Giant bird-eating centipedes may sound like something out of a science-fiction film—but they're not. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific's Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island centipede (Cormocephalus ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2021
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When animals become parents, they often need to change their behaviors in ways that allow them to protect and ensure the survival of their offspring. What happens in the brain when an animal becomes a new parent?
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2021
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France will outlaw the culling of male chicks in the poultry industry in 2022 after years of protests from animal welfare activists, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said Sunday.
Ecology
Jul 18, 2021
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A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world's most endangered cranes for release into the wild, the efforts are back in gear.
Ecology
Jul 14, 2021
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A team of researchers, led by Northumbria University, have been working to understand and develop a vaccine for an infection that's been killing off rare penguins in New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2021
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Flamingo chicks raised by foster parents from another flamingo species develop normally, scientists say.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2021
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A staggering 6.5 billion chicks are killed worldwide every year. These are generally male chicks that are of no economic value. In Ovo has developed technology that can quickly determine the sex of a chick, to ensure that ...
Other
Mar 30, 2021
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In snowy plovers, females have overcome traditional family stereotypes. They often abandon the family to begin a clutch with a new partner whereas the males continue to care for their young until they are independent. An ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2021
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Female gannets travel further than male gannets to find fish for their chicks in some years but not others, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2021
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Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells, according to Penn State researchers, who simulated production ...
Other
Jan 14, 2021
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