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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Creepy Crawlies, Food, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 05 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Communal Stomach Of An Ant Colony

Communal Stomach Of An Ant Colony
photo credit: Axel Rouvin How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Audrey Dussutour from the Centre de recherche sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier) and Steve Simpson from Sydney University have shown that an ant colony functions like a “collective mouth and gut”....
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Evolution, Farm & Ranch, Food, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech on 03 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses: Harnessed and Milked

Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses: Harnessed and Milked
An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and milked. The findings could point to the very beginnings of horse domestication and the origins of the horse breeds we know...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Farm & Ranch, Food, Science & Tech on 02 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Animal Factory Farms

Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Animal Factory Farms
At least one expert believes that the massive peanut salmonella outbreak linked to the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), likely has animal feces from factory farming at its core. According to Neil Barnard—a medical doctor, nutrition researcher, and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Food, Mammals, Wildlife on 02 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Wyoming thinks twice about feeding the elk

Wyoming thinks twice about feeding the elk
When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from over hunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people in Jackson, Wyoming, stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment. They offered food to the straggling survivors. The...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Food, Mammals, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 02 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Mother Whales Teach Babies Where To Eat: Can Southern Right Whales Adapt If Food Becomes Scarce?

Mother Whales Teach Babies Where To Eat: Can Southern Right Whales Adapt If Food Becomes Scarce?
University of Utah biologists discovered that young "right whales" learn from their mothers where to eat, raising concern about their ability to find new places to feed if Earth's changing climate disrupts their traditional dining areas. "A primary concern is, what are whales going to do with global...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Dogs, Food, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 02 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Tainted peanut products also menace pets

Bert Kanist thought nothing of it when he gave his dog Ozzie a treat one day last month — two packages of peanut butter crackers. Within hours, Ozzie was terribly sick. “He was throwing up,” Kanist said outside his home in this suburb of Atlanta. “He had diarrhea. His knees were wobbly.” The...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals & Law, Farm & Ranch, Food, Science & Tech on 01 16th, 2009 | No Comments

FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued its final regulations governing the approval of genetically engineered animals. The rules do not require consumer labeling for foods from these animals. Genetic engineering involves using recombinant DNA (rDNA) to introduce new characteristics...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Food, Mammals, Zoos on 01 5th, 2009 | 4 Comments

How To Lose A Ton Of Weight? Try The Elephant Diet

Elephants at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park are slimming down. The seven elephants have collectively lost more than five tons of fat since 2000. Never has the big boned excuse been more accurate, but the elephants at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park no longer need it. They're slimming...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Food, Pets on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Pet-food pantries are doggedly working to keep animals fed

This year, consider donating to or starting your own neighborhood pet food pantry.  Your selflessness will help save a lot of small, helpless lives, and will enable people to hold on to the pets they love instead of abandoning them: Animal lovers are marshaling forces in hopes of minimizing the number...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Culture, Dogs, Food, Mammals, Sport, Television on 11 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Britain’s fattest pets compete in slimming contest

Eight of Britain's most overweight pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to be crowned this year's pet fit club champion. The seven dogs and one cat, who are all more than 30 percent overweight and weigh a combined total of 191 kg (421 lb), were picked by veterinary charity...
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