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Animals that have been tamed or modified by people.

Subcategories: Cats (19), Dogs (42), Farm animals (11), Horses (22), Pets (18)

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L is for Labradoodle

A labradoodle is a mixed-breed dog, usually with a curly or wavy coat that can be cream, brown, or black. It tends to be medium-sized and friendly, with soft fur that may be low-shedding. Labradoodles are a cross between a labrador and a poodle and make very good family pets.

L is for Labrador

The labrador retriever is a very popular breed of gun dog. They were originally developed to retrieve birds after they were shot.
Labradors come in three main colours - yellow, black and chocolate.
Labradors are a gentle, intelligent dog and make excellent family pets. They can be trained to be helping dogs, and are used as guide dogs for blind people.

L is for Lipizzaner

Lipizzaners, or Lipizzans, are a breed of white horse that is today used and bred at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna as a performing horse. Lipizzaners are trained over many years to perform complicated moves.

M is for Maine Coon

Maine coons are one of the largest cat breeds. They are from the United States, where it is thought they might have come about from local cats breeding with bobcats. They are gentle cats, with long, flowing hair and sometimes tufts on the ends of their ears.

M is for Maltese

Maltese are small toy or lap dogs with silky white hair. They are an ancient breed, and were used as a lap dog by ladies in Roman times. They have black eyes and a black nose, which gives them a very "cute" appearance. Maltese are cuddly companion dogs, and thrive on attention but can be snappy around children. They have a reputation for being a yappy dog.

M is for Manx

Manx cats are originally from the Isle of Man. They have a mutation of the spine that leaves them with either a very short tail or no tail at all.

M is for Mare

A mare is a female horse. A male horse is called a stallion and a baby horse is called a foal.

M is for Molly

Mollies are a large group of small fish that are popular as pets.

M is for Mongrel

A mongrel is a dog that you cannot tell what breed it is. Mongrels might simply be cross breeds, but are usually stray dogs that have been mixed breed for so long there is no way of telling what their ancestry is.

M is for Mouse

Mice are very small animals that are often found in houses. They are a pest, and eat stored food. Cats, snakes and many other animals eat mice. Some people keep mice as pets. The plural of mouse is mice.

M is for Mule

A mule is what you get when you cross a male donkey with a female horse. All male mules and most female mules are infertile.
Mules make good working animals as they inherit many of the good traits from both donkeys and horses.

M is for Mustang

Mustangs are feral horses found roaming wild in North America.

M is for Mutt

Mutt is a slang word used to describe any dog, particularly a mixed breed dog or mongrel.
The Norwegian forest cat is from northern Europe, and has developed a very thick, fluffy coat to adapt to the cold weather there. They are very large cats that enjoy people's company.
The Old English Sheepdog is a very old breed of large herding dog. It has very long, thick, grey-and-white hair all over it, covering its face. Old English sheepdog puppies are born black-and-white. They are friendly, sociable dogs. They are high maintainence though, as their coat needs regular brushing and clipping.

O is for Ox

An ox, also called a bullock, is a cow that is used as a work animal, usually for pulling things like carts and ploughs. The plural of ox is oxen. Oxen are typically yoked together in pairs to pull things.

P is for Palomino

A palomino horse has a gold coat and a white mane and tail.

P is for Percheron

Percherons are a large breed of horse designed for pulling heavy loads. They are originally from France.
Persian cats are one of the oldest longhaired cat breeds. They are originally from Persia (now Iran). Persians come in a wide variety of colours, and have a distinctive flat face.
Persian is also a language spoken in a number of countries.

P is for Pet

A pet is an animal that is kept entirely for fun or as a friend. Pets are usually small animals, like cats, parrots or dogs. Animals are often kept for other reasons, like for their meat, their wool or to help herd other animals around. For example, cows are generally kept on farms for their milk, not as pets.