest fur of any mammal in the animal kingdom.🏆
Their hair keeps the otters dry and warm, and helps them with buoyancy 👍
Otters love to eat shelled animals like clams🐚
Otters aren’t able to open their food without help, so they use a 🪨 rock, that they often store, under their skin for later use.💡👍
In Bangladesh 🇧🇩 otters help fisherman. They train the otters to act as herders to chase large schools of 🐠 fish into their net.
Since otters are very 🥰 cute. Some people want to own them as pets 😕
Otters are wild animals, and owning them is illegal in many countries👍
Yet otters are illegally smuggled into countries to be sold as pets 😢
The owners may not have understood what is involved with owning them🧐
Otters are loud and aggressive when stressed. They will bite and it will hurt.
Otters are messy housemates, and will leave many dropping around the 🏡 house.
🐶 Dogs and 🦦 otters do not get along.
They will likely get in many fights.
Dogs and otters can transmit diseases to each other 😞
Otters need a large enclosure, that is similar to a tropical 🏝 climate.
They will also need a 🏊‍♂️ pool.
Otters diet vary.
They will need 🐠 fish, vegetables 🌽 soft boiled 🥚 eggs and 🐜 insects.
Wild otters are not fit to live in a 🏡 home environment.
Otters need plenty of space to roam and be with their family👍❣️
Otters thrive in social settings within their natural habitat.
Sadly😢 due to difficulties that will come with owning an owner of an 🦦 otter.
Many are abandoned,or discarded to rescue groups😭
Otters should remain in their natural habitat ❣️

Cute and chubby prairie 🐕 dogs.
These adorable animals are not really dogs
They were given that name due to their habitat.. the prairie which is located in the USA.
Dog because their warning calls sound like barks.
Prairie dogs are the great vocalists of the grasslands.
Their barks help them communicate size, colour, species, speed, and direction of predators.
In the picture below 👇 the prairie dogs are 😘 kissing.
They touch noses and lock 🦷 teeth.
They do this to be able to tell if they belong to the same family👍
Prairie dogs are highly intelligent.
Prairie dogs support more than 130 species.
Besides being a food source for wild animals.
Prairie dogs provide shelter for animals such as 🐸 toads, 🐰 jackrabbits, and 🐍 rattlesnakes.
Prairie dogs are underground architects 🏡❣️
They dig tunnel like burrows, that include areas for sleeping 🛌, going to the 🚽 toilet and nurseries for their babies❣️
Every exit has a 👂 listening post for predators.
If they sense predators, you will see them jumping on its hind 🦵 legs, throwing arms in the air, and barking.
It is adorable to see🥰
Prairie dogs adapt to harsh environments 👏
They can live anywhere as hot 🥵 as 100 degrees, and as 🥶 cold as -35 degree Fahrenheit.
In an effort to control their population , prairie dogs are vacuumed out of their burrow by a revamped sewer truck 😢
The prairie dogs and their babies are than used as food for endangered animals such as eagles 🦅 or ferrets.
Dealers sell them as well, to own them
they are given a health certificate, and must have the proper paperwork to legally sell and own the prairie dog.

Active and playful, prairie dogs can make wonderful and affectionate pets if purchased young ❣️
It is important to acquire them when they are young.
As with all pets, you will need to have the time, energy, and finances to properly care for them.
Prairie dogs need to be spayed or neutered.
Female prairie dogs, if not spayed become aggressive.
They will need a housing method where are there are many places to hide, such as boxes or tunnels.
A cage is not ideal😟
To keep them, you will need a large enclosure that is 10ft by 10ft. and a place where they can burrow at least 3 ft deep.
If not housed properly, prairie dogs will have anxiety 😟 from overexposure to stimulus.
Prairie dogs in the wild diet consists of grasses, 🌱 plants ,and hay.
If captivity, prairie dogs eat a simple vegetarian diet of high fiber pellets, fresh hay, grasses, fresh 🍎 fruit, vegetables 🌽 and 💦 water.
Prairie dogs are small, (12-16 inches) and weigh 1-3 pounds.
It is important not to feed them too much, as they have a tendency toward obesity.
Properly handled, prairie dogs will seek you out as their best buddy😍
They will desire to be at your side, or your lap, a large portion of the time they are out of their cage😇
Prairie dogs need for companionship is intense, so do not get them as a pet, unless you cannot fulfill its need for attention😌

Here is hoping everyone had a wonderful holiday🐣❣️
Ducklings 🐥 are another favorite pet that people get during Easter.
Ducklings can swim almost right away.
They follow their mother into the 💧 water.
Their mother will also direct them towards food that is safe to eat.
🐥 Ducklings walk in a group for protection from predators.
Ducklings spend 60% of their day eating.
When ducklings become adults they have vocal accents.
City ducks have a different accent than country 🦆 ducks, and they are typically louder.
Ducks are smart, and sleep 💤 with one eye 👁 open to watch for predators.
Ducks live to play with toys,socialize and learn tricks.
Ducks can dive very deep, one species can dive 240 ft 😊🏆
Ducks fly high some are capable of reaching heights of 71,000 ft❣️
Ducks have a favorite 🤩 color.
Ducks can eat gold, they eat stone, gravel, and sand to grind up hard foods.
They store this in their gizzard.
The Gold Rush in the 🇺🇸 USA was spurred in Nebraska, when hunters found gold nuggets in the gizzards of the ducks.
Ducks are good pets. They can live a long time 10-15 years.
Ducks typically lay an egg🥚 a day.
Ducks can bond with their owners, and they blend perfectly well with other pets.
Pet ducks must live outside, as they are natural 🧭 explorers.
Ducks need a shed and comfy bed 🛌 like straw, and a shed for protection.
They also need a pond for swimming.
Owners of ducks must be mindful of their need for space, outdoors and companionship.
You should have at least two 🦆 ducks.
These fuzzy little ducklings are adorably cute and fun🥰
Ducks can make great pets for certain people.
If you have enough outdoor space, love fresh eggs, and don’t mind quacking, ducks can be perfect for you❣️