Pammy: The Disabled, Elderly Chihuahua Rescue That Changed My Life
Before Pammy crossed the Rainbow Bridge, she had a huge impact on my life. She came to us blind, disabled, crooked and elderly but ready to be loved. She showed me strength and the will to live. She was my baby girl and I will love her forever.
We have no clue of what her life was like before she came to us, but at least we know that we gave her the happy ending that she deserved.
This is our story together.
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Interesting facts about short beaked Echidna by weird square
The short-beaked echidna is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed. Like the other extant monotremes, the short-beaked echidna lays eggs; the monotremes are the only group of mammals to do so.
The short-beaked echidna has extremely strong front limbs and claws, which allow it to burrow quickly with great power. As it needs to be able to survive underground, it has a significant tolerance to high levels of carbon dioxide and low levels of oxygen. It has no weapons or fighting ability but repels predators by curling into a ball and deterring them with its spines. It lacks the ability to sweat and cannot deal with heat well, so it tends to avoid daytime activity in hot weather. It can swim if needed. The snout has mechanoreceptors and electroreceptors that help the echidna to detect its surroundings.
During the Australian winter, it goes into deep torpor and hibernation, reducing its metabolism to save energy. As the temperature increases, it emerges to mate. Female echidnas lay one egg a year and the mating period is the only time the otherwise solitary animals meet one another; the male has no further contact with the female or his offspring after mating. A young echidna is the size of a grape but grows rapidly on its mother's milk, which is very rich in nutrients. Baby echidnas eventually grow too large and spiky to stay in the pouch and, around seven weeks after hatching, are expelled from the pouch into the mother's burrow. At around six months of age, they leave the burrow and have no more contact with their mothers.
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Furry Baby Alpacas - CUTEST Compilation
Alpacas are New World camelids and look like small llamas or long-necked camels with no humps, especially when recently sheared. They have shaggy necks and camel-like faces with thick lips, pronounced noses, and long ears.
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baby hippos swimming
Compilation of baby Hippopotamus or Hippos swimming and playing.
Hippos are cute, however they are quite dangerous due to their territorial nature. They are incredibly able swimmings and although they are heavy (weighing up to 4,500 kilograms, or 9,912 pounds) they are quite quick.
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baby capybara
This is a compilation of baby capybaras playing with their mothers. Capybaras are cute, baby capybaras are even cuter!
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cute armadillo compilation
Of the 20 varieties of armadillo, all but one live in Latin America. The familiar nine-banded armadillo is the only species that includes the United States in its range.
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ULTIMATE Quokka Selfie Compilation - TRY NOT TO AWW!
If you are ever lucky enough to meet a Quokka, chances are you’ll break out a big smile. This popular marsupial is synonymous with Perth’s favourite holiday spot, Rottnest Island. The island got its name from Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh, after he named it ‘Rotte Nest’ (rats nest in dutch), mistaking the ubiquitous small macropods (the kangaroo and wallaby family) as giant rats.
They have been described as the "world's happiest animal" and a photo of a Quokka snapping a selfie has proven why. The animal became instantly famous and popular after appearing in a selfie with the famous tennis player Rodger Federer. Since then, people from all around the world have travelled to this island with the sole intention of catching a selfie with the cute marsupial.
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Baby Possum
This is a compilation of baby Australian possums native to Australia.
Possums like raccoons in North America linger around homes and rooftops that are near trees.
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Baby kangoroos
Compilation of baby kangaroos and joeys playing, running hopping and jumping into their mothers pouches! People find kangaroos cute because they're furry and they hop. Kangaroos are a native Australia species.
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