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Highland Cattle

Highland Cattle

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 450-800 kg Height: 110-130 cm Body Length: 1.8–3.2 m Color: Black, spotted, red, yellow Age of sexual maturity: 3-3.5 years Gestation period: 250-310 days Lifespan: Up to 15 years Habitat: Worldwide (most commonly found in Scotland and the USA) Diet: Bark, coarse grass, hay Did you know?

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European Bison (Wisent)

European Bison (Wisent)

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: Up to 850 kg Height: 188 cm Body length: Up to 300 cm Color: Dark brown Age of sexual maturity: 4.5 years Gestation period: 9 months Lifespan: 25-30 years Habitat: European bison inhabit deciduous and mixed forests across much of Europe, from Russia and southern Sweden to the Balkans and northern Spain. Diet: European bison feed on a variety of […]

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Wild Boar

Wild Boar

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Weight: 150 to 200 kg Height: 0.55-1.1 m Body length: up to 2 m Color: Black, gray, or brown Age of sexual maturity: 5-7 months Gestation period: about 114 days Lifespan: 9-10 years Habitat: Wild boars are found in broadleaf (beech and oak) and mixed forests of the continental part of Central Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals); in […]

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Llama

Llama

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Camelidae Weight: 130-272 kg Height: 1.7-1.8 m Body length: up to 2 m Color: Can vary widely: white, gray, dark, brown, golden, with or without spots Age of sexual maturity: 3 years Gestation period: 10-11 months Lifespan: 15 to 30 years Habitat: Highland regions of the Andes in South America Diet: Grass, low shrubs, and other mountain vegetation Did you know?

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Dexter Mini-Cow

Dexter Mini-Cow

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: approximately 300 kg Height: up to 105 cm Body length: around 100 cm Color: black and white, red and white, or noble marbled Age of sexual maturity: 1.5 years Gestation period: 250-310 days Lifespan: up to 25 years Habitat: Found in Australia, New Zealand, America, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Argentina, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany Diet: Any balanced […]

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Nubian Goat

Nubian Goat

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 61-79 kg Height: up to 89 cm Body length: 105 cm Color: Nubian goats typically have a two-tone coloration, such as piebald, marbled, or silvery. Black goats are an exception. Age of sexual maturity: 7 months Gestation period: 5 months Lifespan: 10-15 years Habitat: Found in isolated populations in the coastal regions of northeastern Africa, the Sinai Peninsula, and […]

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Muntjac

Muntjac

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Weight: 15-30 kg Height: 40-60 cm Body length: 89-135 cm Color: The back can be yellowish-ochre, grayish-ochre, brown, or blackish-brown. The belly is whitish. Females are lighter than males. Young individuals have a spotted coloration. Age of sexual maturity: 1 year Gestation period: 180 days Lifespan: up to 10 years Habitat: Found in Southeast Asia from the Indian Peninsula and […]

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Domestic Turkey

Domestic Turkey

Class: Birds Order: Galliformes Family: Meleagrididae Weight: up to 35 kg Height: around 50 cm Body length: from 100 to 150 cm Color: The plumage can be shades of bronze, black, white, and other colors. Age of sexual maturity: Male turkeys begin to mature sexually at 6 months and finish by 8-9 months. Female turkeys begin to mature at 26 weeks and finish […]

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Antelope Kanna

Antelope Kanna

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 500-700 kg Height: 1.50 m Body length: 2-3 m Color: Varies from grayish-yellow to reddish, often with white transverse stripes on the sides Age of sexual maturity: 2-3 years Gestation period: 250-270 days Lifespan: Up to 15-20 years in the wild, up to 25 years in captivity Habitat: Throughout the African continent south of the Sahara. They inhabit grassy […]

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Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Class: Birds Order: Accipitriformes Family: Vultures Weight: 7-12 kg Height: 120-135 cm Body length: About 1 m Color: Feathers are grayish-brown, black only in juveniles under one year old. Age of sexual maturity: 5-6 years Gestation period: 31 to 41 days Lifespan: About 50 years Habitat: From the northeastern United States to Peru, central Chile, and Uruguay in South America; Southeast Altai. Diet: Carrion Did you know?

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Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Class: Birds Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Weight: 360-1050 g Height: About 40 cm Body length: 60 cm Color: The upper part of the male’s body is dark gray, while the female is dark brown. The lower part can be either light or brown with brown speckles (more spotted in females). Legs are yellow, and the throat is light-colored. Age of sexual maturity: Females […]

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Shetland Pony

Shetland Pony

Class: Mammals Order: Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates) Family: Equidae Weight: 150-180 kg Height: 65-107 cm Body length: 140-150 cm Color: Chestnut, black, spotted, pinto, gray Age of sexual maturity: About 3 years Gestation period: 11 months Lifespan: 30 years and more Habitat: The native habitat of the Shetland pony is the Shetland Islands, located to the northeast of Scotland. Diet: Grass, succulent, coarse, green fodder Did you know?

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