Black Angus cattle are originally from Scotland. They are now mainly bred in the United States and are popular worldwide for their excellent meat quality.
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The domestic donkey comes originally from the African donkey. It copes well with hot temperatures and makes little demands on its food. It is often described as stubborn and stupid when he stops for s...
Pigs are mostly pink and have a bristly fur. But depending on the breed, they can be brown, black or pied. It is said that the animals are dirty, because they like to wallow in mud. In fact, they simp...
Pigs are very social animals and care lovingly for their litter. If they can be born outside, the pregnant mother pig digs a homely hollow and fills it with soft branches, grass and leaves before she ...
Bulls can weigh over 1,000 kg and grow to be almost two metres in
height. Although they look clumsy and sedate, they are extremely agile
and nimble. They can effortlessly jump over pasture fences....
Cows show affection by licking each others’ heads, shoulders and backs. If they are separated from their friends, they often get stressed and sad.
It’s not difficult for cows to tell each other apar...
After birth, the calves are lovingly licked dry by their mothers in their stall. After just a few days, they can join the other cows out on the pasture to frolic around and play. A few weeks later, th...
Grass is hard to digest. That's why cows chew an average of 50 times per minute - a total of 30,000 times per day. Even if we humans really make an effort, we generally don't chew a morsel of food mor...
Calves are born around once a year. It's very important they drink their mother's milk within the first few hours. This is a special yellowish liquid known as colostrum that cannot be drunk by humans....
Male ducks are easily identifiable by their colourful, iridescent plumage.
Male ducks are easily identifiable by their colourful, iridescent plumage. After breeding, the drakes lose their colourful...
All Schleich figures are lovingly hand-painted with detailed modelling and allow children to learn as they play. All fowl have a crest on their head. It consists of a flap of skin and is particularly ...
Hens lay between 250-300 eggs per year.
Hens lay between 250-300 eggs per year. Although it may look that way at first, no two eggs are the same. They are of varying size and never have the same co...
A rabbit's favourite foods are juicy herbs, fresh clover, salad, twigs and peelings.
A rabbit's favourite foods are juicy herbs, fresh clover, salad, twigs and peelings. Rabbits are very sociable a...
During the day, goats' pupils narrow to almost rectangular, horizontal slits.
During the day, goats' pupils narrow to almost rectangular, horizontal slits. This is used to protect their eyes from t...