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If 95% of all life were to die out in a volcanic extinction, what animals would survive?

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The remainder of the Cenozoic era, an Era where reptiles rule the Earth, and a third era that includes the animals that survived an extinction that killed 95% of all life on Earth. However, I'm not sure which animals could survive an extinction like that and what group of animals should be dominant next.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor.

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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

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Along with animal care director Peggy Coontz, Tom and a number of volunteers rescue and care for injured and orphaned wildlife within 15 miles of the Center, as well as those spotted on small islands around Key West. The duo locked in battle turned out to be a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk and a Black Snake.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Thus the decision was made to kill 3,600 Barreds, and it’s hard to fault the inescapable logic of doing so, as one Audubon Society director expressed it: On the one hand, killing thousands of owls is completely unacceptable. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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If you live near a petco

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trigger warning for animal death neglect abuse and torture Please please please for the love of God or whatever you believe in do NOT buy animals from them. The reptile care is horrible with the humidity levels being too low and they house chameleons together. Hamsters also need to be housed alone and need around 3ft of space.

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Frogs and Toads of the World: A Book Review by a Fairy Tale Junkie

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And, I started daydreaming about encountering something a little different, maybe a Horned Frog, Ceratophrys cornuta, a large, squat green and brown frog of South America, with a wide mouth large enough to eat other frogs as well as reptiles. As Mattison says, “Frogs are unlikely to be mistaken for any other type of animal.”

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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But about two-thirds of the people speaking supported the new measure, including Dan Niziolek, director of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America. … he said after the hearing, is that it’s a community problem being addressed by members of the community.