Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals, Pets on 10 17th, 2008 | No Comments

Woman seeks home for herself and horse

Image courtesy of flickr.com user Wolfgang Staudt A 55-year-old Meddybemps woman, whose horse was seized by the state in September, told a Calais District Court judge Thursday that she was on the brink of homelessness and unable to care for Angel, her sorrel-colored saddlebred mare. Allyson B. Young...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Mammals on 10 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Goat ‘condoms’ save Kenyan herds

Maasai herdsmen in Kenya have turned to an age-old contraceptive device, the "olor", to protect their precious goat herds from an ongoing drought. The olor is made from cowhide or a square piece of plastic, and is tied around the belly of the male goat. It prevents the bucks from mating with the...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Mammals, Science & Tech on 10 1st, 2008 | No Comments

Elephants ‘Phone’ Friends With Rumbles

Human friends and relatives keep tabs on their loved ones by phone when they're apart, and now new research shows elephants do nearly the same thing with rumble vocalizations that can transmit over one and a half miles. The finding helps to explain how elephants almost always find their way back to...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Uncategorized on 08 26th, 2008 | No Comments

Mich. officials confirm deer ‘wasting’ disease

Michigan's first case of chronic wasting disease was confirmed Monday in a white-tailed deer from a privately owned facility in the state's western Lower Peninsula. Michigan officials have quarantined all privately owned cervid facilities and banned the movement of all privately owned deer, elk and...
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