Almost everywhere in the world more and more wild animals are being killed by people. Many animals are killed for their skins or feathers or horns or tusks. Many animals die when the land where they...
Vanishing Animals
The great auk is extinct. You have never seen one of the big, funny-looking birds called dodos. They are extinct. That means there aren't any dodos alive anymore. But 400 years ago, there were...
In other lands
Many animals we see in zoos are domestic animals of far-off lands. In India and Southeast Asia, elephants help build roads and clear forests. Camels pull plows and carry people in parts of Africa...
Household pets
A pet is an animal friend that lives with you. It may be a big, friendly St. Bernard dog that licks your nose each morning to wake you up. Or maybe it's a fat little hamster that squeaks at you...
Special helpers
> Guide Dog > > Sheep Dog > > Sheep dogs are trained to help take care of flocks of sheep. > > Guide dogs help blind people walk without stumbling or bumping into > things. Dogs make good pets....
Work and play
> 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....
