The greater shortnosed fruit bat.
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A bat’s body is really good at tolerating diseases.
Sea otters are born with a supercharged metabolism.
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New research finds that ‘leaky mitochondria’ help keep sea otters warm.
Rift Valley Fever virus, 3D illustration.
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Manufacturing is just one part of the vaccine ecosystem. It’s the health system that delivers vaccines and people must be willing to take them.
City of Calgary vehicles used to enforce dog rules and transport dogs.
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Dogs bite people daily, especially young children. There is concern that disadvantaged families may suffer most. Dog-bite facts remain scarce because prevention has yet to become a policy priority.
A recent fossil discovery in the Mackenzie Mountains, NWT may change how we consider animal evolution.
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A recent discovery of a sponge fossil may be the oldest known animal fossil, extending the evolutionary timeline by hundreds of millions of years.
Cats were likely stressed because we interrupted their daily routine.
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Cats may actually enjoy the extra peace and quiet as we start leaving the house more.
Proboscis monkeys, although endangered, do not tend to receive large amounts of public conservation support.
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Less attractive endangered species don’t tend to receive the same public attention as their more beautiful counterparts: new studies show how we might help change that.
Some sharks are warm-blooded.
Diego Camejo
Warm-blooded fish can swim 1.6 times faster than their cold-blooded relatives.
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Catnip’s status as kitty kryptonite is due to a chemical compound called nepalacatlon, but what actually is catnip?
Children at St Edward’s CE Primary School in Rochdale Gtr Manchester use the school’s rabbits and other animals in their learning.
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From rabbits to maggots, school pets are common but we need to think of them as partners, not resources
The pandemic shone a spotlight on the plight of exotic animals after the Netflix Tiger King series. It also resulted in a run on pet adoptions. But what is the state of animal welfare more than a year into the crisis?
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One year ago, the ‘Tiger King’ docuseries raised public concern about animal cruelty to new heights. But what’s happened to animals since?
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Being aware of nature and its life-supporting functions helps our societies to operate more sustainably.
The San associated elands with rain, and the power to influence game during a hunt.
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In several other parts of the world, people used the bones of animals that were important within their respective cultures to make tools.
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All the ways plants, animals, insects and the bacteria around us can be beneficial to human health.
The European fire ant, Myrmica rubra, is one of the invasive ant species in Ontario. They are known for their painful sting.
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Animals that are traded as pets are more likely to be invasive species, including a relatively new pet: ants.
Female elephant seals take seven-month feeding trips during which they balance danger, starvation and exhaustion.
Dan Costa
By measuring how and when elephant seals sleep, researchers were able to figure out how elephant seals change their risk-taking behavior as they gain weight.
Horses have been our companions and partners for thousands of years. They deserve better than to be shipped from Canada in inhumane and cruel conditions for slaughter.
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This story is not graphic, but what happens to slaughter-bound horses is, and it’s time for change.
The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), lives in scattered populations across distant mountain ranges in Ethiopia, and its remarkable resilience suggests recovery is possible if threats like habitat loss and degradation can be kept at bay.
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Reports of global biodiversity doom hide a more complex and encouraging picture. Conservation efforts can be targeted with more nuance species population data.
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Dogs are more in tune with human social cues than cats.
Naked mole-rats are among the most vocal of rodents.
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A new study found naked mole-rats communicate with chirps unique to their colony.