Sadly, in 1974 the wild population died out. ... The owners brought it to a taxidermist and called local authorities to investigate. ... Since then the population has steadily declined and have been put back into the wild. It is estimated that there are around 500 to 1,000 black-footed ferrets in the wild and another 300 living in facilities for breeding. Each year, 150 to 220 ferrets are reintroduced to the wild from these breeding facilities. ...

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It includes wild horses, Arabian horses, Oriental horses, and Thoroughbreds. ... Some horses are called half-breeds. ... There are, indeed, many so-called breeds of horses and ponies which have occupied certain territories for several thousands of years. ...

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Between these period people began living in camps and cave-settlements for seasons at a time, this is the reason why they were called semi-nomads. Crop plants became an useful food source, people no longer depended on hunting wild animals for food, though hunting still went on. ...

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By 1700, there were a whopping 50 million wild horses and other cattle roaming the areas of southern South America, north Mexico and southwest U.S. ... The Europeans brought several deadly diseases such as diphtheria, typhus, influenza, whooping cough, dysentry, cholera, and also brought a very vigorous plague called the pneumonic plague. ... Eventually the fawns broke out of their containment and they began to roam the wild. ...

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The lifespan of a whitetail is 11 to 12 years in the wild, 17 to 20 years in captivity. ... As the young offspring of adult deer, fawns spend their time learning the skills needed to survive in the wild. ... Bucks have antlers covered in a texture called velvet and can weigh up to two times as much as the females. ...

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Millions of wild and domestic animals are used in research such as dogs, cats, rats, guinea pigs, monkeys, and others. ... However, some people, called anti-vivisectionists, say that we should allow no experiments on animals, while vivisectionists believe that we can do whatever we like to animals. ...

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An international treaty known as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora went into effect in 1975 to outlaw the trade of endangered animals and animal parts. ... The male spotted owl defends his territory by calling at dusk and at night with his loud, deep calls that sound somewhat like a barking dog. ...

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