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Discover the world of mammals — warm-blooded vertebrates that nurse their young with milk, spanning from the tiniest shrews and bats to elephants, whales, and primates, across every habitat on Earth.
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If you have heard scratching in your attic and assumed you can simply call an exterminator to get rid of the problem, Oregon law says otherwise.
Can you own a coyote in Idaho? The honest answer surprises a lot of people: the state does not slam the door on private coyote ownership, but it doesn’t hand out approval easily either.
If you have ever watched a coyote trot across a Mississippi field at dusk and wondered whether you could legally raise one, you are not alone.
If you have watched a coyote trot across a field near your home and wondered whether one could ever live in your backyard, the short answer is no.
Bat removal laws in Arizona treat every native bat species as protected wildlife, so you can’t just call a pest control company and expect a quick fix.
Finding bats roosting in your attic feels urgent, but Nevada law does not treat bats like ordinary nuisance wildlife.
Yaks are not your average backyard animal, but a growing number of small-farm owners and rural homesteaders across the United States are choosing to keep them as companion animals.
Hawaii occupies a completely different legal and ecological position than every other U.S.
Rabbits are one of the most popular small pets in the United States — and it’s easy to see why.
A cow’s stomach has four separate chambers, and it can regurgitate a half-digested meal back into its mouth for a second round of chewing.
Alpacas have a way of stopping people in their tracks — fluffy, calm, and almost impossibly endearing.
Pigs are smart, social, and surprisingly affectionate — and yes, you can keep one as a pet in many parts of the United States.
Swatting an attic bat with a broom might feel like the fastest fix, but in California, that instinct can put you on the wrong side of state wildlife law.
Can you own a coyote in Massachusetts? If you’ve found an orphaned pup in your backyard or you’re simply curious about the rules, the short answer is no — and the reasoning goes well beyond a general dislike of wild pets.
If you have watched a coyote trot across a field near Dover or Georgetown and wondered whether one could ever live in your backyard, the short answer is no.
Can you own a coyote in Louisiana? Not legally, no matter how tame the animal seems or how it was raised.
Finding a bat in your attic does not give you the legal freedom to handle it however you want.
Finding a colony of bats in your attic in Alabama puts you in a tricky legal position.
If you raise hogs in Illinois, ear notching is one of the oldest and most practical ways to keep individual animals traceable from birth.
Finding a bat circling your living room at dusk is unsettling enough without wondering whether you’re allowed to get rid of it.
