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Science & Environment

Post-Valentine Emotional Overload

15 February 2012

written by Cheshire Kitten in the Science & Environment section of The Anipal Times

Boris and his sibs

Much talk of love and emotion is focused around the Valentine’s holiday. Research suggests that animal emotions are not necessarily the same as those of humans. What do you think?

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The Poop Pandemic

29 October 2011

written by Chazz TheDog in the Science & Environment section of The Anipal Times

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Get the inside scoop on poop… yours that is. Do your humans dispose of your waste properly (or at all)? Find out what others think about this stinky situation.

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Microchipping Animals – Is The Controversy Justified?

by Maggie Tortie Kat October 20, 2011
Microchip and Rice Kernel, Courtesy of Dogster

Household pets are regularly microchipped to help owners locate them if they are lost. Here’s a look at a few of the reported controversies surrounding microchipping.

Samantha The Christmas Slug

by Cheshire Kitten September 28, 2011
Samantha at Home

Learn about the slug, a member of the gastropod family, and pay tribute to our anipal friend Samantha.

Dogs Who Help Sea Turtles

by Cheshire Kitten September 14, 2011
Sea turtle pillow with pup

Dogs are usually know as predators of sea turtles, but some dogs are helping to work off their species karma by helping the babies of endangered turtles.

The Great Backyard Bird Count

by Cokie the Cat February 19, 2011
Great Backyard Bird Count Poster

Start counting those wings and beaks; it’s the 14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count.

Science of Cat Lapping

by Maggie Tortie Kat February 7, 2011
Cortesy of gallery.hd.org

Science now backs up the saying, “Cats rule. Dogs drool.” Learn how cats and dogs actually drink.

Anipals and Tools

by Maggie Tortie Kat January 23, 2011
TPC's paw

Meet a polydactyl cat and learn about how other animals make use of tools to make up for that lack of opposable thumbs.

Stink Bugs and Anipals

by Maggie Tortie Kat October 13, 2010
Brown marmorated stink bug

The brown marmorated stink bug appeared in Pennsylvania in 1998 probably as stowaways on import goods from China. They have no natural predators in the US, so these bugs have been multiplying. Let’s look at how stink bugs relate to anipals.

Washing Oiled Birds

by AylaLab August 10, 2010
International Bird Rescue Research Center (http://www.ibrrc.org)

As of late July 2010, 1400 birds have been collected alive in the 93 days since the Deepwater Horizon explosion– 2600 have been collected dead, and 550 have been released. These figures come from the Deepwater Horizon Response Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection [...]

Cell Phone Radiation Suspected of Killing Bees

by AylaLab August 4, 2010
Bee on Mom's Sun Flower

Cell phones might be killing buzzers…you know, bees…the ones that sting us dogs and cats on the nose when all we want to do is play. Bees are fun to chase, even though they sometimes have really short tempers…especially those nasty Africanized [...]

World Without Oiled Birds

by AylaLab July 27, 2010
Swan

Sometimes, governments do really weird stuff. Well, OK, my human says they usually do really weird stuff. But, sometimes, the weird stuff works.    The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service  has come up with a unique and daring $20 million plan to intercept [...]

Saving The Turtle Babies On The Gulf Coast

by AylaLab July 10, 2010
Marked sea turtle nest

To properly read this arrrr-tickle, you must be listening to the theme from CSI. Bommmmmm-ba-ba-bom!!!! Won’t get fooled again! Bommmmmm-ba-ba-bom!!!! Howwwwwwwl. Starting the week of 1 July 2010, you can see oil globs and crime-scene tape if you go to Gulf Coast beaches [...]

Reptiles Rising

by AylaLab July 1, 2010

Reptiles seem to be everywhere in the news right now: turtle genocide in the Gulf and 800-lb alligators loping across little old ladies’ back yards…you would think that reptiles as a species had decided it’s time to be noticed. On a warm [...]

The Clay Litter Controversy

by Romeo the Cat June 23, 2010
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Two years ago, my staff manager decided that Pugsley and I would switch to all-natural, non-clay litter. All-natural refers to litter made from, well, all-natural ingredients and does not have added chemicals like crystals or fragrances. Most clay litters are laden with [...]

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