Home for animals

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Few days later:

 Bella (gets people into a bird's place): "Here are the birds, the only animals with feathers. They have two legs, their bones are hollow, have beaks and they are leaning on their fingers while standing. Unfortunately, many species became extinct due to the disturbance of their the natural environment, but the reserves and zoos do their best to save the endangered species. The most recognized extinct bird is Dodo, which you can see in this picture (shows the picture). We will start from the first cage, in which we currently have a blue hawfinch with its beautiful dark blue feathers and a bit of orange feathers on the wings, we usually find it from Paraguay to the south of the United States. It belongs to the passerine birds along with the finches and sparrows, the common feature is a short spiky beak. There are more than 650 species of passerine birds. In the same cage is also a red-whiskered bulbul, which came from Asia, where they are among the favorite singing birds. They live on the trees, eat fruit and insects and their nest is in the form of a glass. As you can see, it is white-brown with black feathers on the head and a little red color at the back and behind the eye. In the second cage we have a common kestrel - it is a kind of kestrels. Its feathers are reddish, yellow on the stomach and the tail and head are gray. It's a predator,nesting in different places regardless of population. They are used everywhere for sport falconry, which was once a royal sport but now it's no longer so popular. They have horny parts on the upper beak that resemble their teeth and ,with them, they can easily separate meat from prey. "

 Kitty (continued tour): "Later, you will see birds that are close to water, and now we will see some types of cats that we have here. This is a serval, a type of wild cats with long ears and can mostly be found in Africa. There are two categories: small-wild cats, tamed cats and lynxs, and large like lions, tigers and leopards. All cats other than cheetah can draw claws in, have good vision in the dark, have sharp teeth and rugged surface of the tongue to maintain cleanliness. This is an ocelot, usually living in Mexico and South America. He looks similar as jaguar and a leopard, but has a golden fur under the neck, unlike a jaguar's white fur on the stomach and under the neck. These kittens go to the zoo and now I will show you the kittens of the domestic cat that we have taken from the street and brought here - maybe you will like some of them!" All four kittens were adopted that day, and the next day a new tour arrived.

 Tanya: "Welcome to the reptile room - one of my the favorite places here. On the left you see the crocodile - they differ from the alligator by the narrower head, while the gharials have even narrower and elongated jaws. They are the largest living reptiles and they reach from the time of dinosaurs! All kinds of order Crododilia have sharp teeth but they don't chew food, but their stomach does! In addition to the above, this also includes caimans, but not the komodo dragon - it belongs to the lizard family and it's the biggest lizard in the world . They are mostly in water or sunbathing on the land, also on the land lay eggs from which are born adorable little crocodiles. When we are already in the adorable, right next to you there is a terrarium with frogs - here we have a Japanese green tree frog and a large frog who lives in the jungles of South America. These babies go to the zoo in the neighboring country tomorrow, but there will be more other species. Other basic things about these little sweet beings: their specie is the one with most various kinds of different animals, most are born out of eggs and most frogs are born as a tadpoles, the exception is, for example, New Zealand's frogs, have strong back legs, eat insects and worms, they can breathe through the skin, males have vocal sac under the chin or on the sides and that allow them to croak. "

 Violet (after having finished with the reptiles): This is a place of quiet animals. I'll come up with rabbits - they are a symbol of fear, in that I see the connection with them. When choosing a pet, many are not sure how to distinguish rabbit from hare, but some basic differences are: the hare has longer legs and possibly longer ears, it has a wider palate and the main difference is in their babies-the newborn rabbit has no fur and doesn't see, much like puppies, while the hare becomes lively as soon as it is born. It eats plants, in the wilderness camouflages seasonally -during the year has brown fur, during the winter is white like snow. Besides rabbits and hares, this line also includes pikas, which have small round ears and have no tail. In the wilderness they live in colonies beneath the earth, hiding from predators . Many white rabbits have red eyes. As for rabbits as pets, they live for 5-15 years, they are easily tamed and are very attached to the owner, it is better to have more than one because they are sociable. Like most animals with good hearing rabbits are also afraid of sound and stress can even kill them! They need a lot of hay in order to be able to use their teeth, the toys can also serve for this purpose. They don't like being carried around. There are harlequin, angora rabbit, castor rex and others. Another characteristic of these little beings is the speed of their reproduction -along with the rodents, they are the animals with the fastest speed of reproduction. In the second box is the hedgehog - although the porcupine and the hedgehog together have spikes, the first are rodents and the other insectivora. When attacked, the hedgehog is curled and thus protects its internal organs. Live in the area of ​​the Old Continent, they are night animals and during the winter come to the state of hibernation, i.e. they sleep during winter. They eat insects, worms, snails, eggs and mice. When born, their spines are soft and then harden after a while. There are also sea urchins, whose spines can be more dangerous if someone step on them. There is another type of hedgehog which is specific and that is an echidna - it doesn't maintain body heat, has no external ears and, most fascinatingly, shares kind with the platypus, they belong to the order of the monotremate and the lay eggs, both have a beak as muzzle. "

 The last tour of the week was welcomed the very next day.

 Tina: "I am familiar to the even-toed ungulates and odd-toed ungulates, and today I will introduce you to even-toed ungulates. Here, in this box, there is the only wild European sheep, mouflon. It came from Corsica, but could be found and in Sardinia. Its neighbors in next box is also an even-toed ungulate, called kudu, and it is an antelope. From antelopes, only proghorn antelopes make up a separate family of Antilocapridae and don't belong to the family of bovids as antelopes, bisons, buffalo, cattle, wild goats, domestic cows, sheep and goats. Of the other species of even-toed ungulates there are pigs, both domestic and wild, musk dear, which are not real deer, camels, deer and giraffes, which would mean that the animal with the longest neck in the world is actually a member of the same order as the domestic pig! As we have already mentioned giraffes, their ancestor looked like today's okapi, built as a giraffe, with smaller legs and neck, and on the hips there is a pattern like a zebra's. It would be said that a hippopotamus, which is also a even-toed ungulate in the same order with pig, is very dangerous, but it feeds on corn and grass, it's herbivore like most of the animals of the order of Artiodactyla. "

 Ivon (takes them to the part with the carnivores): "Though we love them very much and wouldn't call them so, our favorite pets, dogs and cats, belong to the order of the carnivores, but they are tamed, of course. Except  them, a large group of animals fall into that category: wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, bears, marten, otters, mongoose, hyenas, various types of wild cats which my friend Kitty will tell you more about, seals, sea lions, walruses, aardvork, sea cows ... Their order is called Carnivora, in the translation of carnivores, characterized by strong teeth, sharp claws and they are brilliant hunters, hunt alone or in company. For example, wolves surround their prey before attacking it. However, I will now introduce you to the domestic dog types and before that I will say something basic about them - they can swim, like walking, they don't have great vision but they hear twice as good than human and have a better sense of smell. Female dogs can have puppies twice a year. They always wander with the tail to the right when they see the owners, but not and unknown person, they are usually very committed to owners and it is proved that they have secondary emotions like guilt, jealousy ... Here we have a puppy of pekingese, whose origin is from China. They are known for their angry attitude and, according to the legend, the lion was in love with the monkey and asked the gods to make him smaller , which delighted them so much that they did it without reducing his spirit and from that marriage a pekingese was born. Although they are small they can be more dangerous than many big dogs. As you see, golden retrievers belong to larger dogs but they are really good-natured! They are very peaceful and intelligent, they are sensitive and  like to cuddle. Even huskies are very friendly and curious, they just don't like small animals. Another type of big dog is chau chau. They are long-haired dogs and they are mainly kept for exhibitions, by nature they are a bit proud, they don't like cuddling and they are stubborn, but definitely specific. Apart from their beautiful hair, they also have a blue tongue. Come on now, I will show you the mixes of various types of dogs. They are more fascinating to me than certain species because you never know what you could expect with them,plus they are much more resistant than most of the species with pedigree. "

 In the evening, they all sat on the bench outside. Tina: "Why did you turn this place into a temporary home for animals going to a zoo or wildlife?" Tanya: "It was my father's idea. He's rich, but always exaggerates with mixing up, I just wanted to make a big Pet Shop where people would be able to get more information about pets, buy new pets and equipment for them, but he's used to turning everything into luxury things. This will be temporary until I manage to do what I want. " Kitty: "I think that both ideas are great, but it would still be nice to success." Bella: "Yes, your idea is great. I am glad that we are part of your team, but ... how that none of your friends didn't want to join us? " Tanya: "I ... I don't have friends. All my friendships have been reduced to gossiping, shopping in luxury boutiques and other stupid things that don't interest me. That's why I like you, you are not a corrupted persons and you like animals as much as I, you don't see the world through a monetary prism, you behave normally. I want to hang out with you more, if possible ..." Ivon:" Of course! We will make something great from this place and we will also become good friends in the meantime. " Violet (silently): "Do you know which animals we will have next week? I need to prepare a pharmacy, just in case." Tanya: "Certainly, tomorrow I will bring you a list."