The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2024
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The patient arrived with a bladder stone, grimacing in pain and moping about. He wouldn't even chew his cud. The patient, you see, was a goat. And while treated for his bladder stone—a common ailment in the small ruminants—he ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 8, 2024
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A new study has highlighted how more research is needed in order to demonstrate the effect of neutering timing on dog health.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 28, 2024
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Researchers have shown that owners who believe in their horses' emotions and treat them with care, have animals that are significantly healthier and better looked after. In many low and middle-income countries (LMICs), working ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2024
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It might sound far-fetched, but recent research suggests that dogs' and humans' brains synchronize when they look at each other.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2024
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An elephant never forgets, as the saying goes. In fact, there is evidence that proboscideans still remember the waterholes they once visited decades later. They also often recognize fellow elephants that they have not encountered ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2024
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Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of a number of zoonotic diseases—illnesses that can spread between humans and animals.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2024
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The voice people use to address their dogs isn't just because of their big puppy eyes. Humans slow their own speech when talking to their dogs, and this slower tempo matches their pets' receptive abilities, allowing the dogs ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2024
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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2024
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A new study from College of Veterinary Medicine researchers finds the first genetic evidence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) transmission between a captive wild and a domestic cat.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2024
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