Sentences with phrase «rare breed of animal»

While numbers are currently increasing in other parts of the world due to the increased demand for rare breeds of animals, the Pharaoh Hound still thrives in numbers on its native island of Malta.

Not exact matches

They are full of lists of rare and expensive breed animals that require special diets and diamond studded collars in order to survive.

In addition to the meat - laden feast, the event includes animal theatre cooking, butcher demonstrations, the Breckenridge «Burro» featuring special cocktail pairings including Smoked Old Fashioned's, Vodka with Caviar, and a Special Punch with Sturgeon and pop - up demos featuring renowned tattoo artists Darren Brass and Jose Santiago of Miami Ink tattooing heritage breed hams, the Perfect Manhattan Experience presented by Groupon with Breckenridge Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Hirsch, Luxardo and a specially cured garnish by Creminelli Fine Meats, the Petit Format Bar presented by Wilsonart, the Mezcal Chupito Bar with Mezcales de Leyenda, Fidencio, La Venenosa and Koch el Mezcal, the Official Chef's Pantry presented by Chef's Warehouse and Williams - Sonoma, the Rioja Tapas Bar featuring Rioja - style lamb, the delicacies of Agromar and the amazing wines from Rioja, Bacon Hall of Fame presented by Maggy Hawk Vineyards and tequila tastings and cocktails courtesy of Don Julio and the Tequila Truck.

Importantly, this method could allow the embryos of rare breeds to be «frozen», creating a safety net of «reserve animals» should anything threaten the existing stock.

The study indicates that the pig was a domestic pig, given that the sequence presents a series of markers typical of domestic pigs and which are very rare or absent in wild boars (the precursor animals to the domestic pig); moreover, this coincides with the historical registers of the castle, which clearly indicates that pig breeding was an important castle activity.

While some dogs may be bred of poor temperament, or just hardheaded troubled animals, these cases are rare.

Dogs were acquired from a variety of sources; the most common were friends or relatives (30 %), breeders (25 %), public or private animal shelter (15 %), with the remainder (less than 10 % each) coming from a breed rescue group, a newspaper advertisement, found as stray, being born at home, acquired from a pet store, and rare other sources (Fig. 1).

In popular (or rare) inbred and line bred animals, the breed in general can be at increased risk, because of the genetic predisposition that promotes an adverse response to viral or other infectious agent challenge (Dodds, 1983, 1999).

From the Newfoundland Mas, Italy's premier water rescue dog, to Tammy, a South African Border Collie protecting rare marine animals, Dogs with Jobs visits working canines in the US, Canada, Europe, Guam, Africa, England, and Australia to laud the performances of purebred and mixed breed dogs in both common and obscure jobs.

The breed was fairly rare until the early 1900s, when breeders Franz Schertenlieb and Albert Heim collected enough of the animals to revitalize the breed.

Despite all that we know about the dangers of breeding dogs to «create» rare or trendy animals, people continue to do so for a profit.

However, these methods rely on tightly co-ordinated decisions being made on breeding animals, which is unlikely even in the rarest of breeds.

Its boundaries encompasses sea, sand dunes, tidal rock pools, a vlei, rare fynbos, the Potberg Mountains, and a range of animals that range from rare Cape vultures to mountain zebra, ostrich and whales (these waters are the offshore breeding nursery for the Southern Right whale).

Stroll through Heritage Garden, enjoy the Tea House with its panoramic views, and the lake area which forms a natural habitat for the Cayman Blue Iguana and breeding ground for a variety of rare aquatic birds and animals native to the Caribbean.

After buying the plot of land as a rare breeds farm complete with sheep, rabbits and chickens, the owners wanted to transform the centre into a visitor's zoo, fuelled by their love of exotic animals and personal growing collection.