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Animal Welfare: refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry, and humane treatment. Protecting an animal's welfare means providing for its physical and mental needs.
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DEC 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2019Plants & Animals
You’d be hard-pressed to find any fish daring enough to voluntarily enter a top predator’s mouth, but that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 24, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for various types of birds to suffer from injuries that render them unable to fly. One of the mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 18, 2019Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Lobsters, just like many other animals, follow migration patterns. They are often observed traveling in large packs, mar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2019Plants & Animals
Polar bears are expert survivalists. Their noses are many times more powerful than a dog’s, and they can sniff out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2019Plants & Animals
If you were asked what the world’s most trafficked animal was, what would you say? If you answered pangolin, then ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be tricky to understand because they can’t speak to us in a form of communication that we can easily c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 27, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 14, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’re ever asked what the world’s smartest animal is, then the humble elephant should certainly come to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Taronga Zoo, situated in the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia, welcomed the birth of an elusive monkey species just t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Staff at Santa Barbara Zoo were compelled to make a difficult decision this week after the park’s elderly Asian el ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Moms everywhere will tell you all about the excruciating labor pains that come along with delivering a baby, but in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Polar bears necessitate lots of food to ensure their long-term survival, but many times, hunting prey isn’t easy. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Wolves work together in the wild to ensure the survival of the rest of their pack, and this includes their elders. Whene ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists carefully placed a high-detail animatronic ‘spy monkey’ near the site of a troop’s living q ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit ...Written By: Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
You’d be hard-pressed to find any fish daring enough to voluntarily enter a top predator’s mouth, but that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for various types of birds to suffer from injuries that render them unable to fly. One of the mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 18, 2019
Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lobsters, just like many other animals, follow migration patterns. They are often observed traveling in large packs, mar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2019
Plants & Animals
Polar bears are expert survivalists. Their noses are many times more powerful than a dog’s, and they can sniff out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you were asked what the world’s most trafficked animal was, what would you say? If you answered pangolin, then
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be tricky to understand because they can’t speak to us in a form of communication that we can easily c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’re ever asked what the world’s smartest animal is, then the humble elephant should certainly come to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Taronga Zoo, situated in the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia, welcomed the birth of an elusive monkey species just t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Staff at Santa Barbara Zoo were compelled to make a difficult decision this week after the park’s elderly Asian el
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Moms everywhere will tell you all about the excruciating labor pains that come along with delivering a baby, but in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Polar bears necessitate lots of food to ensure their long-term survival, but many times, hunting prey isn’t easy.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Wolves work together in the wild to ensure the survival of the rest of their pack, and this includes their elders. Whene
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists carefully placed a high-detail animatronic ‘spy monkey’ near the site of a troop’s living q
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon