The domestication of small mammals to keep as pets is a relatively recent development, arising only after large-scale industrialization. Historically...

tarantulas and hermit crabs. Smaller pets include rodents, while the equine and bovine group include the largest companion animals. Pets provide their owners...

that spread disease and were a threat to crops, as a result the practice of keeping small mammals as pets, is a relatively recent development, arising only...

owners. Mammals are the most likely exotic pets to injure or kill humans, with non-human primates topping the list. Even if they are bred for the pet trade...

Wolves are sometimes kept as exotic pets, and in some rarer occasions, as working animals. Although closely related to domesticated dogs, wolves do not...

predators kept either in a zoo or as a pet. Live food is commonly used as feed for a variety of species of exotic pets and zoo animals, ranging from crocodilians...

A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing...

species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets. The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian hamster...

grunting as well as cat body language. It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by small mammals. It secretes...

Australia, domestic rabbits are illegal as pets in Queensland. Rabbits may be kept inside as small house pets. Rabbits that live indoors are less exposed...