The Cuddly Angora
Rabbits come in all shapes and sizes. But if anything, the Angora rabbit has most of those rabbits beat with their sheer size. Their amount of fluff is unmistak... Read More...
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Coiled in the Banana Pewter Bee Ball Python
Ball pythons—known to scientists as Python regius—are the most commonly kept snakes, and are pretty popular as pets in general. Could it be the beady little eye... Read More...
A Lapful of Lhasas
The Lhasa Apso: The Divine Guard Dog as a Furry Family Member
This month, the Chinese New Year ushers in the Year of the Dog—according to predictions, a happy a... Read More...
Big, Black, Beautiful: The Hadogenes Paucidens
The black hairy thick-tailed scorpion (Parabuthus villosus) is hard to miss, regardless of one’s affinity for creepy-crawlies. Hailing from South Africa, it is ... Read More...
By Any Other Name – Meet the Green Iguana and its Albino Mutation
A Brief Overview
It was once known as the Iguana iguana iguana. Now, it’s officially the iguana iguana. Confused yet?Yes, it’s an iguana. Technically, it’s a l... Read More...
Short hair, don’t care: The Exotic Shorthair
‘Tis the season of short hair, what with women finally chopping their long locks and proudly flaunting bobs and pixie cuts! Apparently, this trend isn’t exclusi... Read More...
The Dog(e) of a Thousand Memes
Meet the Shiba Inu
The Shiba Inu is an fearless Asian breed, with an fluffy all-weather coat that is usually red, red and black, or black and tan. The Shiba In... Read More...
Flat is so Fine: The Hadogenes paucidens
What our expert says
Animal Scene solicited the opinions of John Valentin Chua, who shared many excellent sources (please see end of article) for keepers and f... Read More...
Starshells: The Burmese Star Tortoise and the Indian Star Tortoise
The rare Burmese star tortoise is one of the world’s most beautiful tortoises, with radiating star-shaped bumps on its domed carapace. Reptile expert and breede... Read More...
Amazing Amazonian
A native of the Amazon River in South America, the yellow-spotted river turtle is one of several side-necked turtles. That is, instead of pulling its head back ... Read More...