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Some Humor: Why did Old McDonald's wife leave him?
Because he had a chick chick here and a chick chick there,
here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick
chick.............
Okay, okay, I thought it was funny, okay? Now for some
Tidbits.........When you cross a male donkey with a female
horse, you get a MULE. But when you cross a female donkey with
a male horse, you get a HINNY. They both are HYBRIDS. Hybrids
cannot reproduce as they are Sterile. Same goes for other
species. When you cross a Buffalo with Cattle you get Beeffalo
or sometimes called Cattalo. They too are Hybrids, thus
sterile and unable to reproduce.
Talking dogs now, when you cross two breeds together, they
are always healthier with fewer physical problems than
Purebreds. Why? Because many Purebreds have a limited Gene
Pool, thus Hereditary Defects and Problems are present. By
crossing two breeds, you are adding new genetics to the Gene
Pool, wiping out many of each breeds hereditary physical
problems.
Spring is just around the corner and that means many
creatures will be having their young and entering their
Reproduction Cycle. So for today's topic we are going to take
a look at the "Gestation Period" of a few animals. The
gestation Period is how long a female animal is pregnant
before giving birth.
OPOSSUM: 12 to 13 days. The young have a cozy pouch
to squirm into where they will stay until old enough to face
the world. The shortest pregnancy.
ELEPHANT: 600 to 660 days. That's getting pretty
close to being pregnant for almost 2 years. Known as the
longest pregnancy.
CAT: 58 to 65 days. Not very long compared to a Lion
who is pregnant for 108 days.
DOG: 58 to 70 days. Small breeds average 60 days.
Large breeds average a week longer or 67 days.
HORSE: 330 to 340 days for HEAVY, DRAFT breeds. 340
to 342 days for LIGHT, SADDLE TYPE breeds. So remember, those
draft types foal sooner than light breed horses.
DONKEY: 365 days. Yup, one full year of being
pregnant. Quit a bit longer than horses.
Remember the big four when training all animals. Patience,
Kindness, Consistency and Repetition. (all four combined never
fails to work).
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