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Animal Care: is the well-being of nonhuman animals. The standards of "good" animal welfare vary considerably between different contexts. These standards are under constant review and are debated, created and revised by animal welfare groups.
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APR 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Although SeaWorld announced its departure from breeding orcas as a result of the negativity it has brought about from an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Plants & Animals
It was late last month that an endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo in Australia sustained severe burns from an active po ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse ...MAR 28, 2017Plants & Animals
There may be a longstanding relationship between humans and house mice that dates back to our ancestors who walked the E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2017Videos
Dogs are considered "Man's best friend" and in addition to being great company and helpful service dogs, one group of do ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2017Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 20, 2017Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Nearing the end of February, a beloved hippopotamus from the National Zoo of El Salvador who went by the name of Gustavi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2017Plants & Animals
While it’s typical of illegal hunters to find their victims in the wild, four-year-old white Rhino named Vince fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Videos
Monogamy is the practice of mating with the same individual for an extended period of time. It turns out only about 3% o ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Kansas State University surgeons had the rare opportunity to surgically-implant a one-of-a-kind pacemaker into a ferret ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Plants & Animals
A pretty exciting event just too place at Cincinnati Zoo last Friday that tons of animal lovers are going to be excited ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2017Videos
Orangutans are some of the smartest primates on the planet, besides humans. They've been documented doing incredibly bri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2017Videos
Turns out reptiles can actually be trained. At zoos, this can be helpful for animal care and research. By training the r ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2017Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2017Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2017Plants & Animals
During a train ride to London during the New Year holiday, the conductor had to make an unexpected stop for police after ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2017Plants & Animals
A specific type of bird known as a cowbird is quite the tricky little schemer, and some scientists are comparing their s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2017Plants & Animals
An infamous killer whale named Tilikum that was exclusive to SeaWorld of Orlando, Florida and was well-known for having ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although SeaWorld announced its departure from breeding orcas as a result of the negativity it has brought about from an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
It was late last month that an endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo in Australia sustained severe burns from an active po
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse
...
MAR 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
There may be a longstanding relationship between humans and house mice that dates back to our ancestors who walked the E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2017
Videos
Dogs are considered "Man's best friend" and in addition to being great company and helpful service dogs, one group of do
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Nearing the end of February, a beloved hippopotamus from the National Zoo of El Salvador who went by the name of Gustavi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
While it’s typical of illegal hunters to find their victims in the wild, four-year-old white Rhino named Vince fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Videos
Monogamy is the practice of mating with the same individual for an extended period of time. It turns out only about 3% o
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Kansas State University surgeons had the rare opportunity to surgically-implant a one-of-a-kind pacemaker into a ferret
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
A pretty exciting event just too place at Cincinnati Zoo last Friday that tons of animal lovers are going to be excited
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Orangutans are some of the smartest primates on the planet, besides humans. They've been documented doing incredibly bri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2017
Videos
Turns out reptiles can actually be trained. At zoos, this can be helpful for animal care and research. By training the r
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2017
Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
During a train ride to London during the New Year holiday, the conductor had to make an unexpected stop for police after
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
A specific type of bird known as a cowbird is quite the tricky little schemer, and some scientists are comparing their s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
An infamous killer whale named Tilikum that was exclusive to SeaWorld of Orlando, Florida and was well-known for having
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard