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Animal Facts – El Quetzal

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Who are they? Quetzals are considered one of the world’s most beautiful birds and the Guatemalan currency is named after them. They are also beautiful and exotic birds known for their bright colors and long tails.

Color: The male is unmistakable. Its feathers are from a vibrant green with its distinctive long tail feathers. There is also their scarlet belly and the white lower tail surface. Female on the other hand has darker green fathers and a red belly,

Food: Quetzals are specialized fruit-eaters, but can also be called omnivorous because they also like to mix their diet with insects and small frogs.

Growth: Males can be a meter long and can weigh up to half pound because of their tales. The body itself measures only 38 to 40.5 cm, the tail on the other hand can be 61 cm.

Age: Quetzal can’t live in captivity, that’s why no one knows how long they live.

Habits: Quetzals like to spend their days sitting on the forest canopy feeding themselves. Generally they live groups of 4 or 6 individuals or in couples.

Kids: Females can only have two eggs at once, these eggs are blue and measure around 3 centimeters. The male and female quetzals take turns incubating the eggs. The time it takes the young to come out of the shell is 17 to 18 days. Young quetzals can fly at about three weeks of age, but males do not begin to grow their long tail plumes for three years.

Mating: During mating season, male quetzals grow twin tail feathers that can grow up to one meter long. Females do not have long tails, but they do share the brilliant green and red coloring of their mates. The reproductive time is between March and June.

Importance: These beautiful exotic birds because of all the illegal hunting and the destruction of their habitat are in the list of to be extinct animals unless things change. There are six different kinds of Quetzals and they are all endangered.

Quick Fact: A Guatemalan legend says that when the Spaniards came there was an epic fight between them and the Quiches (ancient town of Mayan natives), once it was over many quetzals landed on dead Mayan’s bodies. By doing so they got stained in their blood and that’s where they got their red chests from.

Where can they be found? Quetzals can’t live outside of a tropical forest. They can be found in small areas from Chiapas, Mexico to Panama.

Latest Rfid Pet Tag Generates An Easy Pet Management For Owners

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Losing the pets or pets are stolen is a big hassle for the pet owners and seeking for the better pet tracking solution to track the movements of their pets will make the pet management a piece of cake. As the escalating trend of adopting RFID pet tags in pet tracking, DAILY RFID has recently released a Latest RFID Pet Tag in collar form (also called UHF Animal Card) to solve the problem of people leaving the pets play in parks or hotels.

Designed as the UHF long range Mini animal card, this RFID Pet Tag produces the superior performance for the tracking system. With chips sealed inside the PVC housing, the smart pet RFID tag is reliable in wet environment and ensuring a long duration of using. After equipping the pet with a RFID tag, each pet is given a unique ID number from the collar tags. And any pet information such as medical records can be read and written in the tag. As a result, with RFID based pet management system, it become easy and efficient to identify each pets, while reducing time and labors. Compliant with ISO18000-6B or ISO18000-6C EPC C1 Gen2 Protocol, this UHF RFID pet tag provides long reading and writing range within 1 meter to 3.5 meters. Thus, the pet owner no need to worry about the dog or the cat is lost or stolen outdoors via the miraculous RFID card and offers a big enough space for the pet to play freely.

Besides, this tag has a storage capability of 96bit / 512bit / 2000 bit, making it storable all the information, such as name of the pet, healthcare history and contact information of the owner and so forth. Having won the favor of the spacious customer, this RFID pet tag is a perfect selection for pet management system. And it is available in a variety of dimension, color and printable with silkscreen logo. By utilizing this RFID UHF animal card from DAILY RFID, the pet owners could enjoy their experience of the advanced RFID technology fully and they all can make the different choice for different applications, especially can be used to open pet doors, or provide text alerts if your pet leaves the range of the reader.

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About DAILY RFID CO., LIMITED

DAILY RFID CO., LIMITED ( ), which belongs to PAN Group Co., ltd, is the leading company focusing on the research and development of EPC & RFID technology in China.

DAILY RFID specialize in producing arguably the world’s most extensive line of RFID Tag, RFID Label, Smart Card and RFID Reader, which are suitable for any vertical markets, and have obtained the National Integrated Circuit Card Register Certificate, IC Card Manufacture License and ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification. Also, we own a factory covering an area of 26,000 square meters.

DAILY’s products are designed and manufactured with recognized industry standards relevant to RFID and its markets but most notably for use in the demanding environments to recognize and understand your business’s RFID needs.

Mini Turtles As Pets

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Mini turtles, because of their size, make popular choices for reptile enthusiasts.

Various types of turtles remain relatively small throughout their life span. If you are looking for a moderately proportioned turtle, the mud turtle would be a great selection. Two individual species, the Common Mud turtle and the Striped mud turtle never grow any longer than 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) and average at 3 inches (7.6 cm). Two other types of mud turtle, the Yellow mud turtle and the Sonoran mud turtle boast the adult size of around six inches (15.2 cm), which is about the same length as the Chinese Pond Turtle, also known as Reeves Turtle.

The average size of the spotted turtle and the musk turtle is given as 5 inches (12.7 cm). This specification excludes the Razorback musk turtle, which can grow to 6 inches (15.2 cm). Due to an unusual defence mechanism, musk turtles are sometimes called stinkpots. One of their distinguishing features is the stripe that decorates each side of the faces. This breed comes out at night or early in the morning, when they soak up sunlight and warmth. They swim quite well and also have a talent for clambering up the branches of trees from the water. As juveniles, their diet comprises mainly meat, although they will learn to appreciate the taste of duckweed and water hyacinth as they mature. Pet owners could provide them bloodworm, mealworms, insects and commercial turtle pellets to eat. Remember to include a calcium supplement to promote healthy bone and shell development.

As pets, Reeves turtles are known for their interesting character as well as their enthusiastic feeding. With kind treatment, they will soon show their gregarious side. If you keep only one of them as pet, a tank with the capacity to hold 20 to 30 gallons will be sufficient. For a larger community of turtles, more space will obviously be required.

If you do obtain a Reeves turtle or mud turtle, remember that these two types of turtles are often taken against the law from their natural environment. Under those circumstances, they may have suffered trauma or been injured and this could negatively affect their disposition. The presence of parasites could need your attention. It is always better and more humane to buy from a registered breeder of captive turtles, as these would be used to interacting with people.

Mini turtles are engaging and fascinating to observe and handle. Prospective owners should however bear in mind that they are sometimes carriers of the disease salmonella. Persons specifically vulnerable to infection are the elderly, pregnant women, children under the age of five, organ transplant patients, cancer victims, liver patients and diabetics. With the proper precautions in place, such as washing hands after interactions, mini turtles could still make great pets.

Pet Friendly Hotels in Oklahoma City

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Pet friendly hotels in Oklahoma City offer affordable yet luxurious accommodation for guests and their pets. There’s no better way to experience the warmth of Oklahoma City than by the oodles of hospitality showered all over you. While the innumerable attractions of Oklahoma City would be a feast for the senses, the hotels in Oklahoma City would offer the warmth those tired and aching muscles need.

The actual services offered may vary from hotel to hotel, though you can always expect a great package. Most pet friendly hotels in OKC are well-equipped with features such as free local phone calls, handicap rooms, free wireless Internet, iron and ironing boards, complimentary parking, satellite TV, coffee makers, room service, smoke detectors, voice mail, valet cleaning service, safe deposit boxes, hairdryers, buffet breakfast, great dining options, etc. Recreational opportunities include gym, outdoor pools, heated pools, wading pools, and tennis courts. Other options are also provided by hotels.

The suites in some OKC pet friendly hotels are extremely spacious and offer the ideal blend of exclusivity and relaxation. The features offered include living room area with sleeper sofa, large screen TV, refrigerator and microwave, coffee maker, guest bathroom, king size bed, garden tub, Jacuzzi tub, exclusive patio, and more. Pet friendly hotels in Oklahoma City offer non-smoking as well as smoking rooms.

Dogs require to be leashed, and it’s also important that you specify you’ll be bringing your pet while reserving online. Pet friendly hotels in Oklahoma City generally offer shuttle services to either all or nearby points of interest in the city. Reserve your pet friendly hotel, and you can experience OKC better.

Oklahoma City Hotels – The Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center is one of the finest pet friendly hotels in Oklahoma City. Located only 1.5 miles from downtown Oklahoma City’s historic Bricktown District, the Bricktown Hotel is your destination for superior lodging when you travel to Oklahoma City.

The Adorable Raccoon Stuffed Animal

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Even though teddy bear plush toys have been all the rage for more than one hundred years, over time wild animal plush have become increasingly popular. Raccoon stuffed animals, for example, are just one of the animal species that has garnered more and more interest of both collector’s and lovers of stuffed animals alike.

Raccoon stuffed animals look just like like the real thing; they have that mischievous black face mask which is what most people remember about these highly intelligent animals. Raccoons also have a signature big bushy black tail that is covered in five to ten black and brown rings. While raccoons generally have grey bodies, they can also vary in color from albino to black or brown. Most raccoon stuffed animals are made with grey plush fur, but they can also be found with brown plush as well.
Raccoons may look cute and cuddly but they don’t make great pets even though they are one of very few animals that can go from captivity, back to the wild; male raccoons have been known to become aggressive as they mature when in captivity thus they are usually set free. As is the case, a raccoon stuffed animal is a much better option.

Raccoons live in a wide variety of habitats requiring only water, food, and a protected type of ‘home’ in order for them to survive; this includes places such as swamps, marshes (both fresh and salt water), floodplain forests, and most cities all over North America. While raccoons are more known for their ability to climb, if forced to swim, they are very strong in the water. Taking a raccoon stuffed animal for a dip in either a pool, bath, or ocean, wouldn’t be wise it is a plush animal after all, and it’s fur wouldn’t do well if got wet.

Raccoons will eat just about anything they can get their paws on; in the wild, far away from city life, they eat frogs and various other small aquatic animals. Outside the water, they dine on mice and insects along with any eggs they can find in other animal nests. Raccoons also eat fruit and plants, though these are mostly scavenged from human gardens and farms. In addition, they are quite well known for taking the tops off of garbage bins and eating whatever contents they find inside.

Raccoon stuffed animals are not fussy eaters they need no food at all! They do require, however, lots of love and attention, especially the kind that comes in the form of hugs and kisses. While raccoons in the wild only live until they are two or three, a raccoon stuffed animal can be around for as long you want it to be.