Articles by Jake Willhoite

Complete List Of Animals Without Tails (Picture Gallery)

Animals without tails include apes, Manx cats, hyraxes, kiwis, octopuses and spiders. See our list with photos and facts about how they get by.

Earthworms die when salt is sprinkled on them because salt pulls water out of their moist skin, which they need to breathe. Here's how it works.

Do rats make noise when they die? Sometimes. A rat caught but not killed by a trap may squeak; poisoned rats die slowly over days, out of sight.

Goat horn covers such as pool noodles, silicone caps, tape wraps and rubber hose blunt horn tips to cut herd injuries without dehorning.

What can goats eat? Forage, hay and goat mineral come first. Fruits and vegetables are treats; tomato leaves, moldy bread and excess grain are not.

Can wolves eat chocolate? No. Like dogs, wolves process theobromine slowly, so chocolate can cause vomiting, a racing heart, seizures or death.

Horses like sugar cubes because they taste sweet. A few are fine for healthy horses, but skip them for horses with insulin resistance or laminitis.

Can tarantulas eat cockroaches? Yes. Feed captive-bred dubia, red runner or hissing roaches, never house roaches that may carry pesticides.

Snails eat with a jaw that cuts food and a radula covered in thousands of tiny teeth that rasps it up. See what snails eat and why to cook them well.

Can a dog kill a lion? No breed can be expected to. Even Rhodesian Ridgebacks only tracked and held lions at bay. See 12 big breeds compared.