Credit: CC0 Public Domain A small study suggests that when two pigs are fighting, a bystander pig can intervene to either reduce the number of attacks by the aggressor or to help reduce the anxiety of the victim. The study of 104 domestic pigs, published in the journal Animal Cognition, reveals the complex social groups…
The researchers attach a tag to the back of a blue whale off the coast of California. Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought. The tiny fragments of plastic have…
As its name implies, the Devil's Hole pupfish lives in a truly hellish environment. Confined to a single deep limestone cave in Nevada's Mojave Desert, 263 of them live in water that hovers around 93 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, with food resources so scarce that they are always on the edge of starvation, and with oxygen…
Save Dogs, Have Fun, BUY GLDNNEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 4, 2022 / Gold Retriever LLC has announced Gold Sponsorship of the first annual Pit Ball by Voorhees Animal Orphanage (VAO) in New Jersey, US. Gold Retriever, as a nod to its namesake, has made it a point to focus philanthropic efforts on…
'Arrow' Star Stephen Amell Not Backing Down in Kennel Battle ... I Want Peace & Quiet!!! 11/4/2022 9:22 AM PT TMZ.com UPDATE 2:14 PM PT -- While Stephen may have issue with the rescue, we've seen some declarations filed by other neighbors to the property that say there's never been an issue with loud yelping,…
A New York City fugitive who had been on the run for almost a year was vacationing at Disney World's Animal Kingdom Theme Park when he was spotted by an officer who was investigating his case, according to court documents. Jeff Andre, a federal officer with the United States Postal Inspection Service, was on vacation…
That new animal welfare rule for the Organic Label may be held up by a hidden force, namely Big Ag. The Cornucopia Institute, the nonprofit that claims to watch out for the integrity of certified organic food and says it is safer than non-organics, has said that “the long arms of Big Ag” are reaching…
To care for a minor animal bite or claw wound, such as one that only breaks the skin, take these steps: Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream or ointment and cover the bite with a clean bandage. Seek prompt medical care if: The wound is a deep puncture or…
A family of rhesus macaque huddles together during a rainfall in Mumbai on June 21, 2021. Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys: this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignited the ethical debate over animal testing. The paper, "Triggers for mother…
As Verne understood, the U.S. Civil War (during which 60,000 amputations were performed) inaugurated the modern prosthetics era in the United States, thanks to federal funding and a wave of design patents filed by entrepreneurial prosthetists. The two World Wars solidified the for-profit prosthetics industry in both the United States and Western Europe, and the…
