This wolf is currently nursing at least one puppy! She will wean her offspring in 3 rollovers! This wolf is actively pupsitting - her energy regeneration is paused.
About the StarAnkaa is the brightest star in the constellation. Its name comes from the Arabic al-'anqā', which means "the phoenix." It is also sometimes known as Nair al-Zaurak, or "the bright star of the skiff" (an-na'ir az-zawraq in Arabic).
Alpha Phoenicis is a spectroscopic binary star approximately 85 light years distant. The system has the combined stellar classification K0.5 IIIb and a combined apparent magnitude of 2.377. The two components in the system orbit each other with a period of 3848.8 days (or 10.5 years). The primary star, as the spectral class indicates, is an orange giant.Phoenix MythThe mythical bird phoenix is known as the sacred fire bird across many mythologies: Greek, Persian, Arabic, Egyptian, Roman, Turkish, Indian and Chinese among others. The phoenix was said to have resembled an eagle with purple, red and gold feathers, and a scarlet and gold tail.
Ovid wrote in his Metamorphoses that the bird lived for 500 years. When it reached the end of its life span, the phoenix would build itself a nest at the top of a palm tree, using incense and cinnamon bark, then ignite the nest and meet its end in the fire.
A new bird would be born from its father's body and, according to legend, when the young phoenix was strong enough, it would take the nest and carry it to the temple of Hyperion, who was one of the 12 Titan deities and the lord of light.
In another version of the tale, the young phoenix would embalm the ashes of the passed one in an egg made of myrrh and carry the egg to the Egyptian city Heliopolis. The name Heliopolis means "sun city" in Greek.