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Migratory waterfowl and ducks in particular, carry the viruses that cause bird flu. Often unaffected themselves, the host birds spread the infection to susceptible species, especially domesticated chickens, turkeys and geese, resulting in severe epidemics that sicken and kill large numbers of birds - sometimes in a single day.
Avian viruses generally don’t affect humans, but [...]

Birds were thought to have been first kept as pets 4,000 years ago, and the tradition probably arose from keeping birds as a source of food. Egyptian hieroglyphics show images of pet birds, including parrots. Parrots were highly prized by the ancient Greeks, who kept the birds in cages made of precious metal. Wealthy Roman [...]

Moving to the other side of the snake size spectrum, the world largest rattle snake  Crotalus adamanteus, and measures around 8 feet long.

Like great white sharks, this predator strikes and releases prey. It then patiently follows the scent of the injured animal before going in for the final kill.
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Amphibians are one of the oldest living classes of vertebrates, second only to fish. Many types of amphibians went wiped out over time, including some of the earliest land predators. Today’s amphibians include frogs, salamanders, toads, newts and caecilians.Amphibians are the only land animals that live part of their lives like fish. Just like the [...]

The domestic rabbit is a descendant of the wild European rabbit. Rabbits were introduced to Britain by the Romans who kept them in fenced off warrens and harvested their meat and fur. The earliest known records of rabbits in Britain occurred during the 12th Century. They were first described as conies, after the second part [...]