Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Sport, Veterinary Medicine on 05 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies
photo credit: Paul Keleher The deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last month have highlighted the risks associated with compounding pharmacies, a type of pharmacy that produces custom-made drugs widely used by veterinarians to treat not just horses but all types of animals. Long before the polo deaths,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Underwater on 02 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Sea Life

Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Sea Life
Climate change is about to cause a major upheaval in the shallow marine waters of Antarctica. Predatory crabs are poised to return to warming Antarctic waters and disrupt the primeval marine communities. "Nowhere else than in these ecosystems do giant sea spiders and marine pillbugs share the ocean...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Endangered Species, Pets, Reptiles & Amphibians, Wildlife on 02 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Nelson bill to ban trade of pythons

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is working to stop the spread of Burmese pythons. The large reptiles can grow more than 20 feet long and weigh up to 250 pounds. Pythons are capable of killing and swallowing animals as large as alligators. While just the thought of that is terrifying to most, it's troubling...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Wildlife on 01 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Will Florida Panthers Boost Species Banking?

The southwestern tip of the US state of Florida is one of the most sparsely-populated patches of America east of the Mississippi. It's also home to about 100 or so Florida Panthers (the last surviving members of the last surviving subspecies of cougar in the eastern United States) along with the American...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Mammals, Music, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 01 21st, 2009 | No Comments

5 Coolest Monkey Stories of the Week

I've unearthed many monkey news stories recently, so I decided to highlight the most fascinating or silly ones here.  Enjoy "monkeying around" with the articles!  Get it?  See what I did there?  Nyuck nyuck! ;D 1.  Even Monkeys Know Which Rock Will Break the Toughest Nut Capuchin monkeys not only...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Cats, Pets on 01 5th, 2009 | No Comments

So Many Animals — Not Enough People

Shelters nationwide are being hit by the economic meltdown. Cash-strapped pet owners have inundated the SPCA with pets that they can no longer afford. It's not just the usual cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs -- a horse and 50 chickens have also landed at a South Jersey SPCA. "What I’m seeing is...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Underwater, Veterinary Medicine on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Scientists Attempt Disentanglement Of Right Whale Off Florida

NOAA’s Fisheries Service and its rescue team partners recently attempted a disentanglement of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. “The disentanglement team removed hundreds of feet of rope yesterday, and was able to cut through more rope today,” said Jamison Smith, NOAA’s Fisheries...
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Posted by jbpounders in Animal Shelters, Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 12 11th, 2008 | No Comments

Program aims to get shelter animals adopted

It's a familiar image at holiday time. A kitten or puppy, ribbon tied around its neck, presented to a bright-eyed child on Christmas morning. County Animal Services and Enforcement shelter worker Megan Baker holds "Valentino," a one-year-old male cat that has been at the shelter since mid November. As...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 11 10th, 2008 | No Comments

Sea Snakes Seek Out Freshwater To Slake Thirst

It's a new discovery!  Instead of filtering the salt out of seawater like many other marine animals, sea snakes look for freshwater to drink.  I don't understand how this would be evolutionarily advantageous.  Don't you think that having your own biological filter would be easiest? Sea snakes may...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Reptiles & Amphibians on 10 17th, 2008 | No Comments

Men Find Iguana, Don’t Know What To Do

Two Fort Myers, Flordia men had an unwanted guest--a very angry four foot long iguana that came scratching at their door yesterday. Jeff Stark and roommate Kenny Barber didn't want to let him loose into the neighborhood because kids play there. Click here for the full article. VN:F [1.5.1_770]please...
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