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While people have toes on the end of their feet and cats and dogs have paws with claws, animals like cows and horses have hooves. A hoof is just the tip of the animal's toe, encased in a hard substance made out of the same stuff as our fingernails are made from. Hooves continue to grow just like our fingernails, and are worn down by the animal walking around. If the animal like a horse walks around on very hard ground like a road their hoof will wear down too fast, so people make them special shoes to protect their hooves. The hoof in the picture is a cow's hoof. Cows have cloven feet, meaning the hoof is divided into two sections.

Fangs are large, pointed teeth that meat-eating animals like dogs and cats have. Unlike tusks, fangs don't usually grow out of the animal's mouth.

A yap is a short, sharp, high pitched bark. Small dogs tend to yap, and can be very annoying for people who live near them.

A feral animal is one that used to be domesticated but has escaped and now lives by itself, without any people to look after it. Many wilderness areas of the world have feral horses, goats and camels. Feral cats and dogs can be found both in wilderness areas and in cities.

You smell things with your nose. dogs and cats have much better senses of smell than people do. People can only smell very strong smells, like cooking food.