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The purr-fect Cat

Q. Are cats the only animals that purr?
While purring is a typical sound made by all species of cats and is part of a cat’s way of communicating, these animals are not the only ones with the ability to purr. Purring can also vary from species to species and can also be characterized as a buzzing.Other animals that purr are the
Mongoose,Bear,Badger,Rabbit,Hyena,Guinea Pig,Squirrel,Tapir,Ring-tailed Lemur,Elephant,Raccoon. Even gorillas have been known to purr sometimes while eating.
 
Q.Where are frogs born?
In water but they live mainly on land.

Q. Can frogs breathe underwater?
When frogs are tadpoles they breathe underwater through their internal gills and their skin. Later on in life they develop into land animals and develop lungs for breathing air. Frogs breathe with their mouths closed and the throat sack pulls air through the nose and into their lungs. Their throat movements pull air through the nostrils and back into the lungs, then they breathe out with their bodies contracting. Frogs nostrils are placed on top of their head so that they are able to breathe at the same time that they are in the water so that they can always be on guard. Frogs are also able to breathe through their skin, with tiny blood vessels that are located under the outer skin layers.
 
Q. Can frogs give you warts?
Frogs cannot give you warts. This is a myth that has been told for centuries that many have foolishly believed. Warts are benign squamous neoplasms, which can be caused by a virus. This virus can be only be passed from person to person, and frogs do not carry it. Most people come in contact with the virus that causes warts by accidentally cutting himself on something or by accidentally touching a wart that is located on another person’s body. Most warts are easily treatable. This is thought because a frog has lots of bumps on its skin, that it can spread warts. However this skin that the frog is equipped with is actually meant to camouflage these creatures during self defense and also releases a poison to its predators.
 
Q. Do crabs have blood?
Ofcourse they have blood. It is a watery fluid which fills the inside of their shell. Their internal organs float freely in this fluid. It is a mixture of water and various electrolytes such as salt. The crab’s blood is blue.

Q.Do Crabs Feel Pain?
All animals feel pain. In fact, Not only do crabs feel pain, they are also able to retain the memory of it. There have been experiments where hermit crabs have been electrically shocked and then provided with vacant shells afterwards. In which case they were all found to abandon their old shells and enter new ones, exhibiting stress related behaviors such as grooming of the abdomen or rapping of the abdomen against the empty shell.

Like humans if they are hurt they will limp or rub the appendages that are in pain. When they are in pain they release adrenal like hormones that occur when humans are in pain or stress. Unfortunately for crustaceans such as the crab, they often become food for humans and sometimes are even boiled alive.
 
Q. Do bats produce poisonous venom?
No, they do not. Bats do not produce venom that is threatening in any way to humans.
 
Q. Do owls eat squirrels?
Owls are carnivores, which means they eat meat. They are bird of prey, and mainly feed on small mammals and rodents, with some insects thrown in for variety. Squirrels are a type of rodent, so they are eaten.

Q. Do owls roost?
Owls do in fact roost, which is entirely different from nesting. They usually roost inside the cavities of trees though, as they are nice and cozy getaways from the outside world.This allows them to sleep peacefully without any interruptions at all.
 
Q. Do owls have teeth?
Owls do not have teeth but a long sharp beak and talons .They swallow their prey whole, though they do tend to tear the animals they catch into smaller pieces before they swallow them. Later on the owl throws back up certain indigestible parts of their prey, such as bone fragments as well as feather and fur.Owls are actually able to eat some animals which are twice their size, all without a single tooth.

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