Snowy owl

Nyctea scandiaca Photo by Franck Renard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snowy owl (en); coruja-das-neves (pt); harfang des neiges (fr); búho nival (es); schnee-eule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in the northernmost areas of Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They migrate south to winter as far south as the northern United States, Iceland, the Baltic…

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Common scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Photo from Animals Globe) Common name:common scimitarbill (en); bico-de-cimitarra (pt); irrisor namaquois (fr); abubilla-arbórea cimitarra (es); sichelhopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily PhoeniculidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Somalia, southern Kenya and southern Uganda, through Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, and into southern Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 26-30…

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Training and Behavior

In This Chapter Taking your Boston to school Mastering basic obedience commands Using humane methods to correct problem behavior Deciding when to call a behavior expert Every year, pet owners relinquish millions of dogs to shelters because of their pets’ bad behavior. Well-meaning families purchase puppies with every intention of training them to be well-behaved…

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