Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Microchips Could Speed Up Detection Of Livestock Viruses

Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be quickly identified by using a simple screening chip developed by scientists from the Institute for Animal Health, scientists will hear March 31, 2008 at the Society...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Visiting the zoo’s geriatric ward

They are a group of senior citizens unlike any you're likely to find at a typical retirement home. But that's because their retirement community is at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. First, there's May, a fennec fox who is losing her hair at the ripe old age of 11. Virginia, an 18-year-old grey seal,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Woman mauled by cheetahs in Florida

Wildlife officers are investigating after two cheetahs mauled a woman at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida. Judy Berens, who owns and operates the Panther Ridge Conservation Center near West Palm Beach, has been hospitalized after the two animals attacked her during an exhibition Saturday[...] The sanctuary...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Bunnies gotta get clean. And they gotta look cute during the process.

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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Birds moonwalk better than Michael Jackson!!!

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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Art, Conservation, Mammals, Wildlife on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Elephant paints self-portrait and single-trunkedly blows audience’s minds

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LHoyB81LnE&hl=en] You can find more information about the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project here. Here's a bit of info from their website: The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (AEACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals & Law, Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Fido, Fluffy become more high profile part of law

Fido is getting a new name — several, in fact: "plaintiff," "trustee," "beneficiary" and even "defendant." Dogs, cats and creatures of all sorts are being redefined in an emerging area of legal practice known as animal law. Once considered mere property, animals are being invested with legal standing...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

How insects fly

Jeff Dawson and a team of researchers at Carleton University are studying how insects fly, right to the smallest detail. The Goal: To use their knowledge to develop micro-air vehicles. It's late afternoon and Jeff Dawson is inspecting a locust that is glued to a stand with electrodes stuck in its flight...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Animals, Cats, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Cloning may help Scottish wildcats survive

Britain's wildest animal could be cloned to save the species from becoming extinct within 10 years. The number of Scottish wildcats is believed to have fallen to below 400 in their native Highlands, and their continued survival is under serious threat from interbreeding with feral domestic cats, which...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 29th, 2008 | No Comments

S.F. Art Institute halts exhibition showing killing of animals

 Citing threats of violence by animal rights activists, the San Francisco Art Institute said Saturday that it is canceling a controversial exhibition that included video clips of animals being bludgeoned to death, as well as a public forum it had scheduled to address the controversy. "We've gotten dozens...
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