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They are heavily built animals with a bulky frame, sturdy legs, and rounded cloven hooves. To protect against the cold covered in a layer of hair. Females have four teats. Both sexes have long shaggy hair, with a dense woolly undercoat over the chest, flanks, and thighs for insulation against the cold. In males especially, this undercoat may form a long "skirt" that can reach the ground. The tail is long and horse-like, rather than tufted like the tails of cattle or bison. The coat is typically black or dark brown, covering most of the body, with a grey muzzle. Wild yaks once ranged up to southern Siberia to the east of Lake Baikal, but became extinct in Russia around the 17th century. Today, wild yaks are found primarily in northern Tibet and western Qinghai, with some populations extending into the southernmost parts of Xinjang, and into Ladakh in India. They can ascend to 20,000 feet. Because of their disease susceptibility and thick coats, yaks prefer to dwell at high altitudes. Yaks can't survive below 10,000 feet above sea level regularly.
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The alpaca is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The family Camelidae first appeared in Americas 40–45 million years ago, during the Eocene period, from the common ancestor, Protylopus. The descendants divided into Camelini and Lamini tribes, taking different migratory patterns to Asia and South America, respectively. Although the camelids became extinct in North America around 3 million years ago, it flourished in the South with the species we see today.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile at an altitude of 11,000 to 16,000 feet above sea level.
The alpaca comes in two breeds, Suri and Huacaya, based on their fibers rather than scientific or European classifications. Huacaya alpacas are the most commonly found, constituting about 90% of the population. This is due to their thicker fleece which makes them more suited to survive in the higher altitudes of the Andes after being pushed into the highlands of Peru with the arrival of the Spanish. Suri alpacas represent a smaller portion of the total alpaca population, around 10%. They could be kept at a lower altitude where a thicker fleece was not needed for harsh weather conditions.
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Conservation: Near extinction
Unlike many other miniature breeds (such as toy poodles), the miniature donkey is not a bred-down version of a larger donkey. Their small size is natural. Miniature donkeys are not more than 36 inches. Miniature donkeys are native to the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia and were first imported into the United States in 1929 by Robert Green. The donkey was first domesticated about six thousand years ago. Egyptian tombs of Dynasty IV (ca. 2675 to 2565 B.C.E.) indicate that ownership of donkeys was a status symbol, and the elite of society may have owned herds of over a thousand donkeys.
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Conservation: Threatened Species
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they are actually feral horses. The original mustangs were Colonial Spanish horses, but many other breeds and types of horses contributed to the modern mustang, now resulting in varying phenotypes. Some free-roaming horses are relatively unchanged from the original Spanish stock, most strongly represented in the most isolated populations.
In 1971, the United States Congress recognized that "wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West, which continue to contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people". The free-roaming horse population is managed and protected by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
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Like all goats, the scientific name of Angora goats is Capra aegagrus hircus. Angora is a breed. No one is sure of the exact facts of the history of Angora goats. Their origin is not precisely recorded. Ther origin appears to have started in Asia Minor about 1571 and 1451 B.C. They were imported into the United States in about 1849 and into Europe in about 1554. In 1900, history records that the American Angora Goat Breeders Association was formed to keep track of the ancestry of these domesticated goats. Each adult Angora goat produces about 12 inches of mohair annually while kids have about 8 inches.
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Pygmy goats or African Pygmy goats have been developed by Europeans and Americans from the landrace West African Dwarf goat of Central and West Africa, particularly the Cameroon Valley. Between about 1930 and 1960 a variety of small goats of the West African Dwarf group of breeds of West Africa were imported from zoos in Germany to the United States, to be exhibited in zoos or used as research animals Pygmy goats have short legs and head, and a well-muscled, stocky body. The barrel is broad and deep; limbs and head are short relative to body length. The head has a dished profile, with a broad forehead, erect ears, and horns.
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Conservation: Endangered
Andalusian donkeys are the oldest European donkey breed with an estimated age of 3000 years.
The breed was considered the most prized in the eighteenth century, and the Spanish crown would not permit them to leave the country; however, King Charles III sent two males (jacks) to U.S. President George Washington in 1785. Only one jack survived and the sea journey to Mount Vernon and was named “Royal Gift”. The current state of the Andalusian breed is critical. At the end of 2013 the total population was reported at 749, of which almost all were in Andalucia. Conservation plans include sparing use as work animal in the field and the forest and use in tourism initiatives that have followed in some places like Mijas (Malaga).
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Conservation: Endangered
The Juliana is a small, colorfully spotted pig. It more closely resembles a small version of a large hog or feral pig than it does the Pot Belly Pig. It should be lean, longer than it is tall, and athletic in appearance. The Juliana should never be pudgy, heavily wrinkled, or sluggish in appearance.
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Conservation: Stable
The Flemish Giant rabbit is the largest breed of domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus). Flemish Giants are historically a utility breed used for their fur and meat. They are often kept as pets as they are known for being docile and patient when being handled. The Flemish Giant originated in Flanders. It was bred as early as the 16th century near the city of Ghent, Belgium. It is believed to have descended from a number of meat and fur breeds, possibly including the Steenkonijn ("Stone Rabbit"—referring to the old Belgian weight size of one stone and the European "Patagonian" breed (now extinct).
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Conservation: Black Footed Ferret Endangered
The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), evidenced by their interfertility. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. The domestic ferret is often confused with the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), a species native to North America.
Our ferret loves to explore new tunnels and boxes, but his favorite toy is tennis balls. Once thought to be extinct, after the species was rediscovered in Wyoming in 1981, concerted efforts by numerous partners have given black-footed ferrets a second chance for survival. Captive breeding, reintroductions, habitat protection, and cloning have helped restore them to over 300 animals in the wild. Although great strides have been made to recover the black-footed ferret, habitat loss and disease remain their key threats.
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Conservation: Bumblebee's Endangered
Western Monarch Butterfly Endangered
Brilliant orange and black monarchs are one of the most easily recognizable of the butterflies. Monarch populations have plummeted in recent years due to habitat loss and the elimination of milkweed, their only caterpillar host plant.
Our pollination conservation is designed with Monarch's and other species of butterflies. Bumblebees are large, furry, and charismatic four-winged insects that belong to an order called the Hymenoptera, which also includes sawflies, ants, and wasps.
Our conservation is designed with Bumblebee's and pollinating bee's.
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Conservation: Least Concerned
The chicken is a domesticated species that arose from the red junglefowl, originally from Southeast Asia. Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Our chickens and ducks serve a great purpose at our farm; they keep our bugs under control due to their free-range foraging as well as lay fresh eggs to eat.
Our ducks and chickens love to splash and swim.
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Conservation: Endangered/At risk
They have distinctive horns and long, wavy, woolly coats that can be a range of colors, including red, ginger, black, dun, yellow, white, grey, tan, silver and brindle. These cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets such as those of Falkirk or Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who moved them south over the penines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30,000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.
A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd book. In this the two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.
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Conservation: Endangered/At risk
The Jersey is a British breed of small dairy cattle from Jersey, in the British Channel Islands. It is one of three Channel Island cattle breeds, the others being the Alderney – now extinct – and the Guernsey. The milk is high in butterfat and has a characteristic yellowish tinge.
Jerseys occur in all shades of brown, from light tan to almost black. They are frequently fawn in color. All purebred Jerseys have a lighter band around their muzzles, a dark switch (long hair on the end of the tail), and black hooves, although in recent years, color regulations have been relaxed to allow a broadening of the gene pool.[citation needed]
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The Patagonian mara is a relatively large rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found in open and semiopen habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia.
The Patagonian mara resembles a jackrabbit. It has distinctive long ears and long limbs. Its hind limbs are longer and more muscular than its fore limbs and it has a longer radius than humerus. The feet are compressed, making them hoof-like, which contributes to Patagonian maras resembling small ungulates, especially when standing or walking. Closely related to the guinee pig or the capybara they are friendly creatures and very athletic.
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A miniature horse is a breed or type of horse characterized by its small size. Usually, it has been bred to display in miniature the physical characteristics of a full-sized horse, but to be little over 100 cm in height, or even less. Although such horses have the appearance of small horses, they are genetically much more similar to pony breeds such as the Shetland. They have various colors and coat patterns. Miniature horses originated in Europe, where there is written and iconographic documentation of them from the late eighteenth century. They also were used for work in mines due to their small size. These small horses started to arrive in the United States in the late 1800s, where they also went to work in mines. But it took several decades before the miniature horse gained considerable popularity in the U.S.
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The South African Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis ), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa. Ostriches are large flightless birds. They are the heaviest living birds and lay the largest eggs of any living land animal. With the ability to run at 70 km/h, they are the fastest birds on land.
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Peacocks and peahens—these are the birds known as peafowl, members of the pheasant family. Although most people call them all "peacocks," the word really only refers to the male bird. Just like among chickens, where the male is called a rooster or cock and the female is called a hen, male peafowl are peacocks, female peafowl are peahens, and babies are peachicks! There are two peafowl species: Indian or blue peafowl and green peafowl. The peacock has some of the brightest feathers and one of the most impressive courting displays of any bird in the world. The Indian peacock has very flashy plumage, with a bright blue head and neck, but the Indian peahen is a drab, mottled brown in comparison. The male needs his bright feathers to attract a mate, and the female needs to be able to blend in with the bushes so that predators cannot see her while she is incubating her eggs. They serve a great purpose at our farm; they keep our bugs under control due to their foraging as well as lay fresh eggs to eat.
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Bourke's is a nomadic species native to Australia. Their habitat spans much of the continent including Queensland; New South Wales; and central, southern, and western Australia. Their principal habitat is the dry plains, but they also live in native cypress and eucalyptus woodlands.
These are intelligent birds but are also mellow and quiet, especially compared to other parrot species. They are cuddly and prefer companionship; expect a guest riding on your shoulder often. They also get bouts of energy and enjoy flying around. The main threat faced by this particular species is predation from red foxes, introduced from Europe and feral cats, as well as droughts.
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Dromedary camel or one humped camel is the tallest of the camel species. The Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedaries) is a large even-toed ungulate, of the genus Camelus, with one hump on its back. It is the tallest of the three species of camel. It has not occurred naturally in the wild for nearly 2,000 years. It was probably first domesticated in the Arabian Peninsula about 4,000 years ago and its wild range seems to have been restricted to the peninsula.
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Conservation: Endangered
The African Spurred Tortoise, also called the Sulcata Tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the Sahe, in Africa. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in the world, and the third largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldrabra giant tortoise. It is the only living species in its genus with the five other species in the family already extinct. These tortoises can live to be 150 years old and upwards of 150 pounds.
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The red kangaroo is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.
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The red fox is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus parts of North Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australia, where it is considered harmful to native mammals and bird populations. Red foxes are usually found in pairs or small groups consisting of families, such as a mated pair and their young, or a male with several females having kinship ties.
Our foxes love animal bones to chew, ropes, apples, carrots and eggs.
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The raccoon, and sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family.
Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur, which insulates it against cold weather. The raccoon is noted for its intelligence, as studies show that it is able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. It is usually nocturnal and omnivorous. The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability, they have extended their range to mountainous areas, coastal marshes, and urban areas, where some homeowners consider them to be pests. As a result of escapes and deliberate introductions in the mid-20th century, raccoons are now also distributed across central Europe, the Caucasus, and Japan. Our raccoons love to explore, climb and play in water.
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Conservation: Stable
Linnaeus's two-toed sloths, also called Linné's two-toed sloths, have coarse fur, long limbs and big, curved claws. They live in the tropical rainforests of Central America and northern South America and spend most of their time in the tree canopy.
Thousands of years ago, large ground sloths roamed the United States. They ranged in size from an average-size dog to that of an elephant. These ground sloths had long claws and ate plants. They became extinct about 10,000 years ago. Present-day sloths are much smaller and live in trees. The anteater is their closest relative.
In a nutshell, sloths are slow-moving, nocturnal creatures that spend almost their entire life upside down in the trees. They eat, sleep, mate, and give birth from this position hanging high among the branches. Sloths are the only mammals whose hair grows in the opposite direction from the hair of other mammals. To accommodate their upside-down lifestyle, the hair parts in the middle of the belly and grows upward toward the back. The hair on the face points upward, too. This allows water to run off during rainstorms!
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A rodent of unusual size. Is it a beaver without a tail? A hairy pig without a snout? No, it’s a capybara, the largest rodent in the world! Standing 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall at the shoulder and built somewhat like a barrel with legs, the “capy” has long, light brown, shaggy hair, a face that looks like a beaver’s, no tail, and slightly webbed feet. Originally thought to be a pig of some sort, we now know that the capybara is a rodent, closely related to cavies and guinea pigs.
Water pig. Africa has hippos, and the Americas have capybaras! Capys are found east of the Andes on Central and South American riverbanks, beside ponds, and in marshes or wherever standing water is available. Due to its dry skin, a capy requires a swimming hole as part of its lifestyle to stay healthy.
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Conservation: Vulnerable
Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest of all 13 otter species and are native to Asia. Well adapted to life in the water, these social, intelligent animals spend a majority of their time on land.
The Asian small-clawed otter lives in riverine habitats, freshwater wetlands and mangrove swamps. It feeds on molluscs, crabs and other small aquatic animals. It lives in pairs, but was also observed in family groups with up to 12 individuals.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and in some areas also by hunting.
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