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The Kabardin is a Russian breed of mountain horse developed during the 16th century in the mountainous region of the Northern Caucasus. The Kabardin stands between 15 and 15.2 hands high and is bay or black in colour. The Kabardin is renowned for its ability to find its way home, and is a sure-footed and often used without shoes, but is unable to gallop.
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Kalanchoe is a genus of varying succulent evergreen plants, ranging from shrubs to small trees from southern Africa and Madagascar that thrive in hot, dry climates. Some species are popular as houseplants in Britain, with Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Flaming Katy, Tom Thumb) being a waxy-leafed, red, yellow or pink flowering popular variety growing to about 28 cm high.
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Kale (or borecole) is a type of cabbage which doesn't have a 'heat'.
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Kalmia is a genus of hardy evergreen American shrubs belonging to the family Ericaceae. The flowers are showy, usually white or pink in colour, more or less bell-shaped, and arranged in terminal cymes.
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Kalopanax is a genus of far-eastern deciduous, hairy or spiny trees native to China, Japan and Korea. The genus includes the Prickly Castor Oil Tree.
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Kangaroo is the name of any marsupial of the family Macropodidae found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Kangaroos are plant-eaters and most live in groups. They are adapted to hopping, the vast majority of species having very large back legs and feet compared with the small forelimbs. The larger types can jump nine metres in a single bound. Most are nocturnal. Species vary from small rat kangaroos, only 30 centimetres long, through the medium-sized wallabies, to the large red and great grey kangaroos, which are the largest living marsupials. These may be 1.8 metres long with 1.1 metres tails. In New Guinea and North Queensland, tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus) occur. These have comparatively short hind limbs. The great grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus produces a single young (called a 'Joey') about two centimetres long after a very short gestation, usually in early summer. At birth the young kangaroo is too young even to suck. It remains in its mother's pouch, attached to a nipple which squirts milk into its mouth at intervals. It stays in the pouch, with excursions as it matures, for about 280 days.
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The Karabair is an old Uzbek breed of horse developed through a mix of Arab and Mongol horses. The Karabair stands between 14.2 and 15 hands high and is mostly grey, chestnut or brown in colour. A fast, and courageous breed, the Karabair is used for riding and driving as well as to play the fast and violent Uzbek game of Kokpar.
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The Karabakh is an Azerbaijan breed of mountain horse, well adapted to harsh environments. The Karabakh stands between 14 and 15 hands high and is chestnut, bay or dun in colour. A calm, willing, and energetic breed, the Karabakh makes good riding horses and is often used to improve other breeds.
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Kateretes is a genus of sap-beetle (Nitidulidae).
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The Kathiawari is an old breed of Indian horse that originates from the Kathiawar peninsular from where it takes its name. The Kathiawari is a small horse, standing no more than 14.3 hands high, and occurs in any colour except black. A tough and frugal breed, they have an at times unpredictable nature, and are used by the Gujerat mounted police and are also used for the game of tent-pegging.
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The Kauri pine is one of the dammar pine family of trees. It is found in the north island of New Zealand where it grows to 50 metres in height.
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The Kazakh Pony is an ancient breed of working ponies from Kazakhstan. The
Kazakh Pony has two sub-types: the Dzhabe and the Adaev, the Adaev being slightly lighter framed and more lively than the Dzhabe. The Kazakh Pony stands 14 hands high, are short and sturdy in appearance and have a thick waterproof coat. They are not very suitable for riding, having an uncomfortable short and choppy stride.
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The kea (Nestor notabilis), is a New Zealand bird named after the call which it delivers when in flight. It lives on the South Island in rocky mountains at high elevations.
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The keaki is a Japanese tree.
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The keeshond is a breed of non-sporting dog, long popular in Holland, where it was a riverboat pet and watchdog. The breed is named for a dog that in the 18th century became the symbol of the party of the middle classes in opposition to the prince of Orange. Probably of Arctic origin, the keeshond is related to the Chow Chow, Norwegian Elkhound, Pomeranian, and Samoyed. With changing political conditions and the advent of larger barges with room for larger dogs, the breed declined in popularity, but was revived in 1920. Alert and intelligent, the dog is a perfect companion. Distinctive features are the marking around the eyes and the luxurious grey and black coat that forms a lion like mane around the neck, shoulders, and chest. The hind legs and tail are also profusely covered with hair. The ideal height is 46 centimetres for males and 43 centimetres for females.
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The kelpie, also called the Australian kelpie, is a breed of dog developed in Australia for herding sheep. The dog may weigh more than 14 kg, and the male stands about 50 centimetres at the shoulder. The ears are erect; the short coat is usually black or black and tan. The ancestors of the kelpie include the border collie and, probably, the dingo.
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Kelt is the name given to a female Salmon which has spawned.
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Kennedya is a genus of Australian trailing or twining plants belonging to the family Leguminosae. They bear pinnate, trifoliate leaves and papilionaceous flowers dark pink in colour.
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Kennel is the collective noun for a group of dogs.
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Kentia is a genus of tropical spineless palms with terminal pinnate leaves.
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Kentish Glory (Endromis versicolora) is the only moth of the family Endromidae. It has a wing span of between 50 and 65 mm and is found in the birch forests of Europe, including mountainous regions, and east across Asia to the Far East. It flies from March to May.
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Kentrosaurus was a dinosaur of the Jurassic period. Kentrosaurus was quite large, 2.5 metres long, walked on all-fours and had small, flat triangular armour plates on the neck and shoulders and pairs of long spines on the back and tail. A few skeletons of Kentrosaurus were discovered in east Africa between 1909 and 1912 and these were taken to Berlin, where they were destroyed by Allied bombing during the Second World War.
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Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis), is a grass grown for fodder in the central USA.
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The Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a North American leguminous tree, the seeds of which can be used as a substitute for coffee.
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The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypsis formosa or Oporonis formosus) is an olive- green and yellow coloured warbler of the eastern USA.
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The Kerry is a breed of cattle.
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The Kerry Blue Terrier is an Irish breed of terrier named after County Kerry where it was developed from the Bedlington Terrier, the Irish Terrier and other breeds. The Kerry Blue Terrier stands about 46 cm tall, and is a lively and affectionate animal sometimes aggressive to other dogs.
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The kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) or Windhover is a small British bird of the falcon family Falconidae. The kestrel has brown plumage that is lightly barred with black, while the head, neck and tail are bluish grey. The kestrel generally eats mice and insects, though they will sometimes take small birds and chickens. When hunting the kestrel hovers almost motionless before swooping down on its prey.
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The Khaki Campbell is a British breed of duck. They were developed in Britain around 1900 and are small, hardy and very prolific egg-layers.
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The Khapra Beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is a species of beetle of the carpet beetle family (Dermestidae). It is often found in brewery malt silos.
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Khaya is a genus of tall trees belonging to the family Meliaceae, and closely allied to the Mahogany tree.
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The kiang (Equus hemionus or Asinus hemionus) kyang or dziggetai, is the largest species of wild ass. Native to Tibet it has a coat that is reddish-brown on the back and face, with a cream colour on the neck and under parts. The kiang has relatively short ears and more closely resembles a horse than most other donkeys. Its head is large like that of the ass, but in form it resembles that of the horse. The kiang runs with a rapidity exceeding that of the best Arabian horses.
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A kid is a baby goat.
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Kidney vetch or Lady's fingers (Anthyllis vulneraria) is a perennial herb of the order Leguminosae. It is a native of Europe, western Asia and north Africa. Kidney vetch has a woody rootstock and numerous leafy stems. The leaves are divided into pairs of slender, rectangular leaflets, and the yellow flowers are clustered in a head. The calyx is covered with silky wool and the leaves with silky hairs.
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Kiekie (Freycinetia Banksii) is a New Zealand shrub belonging to the family Pandanaceae. It climb to a considerable height, and bears a large quantity of berries crowded on a spadix. The young spadices are made into a jelly, which has a strawberry-like flavour.
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The Kiger Mustang is a North American breed of horse of Spanish descent from the Beaty Butte region in Lake County, Oregon. They are uniformly of a dun colouration, ranging from brown-dun to nearly white with dorsal stripes and zebra striped legs.
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Killifish is a common name for any of more than 900 species of fishes constituting the order Cyprinodontiformes. Killifishes inhabit fresh, brackish, and coastal marine waters from south-eastern Canada to South America, and in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia. In deserts, they flourish at the highest temperatures and salinities tolerated by any vertebrate. Usually less than 30 centimetres in length, they are familiar as bait and popular as aquarium fishes. The striped killifish, Fundulus mejalis, and sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus, are common along the eastern and southern coasts of the USA. The California killifish, Fundulus parvipinnis, is found along the Pacific coast of California and northern Mexico. The mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, and rivulus, Rivulus marmoratus, are important as experimental animals. Many killifishes are valuable in the control of mosquitoes because they eat the larvae.
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Kindle is the collective noun for a group of kittens.
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The King Charles Spaniel or English Toy Spaniel as it is known in the USA is a breed of Spaniel related to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, but smaller at twenty-five centimetres tall. The breed are so named from their reputed popularity with King Charles II who used to personally exercise his pets in London's St James Park. They are friendly and adaptable dogs, but need careful grooming.
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King snake (Lampropeltis) is a common name for a genus of North American constricting snakes. Like all constrictors, these reptiles squeeze their prey to death by coiling around it. They eat rodents, birds, and other snakes, including poisonous ones. Curiously, they are not affected by the venom of vipers. A common king snake is the chain snake, named because of its chain-like yellow or white markings. It is found throughout North America, and its colour and markings vary. It is about 1.2 to 1.5 metres long.
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Kingbird is a common name for any of several New World flycatchers, genus Tyrannus, of the family Tyrannidae. They range from 20 to 26 centimetres long, the largest being the giant kingbird, Tyrannus cubensis, of Cuba.
Kingbirds attack birds as large as hawks when their territories and nests are threatened. Kingbirds feed on flying insects, particularly bees. They are birds of open, tree-dotted country, building their nests about 1.8 to 30. 5 m above the ground. All kingbirds have a concealed red or orange patch in their crown feathers. The eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, of most of North America, is dark slate above and white below. The tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus, found from Arizona south through most of South America, typifies a group of species with yellow under parts and grey-green backs.
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The kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is a brightly coloured British water bird of the family Alcedinidae, so called because it feeds on small fish as well as water insects, shellfish and tadpoles.
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The kinkajou (Potos flavus) is a small tropical American mammal of the family Procyonidae, related to the raccoon, and distinguished by its long prehensile tail. It is nocturnal and arboreal, filling the same ecological niche at night that the New World monkey occupies by day. The kinkajou attains a body length of about 50 cm; its tail is almost as long. It has a round head, a short face, and a slender body covered with soft, yellowish- brown woolly fur. Gentle in disposition, it can be readily tamed as a pet. It feeds on insects, small birds and mammals, birds' eggs, fruit, and honey (it is sometimes called the honey bear). Kinkajous are mostly solitary, but mates may travel together. The female produces a single offspring in the spring or summer. The life span is believed to be about 20 years.
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Kipper is the name given to a male salmon after it has spawned.
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The Kisber Felver (or Kisber Half-Bred) is a Hungarian breed of horse developed during the 20th century at the Kisber Stud in Hungary which was founded in 1853 primarily to produce Thoroughbreds. The Kisber Felver stands between 15.2 and 17 hands high and is mostly chestnut or bay but can be any solid colour. The
Kisber Felver's energetic and lively qualities make them suitable for both military and civilian uses, and their natural athletic ability makes them popular for jumping and eventing.
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The kite is about twenty species of birds of prey of the falcon (Accipitridae) family.
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The Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a native British seagull so named after its call which sounds like 'kittee-wake kitte-wake'. The adult has white plumage with a blue-grey back and yellow bill and legs and black feet.
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The kittiwake gull (Rissa tridactyla) is a sea-gull characterised by the absence of a hind toes. It breeds in large colonies on narrow ledges of rock. It is white and grey above, and white below with black tips to some of its wing primaries. The legs are black.
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The kiwi (originally known as the kiwi-kiwi on account of its cry) is a group of three species of bird (genus Apteryx) only found in New Zealand. They are about the size of a domestic fowl, have short stout legs terminated in three toes with a rudimentary hallux which forms a spur and a long bill with nostrils at the tip. They are nocturnal and feed on insects, worms and seeds.
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The Kladruber is a Czech breed of horse developed as a top-class carriage horse for the Imperial Court. A calm, strong, long-lived, kind and energetic draft horse, the Kladruber is sometimes crossed with lighter breeds to produce riding horses. The Kladruber stands between 16.2 and 17 hands high and is grey or black in colour with a prolific and luxurious mane and tail.
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The klipspringer (Oreotragus saltator) is a small but active antelope found in East Africa.
Klipspringers live in family groups of a mating pair and their offspring.
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Knab is the collective noun for a group of toads.
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The Knabstrup is a Danish breed of spotted riding horse developed in 1808 from a spotted Spanish mare. The Knabstrup breed is easy to train and is often used in circuses for performing tricks and for gymnastic riding displays. The Knabstrup stands 15.2 hands high and has brown or black spots on a white background.
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Knapweed is a plant of the genus Centaurea.
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The Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) is a species of brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae) found in northern Africa, southern and central Europe and central Asia to China. Two generations occur during a year, the first flying from April to June and the second from July to August.
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Knightia is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family Proteaceae.
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The Knopper Gall Wasp (Andricus quercuscalicis) is a hymenopterous insect of the family Cynipidae widespread in southern, western and central Europe and Asia Minor and since first being recorded in Britain in 1959 is now widespread and common in Britain. The Knopper Gall Wasp Produces two types of gall, one type are produced on acorns and are green and sticky later becoming brown and hard, and irregular in shape. The second generation of galls are produced in the axis of the male catkins of Turkey Oaks.
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The knot (Tringa canutus) is a shore-living bird of the family Scolopacidae. The knot is larger than a snipe, but with a shorter bill and legs and the plumage is ash-grey above and white flecked with grey below.
Knot is the collective noun for a group of toads.
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The Knot Grass Moth (Acronicta rumicis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae with a wing span of between 30 and 35 mm found in the non-polar parts of the Palaearctic. Between one and three generations are produced each year flying from April to September.
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Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare) is an annual herb of the family Polygonaceae, native to Britain, with branched prostrate or erect stems and shortly stalked, alternate, linear to ovate leaves with silvery stipules at their base. The flowers are small, white or pinkish in colour, and grow in clusters in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit is a three-sided achene surrounded by a persistent perianth.
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Knowltonia is a genus of perennial herbaceous South African plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. They bear branching cymes or umbels of dullish flowers.
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The koala is a marsupial found only in east Australia.
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Kobus is the Waterbuck and Lechwe genus of antelope, subfamily Hippotraginae.
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Kohl-rabi (Brassica caulorapa) is a plant of the cabbage family, largely cultivated on account of its swollen, fleshy, turnip-like stem which is eaten.
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The kola nut (or guru nut) is the fruit of the tropical African tree, Cola acuminata of the family Sternuliaceae. The nuts are larger than walnuts, very bitter tasting and contain a large quantity of caffeine. They are eaten by the natives as a stimulant and form the basis of Coca-Cola.
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The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's largest living lizard. The Komodo dragon measures almost three metres in length and weighs well over 70 kilograms. It lives in the Indonesian archipelago where it feeds primarily on deer and wild boar, but also eating other Komodos and the occasional human. The Komodo dragon is capable of taking prey up to 15 times its size, unhinging its jaws to swallow food larger than its head, and downing as much as 80 percent of its weight in a single meal.
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The Konik is an ancient breed of Polish pony related closely to the Hucul. The
Konik is placed and good natured, stands 13 hands high and occurs mostly in a mouse dun colour with a dorsal stripe.
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The Kookaburra is a bird of the Alecdinidae (Kingfisher) family found in woodlands in east and south west Australia where they eat insects, small lizards, small snakes and small birds of other species. Kookaburras live in pairs or small groups and nest in hollow tree trunks , holes in trees or excavated ant hills. Kookaburras are mostly whitre in colour, with dark brown upper parts and an orangey-brown striped tail. They have a long, sharp, strong bill and a distinctive loud call like a laugh.
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The Korat is a natural breed of domestic cat that originated in the Korat province of eastern Thailand sometime before the 17th century. The breed was first mentioned in Britain at the National Cat Show in London in 1896 where it was described as a Blue Siamese, then nothing more is recorded until 1959 when a pair were taken to the USA from Thailand and in 1964 the Korat made its American debut at the Empire Cat Club show. The Korat is a semi-cobby, medium sized cat, supple and muscular with a rounded back. The front legs are slightly shorter than the hind, and the paws oval. The tail is of medium length, tapering to a rounded tip. The head is heart-shaped with a semi-pointed muzzle, a strong chin. The coat only occurs in a silver-blue colour, and is single-layered, short to medium length, glossy and fine. The Korat is very susceptible to viral infections in the respiratory tracts ('cat flu'). They are affectionate, quiet and gentle cats that love being handled, but are nervous of sudden loud noises.
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Korynetes is a genus of chequered beetles of the family Cleridae. They feed on other insects, especially woodworms.
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The Krait (Bungarus candidus) is a poisonous snake of Bengal and Southern India. It is dark brown or bluish black above with bands or spots of white or yellow and uniform white below. They grow to about one metre long.
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Krill is a crustacean of the sub-class Malacostraca.
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The kudu or koodoo (Tragelaphus) is a genus of large, lightly striped African antelope. The males have twisted horns up to 150 cm long, and stand about 180 centimetres tall at the shoulder and weigh around 320 kg. The females are hornless.
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The Kumingan or Java Pony, is an Indonesian breed of pony that originated on the island of Java during the 17th century from cross breeding of horses imported by the Dutch East India company. The Kumingan is a placid, and good natured pony, standing 12 hands high and occurring in various colours. They are commonly used to pull the local taxi cart called a sado in Java.
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The Kustanair is a Kazahkstan breed of saddle horse developed during the early 20th century and recognised as a breed in 1951. The Kustanair is a tough and hardy horse, calm and energetic and versatile both for riding and in the harness. The Kustanair stands between 15 and 15.2 hands high and may be bay, brown, chestnut, grey, black or roan in colour.
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The Kyloe is a breed of cattle.
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