The Welsh corgi is one of the most popular herding dog breeds in the world. According to the American Kennel Club, they are "among the most agreeable of all small house dogs...strong, athletic, and lively...affectionate and companionable without being needy." They are beloved pets in households around the world... Read more
Anime cartoons portray wolves in a number of different ways. They may be ordinary animals, sapient beings with human-level intelligence, supernatural gods or spirits in animal form, or werewolves or wolfweres - humans that turn into wolves, and vice versa. Popular anime wolves include the wolves of Wolf's Rain, Sajin Komamura from Bleach, and Ninetales from Pokémon... Read more
In Japan, the term inu means dog or wolf. Dog characters are frequent features of anime cartoons and chibi art... Read more
Chibi refers to a style of "super deformed" Japanese art and animation in which a character's proportions are altered for a cute effect. This can also be done to show or emphasize certain emotions, like anger or love... Read more
Bulls or oxen have been depicted in art since time immemorial. This is likely due to both their impressive strength and their proximity to humans. Cattle were among the first animals to be domesticated, and they were soon put to use pulling carts and plows and turning millstones... Read more
There are about 30 species of iguana that live in tropical regions of the Americas and surrounding islands. Iguanas live on land, burrow underground, climb trees, and even swim in the ocean. The largest can get well over six feet in length and weigh nearly 15 pounds. They can live for 20 years in the wild... Read more
Bearded dragon is the common name of a group of eight lizard species. They are named for the spikey "beard" beneath their necks which can turn black due to stress... Read more
The children's book The Lorax was released in 1971. The small, furry Lorax is the title character. He "speaks for the trees" in the face of environmental destruction... Read more
Thirteen years after the release of the animated film Finding Nemo, Disney and Pixar provided fans with a sequel - Finding Dory. This film expounds on the backstory of one of the franchise's most beloved characters... Read more
Tom and Jerry was introduced in 1940. The cartoon shorts feature a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Games of "cat and mouse" are, of course, the order of the day... Read more
Tweety Bird first appeared onscreen in 1941. By 1949, Tweety's backstory was complete. He was owned by the protective Granny, along with a bulldog named Hector or Spike. Tweety was no longer a wild bird living in a tree. Tweety often faces off against Sylvester the cat, who desires to eat the small bird... Read more
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss was published in 1957. The title character from this tale of mayhem has since become one of the most recognizable of children's story characters in one of the all-time best-selling children's books... Read more
Bambi is the title character of a cherished children's book and a 1942 Disney animated film. We first meet Bambi as a newborn fawn. During his first year of life, he befriends a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. He avoids the attention of a female fawn called Faline. He also learns of the dangers of the meadow and the need for caution... Read more
There are many fictional allusions to mockingbirds in literature. Perhaps the most famous is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and its subsequent 1962 film adaptation. The novel, often read by American junior high and high school students, broaches the subjects of rape, racial inequality, and lost innocence. The mockingbird that should not be killed is thought to represent the idea of innocence that can be destroyed by evil... Read more
Piglet is one of Winnie the Pooh's best friends. He lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, along with Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga, and other characters based on Christopher Robin's collection of stuffed animals. Piglet is very timid and concerned with cleanliness... Read more
Tigger is a fan favorite from the Hundred Acre Wood. This hyperactive stuffed tiger made his debut in the children's book The House at Pooh Corner in 1928. Like his counterparts - including Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Kanga - he was based on a stuffed animal owned by author A. A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin... Read more
The common house cat is the smallest member of quite a large family. There are about 60 breeds of domestic cat, and it the smallest of 39 cat species that include giants such as the lion and tiger... Read more
Donald Duck is a classic Disney character. He debuted in 1934 in The Wise Little Hen and is famous for his quacking voice that is hardly intelligible. He also has a quick temper... Read more
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, called TMNT or just Ninja Turtles for short, began as a comic book in 1984. The characters were a parody of others popular at the time, including Daredevil, New Mutants, and Ronin... Read more
Paw prints are a type of footprint left behind by animals. Generally, only mammals are described as having paws. The paw consists of the claws or toenails, the digital pads or fingertips, the large metacarpal pad, and the dewclaw and carpal pad located higher up the leg... Read more