A recent study found that when humans transferred from being hunter-gatherers to farming their pet dogs’ diet changed from meat to plant-based foods. When grey… Read More »Dogs are omnivores as confirmed by their Bronze Age diet
A lot of work has been done on when the first wolf was domesticated to become a domestic dog. The scientists behind a recent study… Read More »Dog domestication started 23,000 years ago
Here are some facts about megalodon. This is an ancient shark, also called ‘megatooth’. They gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans. The… Read More »Some facts about megalodon
Here are 3 facts about geldings; the word ‘gelding’ and the derivative ‘gelded’. Meaning The word “gelding” refers to a colt (a weaned male horse… Read More »3 facts about ‘geldings’
The great auk was persecuted to extinction by humankind many years ago. Excessive hunting was the main cause and it is said that the last… Read More »Humans ate all the great auk eggs
This is a very old saying based on superstition and it appears that the phrase “hag-ridden” applies to both people and horses. A hag-ridden person… Read More »Hag-ridden horses and people
A Swiss artist, Henry Fuseli (7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) is the person who introduced a female horse, a mare, into the description… Read More »Why do we call a bad dream a nightmare?
The best scientists in the world don’t know for sure when dogs were first domesticated (or where). I think the question is incorrectly formulated. It… Read More »When were dogs first domesticated?
Scientists have come to a neat theory as to why some of the best-known dinosaurs evolved into having such enormously long necks. And when you… Read More »Theory on why dinosaurs developed long necks
The rock musician, Kerr Sharpe-Young, 28, of Blistered Fingers has discovered a 3 million-year-old seal fossil in a large boulder while exploring a beach in… Read More »Kerr Sharpe-Young of Blistered Fingers finds 3 million-year-old seal fossil
I will very briefly tell you why animals today are much smaller than they were in the days of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are reptiles i.e. cold-blooded.… Read More »Reason why animals today are much smaller than in the days of dinosaurs
Background Scientists had once thought that sociable mammals only came into being after the dinosaurs became extinct about 66 million years ago. They also thought… Read More »Sociable mammals existed almost 76 million years ago
The primary reason for the existence of dogs and cats nowadays is that they are companions to humans. They entertain us, make us happier and… Read More »Spitz-type dogs were bred for wool
The origin of the American Indian horses are horses brought over by “Spanish intruders” from Europe to the New World. Columbus took 30 horses to… Read More »Origin of American Indian horses
EGYPT – RED SEA COAST – 100-200 BC: The remains of pet monkeys, “sleeping like children”, have been uncovered in an ancient seaport of Egypt… Read More »Wealthy Romans in Egypt imported monkeys from India to keep as pets
This is a picture of a plaster cast of a dog at Pompeii. It is the right time to show it on this website. In… Read More »Plaster cast of a dog at Pompeii
There was a big questionmark hanging over the extinction of the woolly rhino which it is believed died out about 14,000 years ago. That time… Read More »Woolly rhino died out because it was too hot and wet