"call, meerkats are most likely to crouch down. On many occasions under these circumstances, they also look towards the sky. Meerkats, being wild animals, make poor pets. They can be aggressive, especially toward guests and they may also bite. They will scent-mark their owner and the house (their ""territory""). Meerkat The meerkat or suricate (""Suricata suricatta"") is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South"
"Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, the Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Western Asia, Middle East, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, North and South Korea, Pakistan, Nepal, North India, Japan, Southeast Asia. Also North America (the species was introduced to the United States) and Tropical Africa. Coccinella septempunctata Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or ""C-7""), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the"
"Common genet The common genet (""Genetta genetta"") is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe and the Balearic Islands. As it is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coast of Arabia, Yemen and Oman, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The common genet has a slender, cat-like body, a small head with a pointed muzzle, large oval ears, large eyes and well-developed whiskers up to in length. Its legs are short, with cat-like feet and semi-retractile claws."
"the Quaternary glaciation. Its scientific name means ""dark rock-dweller"". ""Saxicola"" derives from Latin ""saxum"" ""rock"" + ""incola"" ""inhabitant""; ""maurus"" is Latinized from Greek ""maúros"" (μαύρος) ""black"" (cf. ""moor""), in reference to the upperpart colour as compared to ""S. rubicola"". The breeding range covers most of temperate Asia, from about latitude 71°N in Siberia south to the Himalaya and southwest China, and west to eastern Turkey and the Caspian Sea area. It also breeds in the far northeast of Europe, mainly in Russia but occasionally as far west as Finland. The wintering range of the migratory bird is from southern Japan"
"Sagittaria subulata Sagittaria subulata, the awl-leaf arrowhead, narrow-leaved arrowhead or dwarf sagittaria, is an aquatic plant species that grows primarily in shallow brackish water along the seacoast, in marshes, estuaries, etc. It is native to the Republic of Colombia, the District of Columbia, Venezuela, and every US state along the coast from Massachusetts to Louisiana. It has also been reported as naturalized in Great Britain on just three occasions; only one of these is recent and here it appears to have become extinct by 2010. It is also recorded as a non-native on the Azores, and on the Island of"
"Coccinella septempunctata Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or ""C-7""), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin ' = ""seven"" and ' = ""spot""). ""C. septempunctata"" has a broad ecological range, generally living where there are aphids for it to eat. and including, amongst other biotopes meadows, fields, Pontic–Caspian"
"some taxonomic treatments. The nominate form is found in southern France, Greece, Turkey, Sicily, Corsica and Egypt while western Portugal and Spain have ""cisticola"". The population in Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Iran is ""neuroticus"" while the northern and eastern African population is ""uropygialis"" and ""perennius"" (further south). Gabon, Angola, and southern Africa are home to ""terrestris"". The population in the Western Ghats of India, ""salimalii"", does not show seasonal tail length variation as in ""cursitans"" of the plains of India and dry-zone of Sri Lanka, which has a longer tail in the non-breeding season. Population ""malaya"" is found in southern"
"Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Zambia, Zimbabwe. Rhipicephalus sanguineus The brown dog tick (""Rhipicephalus sanguineus""), commonly called kennel tick, or pan-tropical dog tick, is a species of tick which is found worldwide, but more commonly in"
"Europe to Russia and China. Its range includes Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Romania, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan, north-western Pakistan, Yugoslavia, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan and north to the Altai Steppes in Siberia. In 1998, a marbled polecat was recorded on the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Marbled polecats are most active during the morning and evening. Their eyesight is weak and they rely on a well-developed sense of smell. Vocalization is limited and consists of shrill alarm cries, grunts and a submissive long shriek. Marbled polecats are solitary and move extensively through their 0.5- to 0.6-km home"
"Common Suriname toad The common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad (""Pipa pipa"") is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. In Spanish it is called aparo, rana comun de celdillas, rana tablacha, sapo chinelo, sapo chola, or sapo de celdas. In Portuguese, it is known as sapo pipa due to its shape, as ""pipa"" means kite. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss."
"Sulimov dog The Sulimov dog (Russian: Собакa Сулимова ""Sobaka Sulimova""), also known as the Shalaika (Russian: ""Шалайка""), is a Russian jackal-dog hybrid originating from an initial hybrid between two Lapponian Herders and two Turkmen golden jackals. The breed was developed by Klim Sulimov for Aeroflot airline security. He is described as a Senior Research Assistant at the D.S. Likhachev Scientific Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection. The primary use of this breed has been to aid airport security as sniffer dogs. Quoting Sulimov, ""My dogs combine the qualities of Arctic reindeer herding dogs, which can work in temperatures"
"a minimum of a 20-gallon terrarium. Amietophrynus regularis The African common toad (Amietophrynus regularis), also known as the square-marked toad, African toad, Egyptian toad, African bouncing toad (due to the bouncing motion) and Reuss's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found widely in the Subsaharan Africa, with its range extending to the oases in Algeria and Libya as well as to northern Nilotic Egypt. Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon,"
"Six subspecies are recognised. Scarlet-chested sunbird The scarlet-chested sunbird (""Chalcomitra senegalensis"") is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the scarlet-chested sunbird in his ""Ornithologie"" based on a specimen collected in Senegal. He used the French name"
"African spurred tortoise The African spurred tortoise (""Centrochelys sulcata""), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, and the only extant species in the genus Centrochelys. Its specific name ""sulcata"" is from the Latin word ""sulcus"" meaning ""furrow"" and refers to the furrows on the tortoise's scales. The African spurred tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional ecoregion of semiarid grasslands, savannas, and thorn shrublands found"
"Common scoter The common scoter (""Melanitta nigra"") is a large sea duck, in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe and Asia east to the Olenyok River. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ""melas"", ""black"", and ""netta"", ""duck"". The species name is from Latin ""niger"" ""shining black"". The black scoter (""M. americana"") of North America and eastern Siberia is sometimes considered a subspecies of ""M. nigra"". It is characterised by its bulky shape and large bill. The male is all black with a bulbous bill which shows some yellow coloration around the nostrils. The female is"
"been successfully tested on both nymphs and adults of the red locust. Red locust The red locust (""Nomadacris septemfasciata"") is a large grasshopper species found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its name refers to the colour of its hindwings. It is sometimes called the ""Criquet nomade"" in French, due to its nomadic movements in the dry season. When it forms swarms, it is described as a locust. The overall colour of adult insects is a mixture of light beige and brown. They have seven brown transversal bands on the elytra, justifying the species name ""septemfasciata"". The pronotum has two brown lateral bands."
"12 components of explosives. Unlike more common sniffing dogs, they take the initiative in searching. Sulimov dog The Sulimov dog (Russian: Собакa Сулимова ""Sobaka Sulimova""), also known as the Shalaika (Russian: ""Шалайка""), is a Russian jackal-dog hybrid originating from an initial hybrid between two Lapponian Herders and two Turkmen golden jackals. The breed was developed by Klim Sulimov for Aeroflot airline security. He is described as a Senior Research Assistant at the D.S. Likhachev Scientific Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection. The primary use of this breed has been to aid airport security as sniffer dogs. Quoting Sulimov,"
"Secretarybird The secretarybird or secretary bird (""Sagittarius serpentarius"") is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, hawks, vultures, and harriers, it is given its own family, Sagittariidae. It appears on the coats of arms of Sudan and South Africa. In 1769 Vosmaer was the first European to describe the secretarybird in one of the pamphlets later collected as his Regnum Animale, naming it Sagittarius for"
"South American common toad The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found throughout the Amazonian South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and eastern Panama. It was originally believed to be a single species, but is now known to represent a complex of more than one. Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland, premontane and montane tropical moist forests (including terra firme and seasonally flooded forests). It is a generalist species that can also"
"Sagittaria Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, ""Omodaka"" (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato (or wapatoo). Most are native to South, Central, and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa, and Asia. Sagittaria plant stock (the perennial rhizome) is a horizontal creeper (stoloniferous) and obliquely obovate, the margins winged, with apical or ventral beak; in other words, they are a small, dry, one-seeded fruit that do not open to release the seed, set on a"
"Eurasian coot The Eurasian coot (""Fulica atra""), also known as the common coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The scientific name is from Latin; ""Fulica"" is ""coot"", and ""atra"" is ""black"". It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian coot. The coot breeds across much of the Old World on freshwater lakes and ponds. It occurs and breeds in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The species has recently expanded its range into New Zealand. It is resident in the milder parts of"
"female fills in the nest, taking an hour or more to fully cover them all. Incubation should be 86 to 88 °F, and will take from 90 to 120 days. African spurred tortoise The African spurred tortoise (""Centrochelys sulcata""), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, and the only extant species in the genus Centrochelys. Its specific name ""sulcata"" is from the Latin word ""sulcus"" meaning ""furrow"" and refers to"
"Lesser whitethroat The lesser whitethroat (""Sylvia curruca"") is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in western and central Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Unlike many typical warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small species with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker ""bandit mask"" through the eyes and a white throat. It is slightly smaller than the whitethroat, and lacks the chestnut wings and uniform head-face color of that species."
"and Russia) to central Asia (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). It is a lowland species (thus contrasting with ""C. rupicola""), typically found near to water, either coastal or inland. In southern England, where the species can be found from April to October, it lives in coastal shingle and tidal litter, often adjacent to saltmarshes. Calositticus inexpectus Calositticus inexpectus is a species of spider from Salticidae family, that can be found in from Europe (including southern England) to Central Asia. It was previously misidentified as ""Calositticus rupicola"" (syn. ""Sitticus rupicola""). Until 2017 it was placed in the genus ""Sitticus"". ""Calositticus inexpectus"" females have"
"Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing over 700 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae comes from the Latin ' (genitive '), meaning ""mouse"". Murids are found nearly everywhere in the world, though many subfamilies have narrower ranges. Murids are not found in Antarctica or many oceanic islands. Although none of them is native to the Americas, a few species, notably the house mouse and black rat, have been introduced worldwide. Murids occupy a broad range of ecosystems from tropical forests to tundras. Fossorial, arboreal, and semiaquatic"
"Laika (dog breed) Laika () refers to a type of hunting dog of Northern Russia and Russian Siberia, and is a generic name for several breeds. Fédération Cynologique Internationale uses the word ""Laika"" in the names of three standard breeds: Russian European Laika (FCI standard No. 304), West Siberian Laika (FCI 306), and East Siberian Laika (FCI 305), which had been bred from the aboriginal dogs of northern Russia and Siberia. The Karelo-Finnish Laika, not listed in the FCI nomenclature, is also a Russian breed, with the first standard published in Leningrad in 1936. It is a close relative of"
"is the nominate subspecies which is native to Central and Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal and North Africa. It winters in West Africa in an area stretching from Senegal to Lake Chad and northern Ghana, and probably also in South Sudan. ""Locustella luscinioides sarmatica"" is native to Ukraine, the Sea of Azov, the Volga region and the Urals; it winters in North Eastern Africa. ""Locustella luscinioides fusca"" is found from Jordan and Turkey as far east as central Asia; it winters in Sudan and Ethiopia. The upper-parts of Savi's warbler are a uniform dark reddish-brown, sometimes with a slight greenish tinge."
"Sagittaria sagittifolia Sagittaria sagittifolia (also called arrowhead due to the shape of its leaves) is a flowering plant in the family Alismataceae, native to wetlands most of Europe from Ireland and Portugal to Finland and Bulgaria, and in Russia, Ukraine, Siberia, Japan, Turkey, China, Australia, Vietnam and the Caucasus. It is also cultivated as a food crop in some other countries. In Britain it is the only native ""Sagittaria"". ""Sagittaria sagittifolia"" is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing in water from 10–50 cm deep. The leaves above water are arrowhead-shaped, the leaf blade 15–25 cm long and 10–22 cm broad, on"
"pupal, and adult stages. The ""C. quinquefasciatus"" shows a preference to feed on the blood of birds but will also commonly bite humans. It rests in trees and high places. Culex quinquefasciatus Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is the vector of ""Wuchereria bancrofti"", avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, zika virus and West Nile virus. It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the ""Culex pipiens"" species complex. Its"
"call is a weak ""squik"". Pin-tailed snipe The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (""Gallinago stenura"") is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. It breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. It is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. It is a vagrant to north-western and northern Australia, and to Kenya in East Africa. Its breeding habitat is damp marshes and tundra in Arctic and boreal Russia. Birds in their non-breeding range use a variety of wetlands,"
"Cyrenaica shrew The Cyrenaica shrew or Alexander's shrew (""Crocidura aleksandrisi"") is a species of white-toothed shrew in the family Soricidae which is endemic to Libya. The Cyrenaica shrew is a small shrew which is very similar to the widespread lesser white-toothed shrew of Europe and Asia, both species have teeth which lack the red colouration on the crowns of the teeth. They are small mammals with paler fur underneath and a pointed muzzle and a long tail. The Cyrenaica shrew is endemic to Libya, specifically to the province of Cyrenaica where it is found from sea level up to 200"
"Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Its common English name is the sixteen-spot ladybird. It is found in the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia, Northern Kazakhstan, Western Asia and Northwest China. It is an inhabitant of the grass layer occurring on dunes, inland dunes, sandy shores and bodden, in Eurasian steppe or on wastelands and dry meadows and occasionally in marshy meadows. It is recorded as feeding on aphids but also on Pucciniales and powdery mildew, on the pollen on Gramineae, Compositae, and Convolvulaceae, and"
"and Bailey brought it back to its original name, ""Poecilia reticulata"". While the taxonomy of the species was frequently changed and resulted in many synonyms, ""guppy"" remains the common name even as ""Girardinus guppii"" is now considered a junior synonym of ""Poecilia reticulata"". Guppies are native to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Brazil, Guyana, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Venezuela. However, guppies have been introduced to many different countries on every continent except Antarctica. Sometimes this has occurred accidentally, but most often as a means of mosquito control. The guppies were expected to eat"