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The blue whale is the largest mammal in the world and the largest animal ever known. These whales breathe air, but they have their home on the water, which helps support the weight of its enormous body.

We find these mammals anywhere on almost any ocean, swimming in small groups or alone. In the summertime, they often move to cooler waters. They also make great migration to Ecuador when winter comes. Often seen in coastal California or Mexico.

They eat duck and may consume between 4 and 8 tons per day. Currently, only a few know that whales swim and sail the oceans of the world. For many years, blue whales have been hunted in a cruel and ruthless to get the grease and oil, the consequence has been a dramatic decrease in the number of whale populations.

In 1966 the International Whaling Convention whales put under official protection. Like all great animals, takes a long gestation process. Carries her young on the inside for a year before giving birth.

Each summer, many bears come to McNeil Falls in Alaska, attracted thousands of salmon that go there to lay their eggs.

The bear is one of the largest animals – males can weigh up to 780 kg in weight. Your weight will vary by season – fall far outweigh in the spring. This is because during the fall should eat a lot then semibreve smoothly during the winter hibernation. The body is between 172 and 284 cm and the tail of 6 to 22 cm.

They live between 20 and 25 years and eat plants, fruits, insects, mice, salmon, trout, and medium mammals.

Bears usually live alone, except females living with their puppies. However, if there is a source of abundant, bears do not mind meet together for food (see this webcam bears have come to Alaska to eat salmon).

Bears live in Europe, Asia and America. Females can have puppies from 5-7 years old. The bear cub is the smallest of all babies of mammals compared to the weight of their mothers. At birth, cubs weigh only about 350 grams. Females usually give birth to between 2 and 4 puppies and they stay with their mother from 2 to 4 years before independence.

A wild pig is one of the large mammals (can reach 1.60 meters in length) and most sought by hunters in Spain. He is shy except when he is wounded and becomes a fierce and dangerous animal.

It has robust body with long triangular head in a small tube. Their tusks are outgoing. It is considered the predecessor of the domestic pig.

The boar prefer the mountains very close or very marshy reeds. His life is nocturnal. By day remains hidden in the cooler sites, and at night go out to eat their usual diet – wild fruits, seeds, nuts and insects.

During the autumn / winter, males fight to win a female. In March, the piglets are born they often have streaks in their hair, but the color will remain the same as they grow.

This breed was initially used for betting on dog fights during the seventeenth century (in 1835 this practice was banned in England). Its origin is in the “old dog Greek” Kalb glint than or bulls Maltese dog: a breed imported to England, which old mastiff cross gave rise to the old English bulldog.

The bulldog of old was lighter and similar to that pudgy bulldog Boxer today, it was a purely sporting animal. Was used in the creation of other races as: Bull mastiff, Boxer, Bull Terrier, and some hounds like the old type Beagle. As fighting dog was an animal who only accepted the challenge of larger animals such as bears, bulls and even lions. The origin of the name comes from being a butcher’s dog, that is, its function was to run the bulls, for believing that the meat was so soft. Although it is probably a corruption of the name Band dog or ‘hardened dog. “

Keep in mind that the old bulldogs do not have anything to do with the current, were only modified with crosses with other breeds like the Pug or pug, breed of bulldog which inherited his flattened nose and his chubby muscled. Former Bulldogs were looking dogs varied, sometimes long-nosed dogs and all colors. It should be noted that the old bulldog was a working animal which gave much importance to the character.

The current English bulldog animal is a competition aimed at the beauty shows. It’s smart, clean and very gentle, it is an excellent pet.