Simplified schematic of an island's flora - all its plant species, highlighted in boxes. Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenousânative plant life. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms gut flora or skin flora. 1 Etymology.
For dogs, the wag seems to have the same properties. Since tail wagging is meant as a signal that a dog will only wag its tail when other living beings are aroundâa person, another dog, a cat, a horse, or perhaps a ball of lint blown by a breeze and seemingly alive.
1 A tail that is held very high is often a sign of a dominant dog. 2  Watch dogs at the dog park or when interacting with other dogs, the dog with the highest tail is almost always the dominant dog. 3  When you add to this dominant stance a vigorous wag it can also be a sign of danger and aggression.