"Kob The kob (""Kobus kob"") is an antelope found across Central Africa and parts of West Africa and East Africa. Together with the closely-related reedbucks, waterbucks, lechwe, Nile lechwe, and puku, it forms the Reduncinae tribe. Found along the northern savanna, it is often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of South Sudan. Kob are found in wet areas (such as floodplains), where they eat grasses. Kob are diurnal, but inactive during the heat of the day. They live"
"Cob (horse) A cob is traditionally a small horse, usually of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition; it is a body type of horse rather than a specific breed. Historically, in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, the eastern United States, a 'cob' may be a common horse used for everyday riding but in the past was used for driving carts. The term continues to be widely used to describe this type of horse in the United Kingdom, but less so in North America. In the United States, the term ""cob"" is primarily"
"most other cobs, these animals are shown with full manes and tails. Traditional or ""Gypsy"" cobs are often seen in ""coloured"" horse classes. Originally a favourite of Romany travellers, who used them to pull caravans, they are now used for driving, dressage, showing, and even jumping. The Norman Cob or Cob Normand is a breed of light draft horse that originated in the province of Normandy in northern France. Cob (horse) A cob is traditionally a small horse, usually of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition; it is a body type of horse rather than"
"keep them short. Since it is dependent on water, the kob does not wander far into arid areas. Kob gather on and move from one pasture to another, coinciding with seasonal changes. In flooded areas, they may travel hundreds of kilometers, and dry-season walks to water may take 10 km or more. Grasses preferred by kobs are ""Hyparrhenia"" species, ""Brachiaria brizantha"", ""Setaria gayanus"", ""Chloris gayana"", and ""Echinochloa"" and ""Digitaria"" spp. Female Kob can live in herds numbering in the thousands. They move more and are more social than territorial males. Females are at the front of the daily movements to"
"Tobet The Tobet (), also known as the Kazakhstan mountain dog, is a molosser-type livestock guardian breed of dog with ancient origins in Kazakhstan. Its main function is to protect livestock from predators. In Russia it has earned the nickname of ""Volkodav"" which means “wolf crusher”. It can be employed to drive flocks of sheep or goats as well as herds of cattle or horses. It is also used to hunt boar together with tazy hounds (afghan hounds). This is a large molosser athletic enough to keep up with a horse at full gallop. During the era of the Soviet"
"in groups of either females and calves or just males. These groups generally range from five to 40 animals. Among the kobs of eastern Africa, the Ugandan kob (""Kobus kob thomasi"") appears on the coat of arms of Uganda, and white-eared kobs (""Kobus kob leucotis""), found in South Sudan, southwest Ethiopia, and extreme northeast Uganda, participate in large-scale migrations. The kob resembles the impala but is more heavily built. However, males are more robust than females and have horns. Males have shoulder heights of and an average weight of . Females have shoulder heights of and weigh on average ."
"backside of a cook."" Popular uses of the cob include driving, showing and recreational riding. Cob-type breeds have become increasingly popular for Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), as well as for riders who seek horses who are responsive but with a calm temperament, shorter stature and steady, comfortable gaits. The rulebook of the British Show Horse Association (BHSA), states: ""The Cob is a type rather than a breed. A short-legged animal exceeding with a maximum height of , it has bone and substance with quality and is capable of carrying a substantial weight...Cobs should have sensible heads, (sometimes roman"
"three to four months old, the young enter the females' herds and stay with mothers until six to seven months, by which time they are weaned. When they mature, males join bachelors groups. Kob populations have been reduced by hunting and human development. The Uganda kob (""Kobus kob thomasi"") became extinct in southwestern Kenya and northwestern Tanzania due to the expansion of human settlements and agriculture. However, there are sizeable populations of this subspecies in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda and Garamba and Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Buffon’s kob (""Kobus"
"kob kob"") is protected in several parks, including Niokolo-Koba in Senegal, Comoé in Côte d'Ivoire, Arly-Singou in Burkina Faso, Mole and Bui in Ghana, Pendjari in Benin, Waza, Bénoué and Faro National Parks of the North Province of Cameroon, Zakouma in Chad, and Manovo-Gounda-St. Floris and Sangba in the Central African Republic. Once feared almost extinct because of the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005), surveys in 2007 and later confirmed that several hundred thousand white-eared kobs (""Kobus kob leucotis"") survive. Together with tiangs and Mongalla gazelles, they participate in one of the largest mammal migrations on Earth, numbering about 1.2"
"Norman Cob The Norman Cob or Cob Normand is a breed of light draught horse that originated in the region of Normandy in northern France. It is of medium size, with a range of heights and weights, due to selective breeding for a wide range of uses. Its conformation is similar to a robust Thoroughbred, and it more closely resembles a Thoroughbred cross than other French draught breeds. The breed is known for its lively, long-striding trot. Common colours include chestnut, bay and seal brown. There are three general subsets within the breed: horses used under saddle, those used in"
"with conservation status in those countries ranging from critical to endangered-maintained. The Jacob is a small, multi-horned, piebald sheep that resembles a goat in its conformation. However, it is not the only breed that can produce polycerate or piebald offspring. Other polycerate breeds include the Hebridean, Icelandic, Manx Loaghtan, and the Navajo-Churro, and other piebald breeds include the Finnsheep and the West African Dwarf. Mature rams (males) weigh about , while ewes (females) weigh about . The body frame is long, with a straight back and a rump that slopes toward the base of the tail. The rams have short"
"bring them back to their owner. Koolies are known as silent, upright, working dogs. They are used for ""heading"" sheep and also for quiet careful work at close quarters at lambing time or for ""shedding"" (cutting out) sheep. The Koolie is as diverse as the country it originates from, Australia. In the north of Queensland and New South Wales they are tall, medium boned and agile, bred for mustering Simmental cattle and Brahma over many miles. In The Hunter Valley region and Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, they're thicker set and shorter to flush low lying cattle from the"
"well as preorbital glands. The kob is currently found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It was formerly also found in Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania, but is now extinct in those areas. The kob's distribution from western Africa to central East Africa is patchy. It inhabits flat areas and open country close to permanent water, with consistent climate. It drinks daily and requires fresh grazing. During the rains, kob frequent short grasses and"
"mostly used as guard dogs in farm houses. Years ago they were used to guard people's cattle from tigers and leopards. A combai is an intelligent and sensible dog breed, always ready to please master and other family members. It is an athletic and intelligent and alert, it stays calm n little lazy but acts promptly when needed, actually it has a laid back nature like Rottweilers. Contrary to the popular belief of its ferocious temper, the combai is very alert, a good family dog, loves to play with children and enjoys human companionship. It clearly senses who is welcome"
"no general kashrut rules relating per se to mammals, birds, reptiles, or fish. However, rules for each of these class of animals can be extrapolated from the biblical requirements. According to the Torah, land-dwelling animals that ""both"" chew the cud (ruminate) and have cloven hooves, are kosher. By these requirements, any land-dwelling animal that is kosher can only possibly be a mammal, but even then, permitted are only those mammals that are placentals and strictly herbivorous (not omnivores nor carnivores) that both ruminate and also have cloven hooves, such as bovines (cattle/cows, bison, buffalos, yak, etc), sheep, goats, deer, antelope,"
"Koyun dog The Koyun dog is a flock and herd guardian dog of molosser type. Koyun dogs are present in Ordu Province to the west of Rize in Turkey. This breed is also called ""Bayburt Kelpi"" locally. The dog appears in various colours but dark grey is the most common. Bi-coloured animals occur. Rize Koyun dogs have a solid body structure and strong legs which make for easy traveling of the hilly areas of the Canik Mountains where they are found. The tail is normally in a downward position but is raised when the dog is alert. Shoulder heights of"
"and who is not. As an intelligent dog, the combai strives to please its master and generally responds to the mood and command of its master from its infancy. Combai may seen lazy and sleepy but in seconds they become alert. In demanding circumstances, they can fight intruders (whether humans or animals) until death. The Kombai is an ancient breed of dog, used in hunting. The Kombai was used for hunting boar, bison and deer. Once available in large numbers throughout Southern India, the Kombai is now restricted to certain parts of Tamil Nadu . The Kombai’s existence can be"
"males are about and those of females about 1–2 cm lower. The Rize Koyun is not a pet. In addition to guardian duties, it assists its human owners in giving vociferous or physical warning of intruding people or animals. Koyun dog The Koyun dog is a flock and herd guardian dog of molosser type. Koyun dogs are present in Ordu Province to the west of Rize in Turkey. This breed is also called ""Bayburt Kelpi"" locally. The dog appears in various colours but dark grey is the most common. Bi-coloured animals occur. Rize Koyun dogs have a solid body structure"
"sculpture honoring the breed, as part of a broad-based publicity campaign to build support for preservation. Barb horse The Barb or Berber horse (Berber: ⴰⵢⵢⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ; ) is a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb generally possesses a fiery temperament and an atypical sport-horse conformation, but nevertheless has influenced modern breeds. The Barb is a light riding horse noted for its stamina. It has a powerful front end, high withers, short back, a sloping croup, and carries its tail low. It is hardy with clean legs and sound hooves. It does not have particularly good gaits,"
"The pelage of the kob is typically golden to reddish-brown overall, but with the throat patch, eye ring, and inner ear being white, and the forelegs being black at the front. Males get darker as they get older. Those of the white-eared kob (""K. k. leucotis""), which is found in the Sudd region (the easternmost part of their range), are strikingly different and overall dark, rather similar to the male Nile lechwe, though with a white throat and no pale patch from the nape to the shoulder. Both sexes have well-developed inguinal glands that secrete a yellow, waxy substance, as"
"increased profitability over the Thoroughbred, while at the same time retaining meat similar in flavour and appearance to that of the Thoroughbred. Norman Cob The Norman Cob or Cob Normand is a breed of light draught horse that originated in the region of Normandy in northern France. It is of medium size, with a range of heights and weights, due to selective breeding for a wide range of uses. Its conformation is similar to a robust Thoroughbred, and it more closely resembles a Thoroughbred cross than other French draught breeds. The breed is known for its lively, long-striding trot. Common"
"rainy season from May–July. A Bengali proverb says <nowiki>""</nowiki>""Koi machher pran"""" or <nowiki>""</nowiki>Life of Koi fish"" as this fish can survive a long time outside of water. Anabas cobojius Anabas cobojius, the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi Machh in Bengali is a species of climbing gourami native to Bangladesh and India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a total length of and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range. In addition to being fished, it may be"
"Borobi (mascot) Borobi was the official mascot of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Borobi was a male koala with blue fur and unusual markings on his paws (which are designed by Aboriginal artist, Chern’ee Sutton). The name Borobi is derived from a dialect used by the Yugambeh people, an indigenous Australian group from the Gold Coast region. The mascot, along with its fictional back story, was revealed in April 2016. Borobi is based on a character submitted by Merrilyn Krohn, the winner of the GC2018 Mascot Design Competition. The Borobi Fan Trail was a trail of"
"Queen Elizabeth. In the anime ""Cowboy Bebop"", the crew has a super-intelligent Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Ein, on their ship. The ""Top Shelf"" graphic novel ""Korgi"" plays on the folklore tradition of the Corgi as a faerie draft animal. It features the ""Mollies"" (fairy-like beings) who live in close relationship with the land and their Korgi friends, who are based on and resemble the Welsh Corgi breeds. Welsh Corgi The Welsh Corgi, sometimes known as just a Corgi (, Welsh for ""dwarf dog""; plural ""Corgis"" or occasionally the etymologically consistent ""Corgwn""; ), is a small type of herding dog that originated"
"Jacob sheep The Jacob is a British breed of domestic sheep. It combines two characteristics unusual in sheep: it is piebald—dark-coloured with areas of white wool—and it is often polycerate or multi-horned. It most commonly has four horns. The origin of the breed is not known; broken-coloured polycerate sheep were present in England by the middle of the seventeenth century, and were widespread a century later. A breed society was formed in 1969, and a flock book was published from 1972. The Jacob was kept for centuries as a ""park sheep"", to ornament the large estates of landowners. In modern"
"Koala The koala (""Phascolarctos cinereus"", or, inaccurately, koala bear) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of and weighs . Pelage colour ranges from silver grey to"
"Boerboel The Boerboel , also known as the South African Mastiff, is a large, Molosser-type breed from South Africa bred for the purpose of guarding the homestead. These dogs were bred as working farm dogs and are one of the most powerful dog breeds. The word ""Boerboel"" derives from ""boer,"" the Afrikaans/Dutch word for ""farmer."" Boel is an old Dutch/Afrikaans slang word for dog. Boerboel, therefore, translates as either ""farmer's dog"" or ""Boer's dog"" and should be pronounced somewhat like ""boo-r-bull."" (not Burbull). The Boerboel is the only South African dog breed created to defend the homestead. Despite the Boerboel's"
"Kombai lovers and kennels have come together to re-populate Kombai. Combai The kombai is a terriers like dog breed found in and around the Tamil Nadu state as well as bordering areas of the state of Kerala India. It is considered an extremely loyal, intelligent and powerful native breed. The Combai is usually tan or red brown mostly found with a black mask at muzzle, pendant, pricked ears and fairly square bodied dog where it's height and length are almost equal. Rear leg angulation is closely related to that of terrier and are highly energetic and loyal breed. Height for"
"Anabas cobojius Anabas cobojius, the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi Machh in Bengali is a species of climbing gourami native to Bangladesh and India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a total length of and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range. In addition to being fished, it may be threatened by siltation from deforestation and agricultural activities, pollution and habitat change by hydropower and dam development. The exact population is unknown but it spawns once during"
"Dog Memorial Graveyard is a cemetery located in Colbert County, Alabama. Since the 1930s it has been specifically dedicated to burial of coonhounds. Coon hunting Coon hunting or raccoon hunting is the practice of hunting raccoons, most often for their meat and fur. It is almost always done with specially bred dogs called coonhounds, of which there are six breeds, and is most commonly associated with rural life in the Southern United States. Coon hunting is also popular in the rural Midwest. Most coon hunts take place at night, with the dogs being turned loose, trailing and putting the raccoon"
"predominated in the dogs that came to be associated with the ""German collie"" name. There is substantial variation in the Koolie population, as Koolies were bred to exhibit different characteristics in different regions. The Koolie Club of Australia defines the breed based on its ability to work rather than on its conformation. However, most Koolie breeders refer to the Koolie as a breed rather than as a type, and assert that it ""breeds true"", with various types or strains. The Koolie is a 'heading dog', one which has a natural instinct to cast out (i.e., circle widely), round sheep and"
"you notice?"" contrasting Hobbes' ""reality"" to that of another stuffed animal. Hobbes has a heavy crush on Susie. Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes) Hobbes is one of the two main characters in the comic strip ""Calvin and Hobbes"" by Bill Watterson. He is Calvin's stuffed tiger and best friend, being depicted with two distinct identities. Hobbes is seen in two differentiating perspectives. Calvin perceives him as a live tiger and a best friend, capable of speech and independent action. To everybody else, he is an inanimate stuffed tiger. Hobbes is often shown to be smarter and wiser than Calvin when he"
"2018. Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cows are not raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), but as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (oxen or bullocks) (pulling carts, plows and the like). The national breed Achham cattle which falls in the Bos indicus species is understood to be the national animal. ""Rhododendron"" (; lali gurans) is a"