It might sound far-fetched, but recent research suggests that dogs' and humans' brains synchronize when they look at each other.
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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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Although it is more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, report Mikel Delgado from Purdue University, US, and colleagues in PLOS ONE.
Plants & Animals
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Graying with age is a common coat color variant in horses, characterized by progressive hair graying and susceptibility to skin melanoma. In a new study published in Nature Communications, an international consortium led ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 4, 2024
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A trio of ethologists at Eötvös Loránd University, in Hungary, has found, via experimentation, that some dogs are able to remember toy names for up to two years. In their study, published in the journal Biology Letters, Shany ...
A team of virologists with the U.K.'s Animal and Plant Health Agency, working with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, the KEMH Pathology and Food, Water & Environmental Laboratory, and the Department of Agriculture, ...
