The three-toed sloth is the slowest mammal in the world. The sloth's popular image as a lazy creature that sleeps for most of the day has been called into question. Rather than snoozing for more than 16 hours a day, as observed in captivity, sloths in the wild doze for less than 10 hours, research suggests.
Lassie is a fictional female collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. However, Knight may have been influenced by another female collie named Lassie, featured in the 1859 story The Half-brothers written by British writer Elizabeth Gaskell.The Half-brothers is a short, sentimental story in which a female border collie named Lassie, loved only by her young master, saves the day.alf collie, Lassie was owned by the landlord of the Pilot Boat, a pub in the port of Lyme Regis. On New Yearâs Day in 1915 the Royal Navy battleship  HMS Formidable  was torpedoed by a German submarine off Start Point in South Devon, with the loss of more than 500 men.
The Snorkie is cute, so what else sets it apart from other puppies? Itâs a designer mix which is becoming more and more popular, mainly because of its parents and its looks. This puppy for sale has a purebred yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) as a father, and a purebred miniature schnauzer as a mother.Itâs not hard to see where the Snorkie get its personality: the yorkie is known for having a unique, pleasant nature, and the miniature schnauzer is known for being very active.he Snorkie is a compact dog which would fit nicely into most families. It does well with both other dogs and children. Though itâs an active dog, it can handle smaller indoor areas like apartments. But, if the space is available, this puppy is more than willing to take advantage of it.