by Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Bald eagles, as well as other wildlife, have been succumbing to a mysterious neurodegenerative disease in the southern United States since the 1990s. New research by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany and the University of Georgia, U.S., identifies the cause of these deaths: a […]
By Justin MacLachlan Not all heroes wear capes, or suits, Wall Street Bets investors have spent some of their gains on donations for endangered animals including – gorillas, turtles, wolves, and elephants. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent helping endangered animals by users of Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit trading […]
By Nick Perry Just after dawn, Tolstoy lumbers into view. A wandering giant, with tusks almost scraping the earth, this great elephant has roamed beneath Mount Kilimanjaro for nearly 50 years. He has survived ivory poachers, spear attacks and terrible drought, but the mighty bull could be confronting a new […]
By John Vibes Keith Walker, a 53-year-old homeless man in Atlanta, rushed into a burning animal shelter to rescue over a dozen animals earlier this month. Gracie Hamlin, the founder of W-Underdogs animal shelter, told CNN that the fire department did not want to deal with the animals who were […]
Dogs trained using aversive stimuli, which involve punishments for incorrect behavior, show evidence of higher stress levels compared to dogs trained with reward-based methods, according to a study publishing December 16 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro from the Universidade do Porto, Portugal, and […]
By Justin MacLachlan Dogs are not only man’s best friend, it turns out they are also the oldest domesticated animal by humans. New research published in the journal Science. lead by an international team found that dog domestication can be traced back 11,000 years to the end of the last […]
By Anthony McLennan You no longer need to feel unproductive while spending time online watching cute videos of animals. This is according to a University of Leeds study, which found that watching those adorable clips are actually good for your health. The university partnered up with Tourism Western Australia to […]
The same Technocrat crowd that is trying to destroy the red meat industry, is now creating GMO animals to produce more meat. More appropriately their creations could be called Frankenbeasts because nobody can predict the ultimate outcomes. ⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood By: Kate Kelland via Reuters […]
By Mayukh Saha Even if elephants are not able to appreciate the subtle nuances of Bach or Beethoven, they still can be serenaded by a tune. According to a video from 2018, this has actually been tried and tested. Paul Barton, a famous pianist from Britain, settled in Thailand a few […]
By John Vibes Scientists are growing increasingly concerned about the mass deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, but are still unsure about what is causing the problem. According to the Guardian, at least 350 elephants have died in the African country in the past few months. Researchers first realized […]