Category: Animals
Marine mammals on the menu in many parts of world
The fate of the world’s great whale species commands global attention as a result of heated debate between pro and anti-whaling advocates, but the fate of smaller marine mammals is less understood, specifically because the deliberate and accidental catching and killing of dolphins, porpoises, manatees, and other warm-blooded aquatic species are rarely studied or monitored.
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Marine mammals on the menu in many parts of world
Wasp found in upstate New York shows up in Southern California
In August 2010, an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a tiny fairyfly wasp in upstate New York that had never been seen in the United States until then. Nearly exactly a year later, he discovered the wasp in Irvine, Calif., strongly suggesting that the wasp is well established in the country. Called Gonatocerus ater, the 1-millimeter-long wasp was accidentally introduced in North America. It lays its eggs inside the eggs of leafhoppers.
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Wasp found in upstate New York shows up in Southern California
Genetically modified food safe, animal study suggests
A three year feeding study has shown no adverse health effects in pigs fed genetically modified (GM) maize. The maize, which is a Bt-maize bred for its insect resistant properties, was sourced from Spain.
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Genetically modified food safe, animal study suggests
Ancient domesticated dog skull found in Siberian cave: 33,000 years old
A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ancestors, with advancing glaciers thwarting early domestication efforts.
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Ancient domesticated dog skull found in Siberian cave: 33,000 years old
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles
Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galapagos islands were more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in more remote or protected sites on the islands, researchers report. Many of the reptiles harbor E. coli bacteria that are resistant to ampicillin, doxycycline, tetracycline, and trimethoprin/sulfamethoxazole.
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Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles
Love of a dog or cat helps women cope with HIV/AIDS
A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study.
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Love of a dog or cat helps women cope with HIV/AIDS
Saving the snow leopard with stem cells
The survival of the endangered snow leopard is looking promising thanks to scientists who have, for the first time, produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult leopard.
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Saving the snow leopard with stem cells
Looking for a Feed Dealer Near You?
If you are someone who gets their livestock feeds from a feed dealer, or a company that is involved with multiple feed dealers, then you are doing things the right way. Feed dealers are usually the best way to go as far as equine and livestock feeds go, because they have done more research about the effects of their feeds than the smaller companies have, and they know just what you should feed animals in certain stages of life, in pregnancy, and in different levels of work. Because livestock nutrition is as important to your feed dealer as it is to you, you know that you are getting the best product for your animals. Think of it this way, if your feed dealer didn’t care about the nutrition of their feed, you most likely wouldn’t feed that feed to your horses or cows, even if it was the cheapest feed available, meaning that they would lose customers and business – not something that the average company is looking to do in today’s market. And pet food manufacturer or livestock feed manufacturer is concerned with nutrition and the healthy value of their feeds, and for that reason, it is a good idea to buy from long established companies with a history of making sure that their feeds are healthy for animals and not in the slightest bit harmful. These companies have you and your animal’s best interests at heart, and they act upon those interests.
Mysterious monkey re-discovered in Borneo
Researchers were stunned to rediscover one of the rarest primates in Borneo, the grizzled langur, thought by many to be extinct.
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Mysterious monkey re-discovered in Borneo
Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat
Why different animals carry different amounts of fat depends on how they have solved the problem of avoiding both starving to death and being killed by predators, new research suggests.
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Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat