> Thoroughbred Horse > > Thoroughbreds are slim, handsome horses that can run fast. They are > raised for riding and jumping. Horses have been useful to people for thousands of years. People used...
Meat and much more
Someone once said that people can use every part of a hog but its squeal. That's nearly true. From hogs we get ham, bacon, pork chops, roast pork, sausages, spare ribs These hogs won a prize in a...
Meat and cloth
> This sheep is ready to be sheared. Its wool coat is thick and heavy. The wool is carefully sheared off in one piece. This doesn't hurt the sheep. Sheep These sheep have had their wool sheared...
Meat and eggs
> Roast goose is a favorite Christmas dinner in some European countries. > > Geese > > Chickens and turkeys have white meat and dark meat. But all the meat > on a duck is dark. > > White Pekin...
Meat and milk
Cattle are important domestic animals. From beef cattle we get steaks, roast beef, and hamburgers. From dairy cattle we get milk for drinking and for making into cream, butter, cheese, and ice cream....
Domestic Animals
The chicken is a domestic animal. Domestic animals are the animals you see on farms and ranches and in people's homes. Most domestic animals are useful to people in some way. From some domestic...
Making pictures of animals
> Artist Don Eckelberry spends many hours in the woods looking at the > kinds of birds he wants to paint. He makes quick drawings of as many > as he sees. Then, with the drawings to help him, he goes...
Getting help from animals
Scientists study animals. > A veterinarian treats animals. Learning how to make animals well can help scientists learn how to keep people well. Some kinds of animals get the same kinds of diseases...
Taking care of animals
The steenbok was trapped by a flood in Africa. The ranger went to its rescue and brought it to dry land. Zookeepers and aquarists, game wardens, and forest rangers are people whose work is to care...
Learning from animals
Some animals are a lot like people. They can be happy or sad or angry. They can be brave or afraid. They can learn things and solve easy problems. Scientists called psychologists often study these...