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25/01/2020

Small-Brained Fish Make More Babies.

Since the 19th century, researchers have noticed that animals with large brains had survival advantages in complex environments, but also appeared to have fewer offspring. To test whether the two observations were causally linked, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden bred guppies and select...

25/01/2020

Lab Rats Need Better Diets.

Rats and mice used in toxicology testing and other studies are commonly give constant access to food, and allowed to eat as much as they want. Compared to larger lab animals that are fed regular meals, rodents on a free-for-all diet tend to have higher blood fat, higher, cholesterol, and greater inc...

25/01/2020

Rights for Cetaceans.

The Nonhuman Rights Project, a nonprofit organization advocating for legal rights for animals, is planning on filing two lawsuits on behalf of captive animals in the United States by the end of next year, according to Wired Science. Although the group has not yet decided which species will be target...

25/01/2020

Decoding Monkey Thoughts.

For some time, behavioral scientists have noted how monkeys with diverse personalities can carry out behavioral tasks differently. Now for the first time, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have observed differences in neuron activity that relate to the various strategies that individ...

25/01/2020

Saving the Vulture.

The majestic bird whose nearly 10-foot wingspan adorns California skies is constantly threatened despite a successful breeding program. The culprit is lead poisoning from the carcasses of animals shot with lead bullets, despite a ban on such ammunition near active breeding sites, according to recent...

25/01/2020

The center has a series of games and exercises planned for their pups in order to improve their obedience and sociability. However, all of these activities exhaust the little critters and every now and then they need to recharge their batteries. Which means nap time!

25/01/2020

An animal shelter in North Carolina thought they would have trouble finding a home for one of its residents, but an unorthodox ad has made this grumpy cat a star.

25/01/2020

A dramatic horse named Jingang doesn’t appreciate being ridden by others as a horse should. Instead, it goes out of its way to avoid doing its job by pretending to be ‘dead’ in an overly-theatrical way.