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Tag: PETS/ETHOLOGY
New Book Defines Trend: Meet the Multispecies Family
SMU sociologist says treating pets like family impacts birth rates, budgets and job choice
You can snuggle wolf pups all you want, they still won’t ‘get’ you quite like your dog
You know your dog gets your gist when you point and say “go find the ball” and he scampers right to it.
Stopping illegal trade of Aussie lizards
Australian reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal poaching fueled by international demand and the exotic pet trade. In a new study in Animal Conservation , researchers from the University of Adelaide and the Monitor Conservation Research Society (Monitor) investigated…
Songbirds like it sweet!
A research co-developed by HKU Evolutionary Biologist found that Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar
You can snuggle wolf pups all you want, they still won’t ‘get’ you quite like your dog
After 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have some of the same cognitive abilities as human babies.
‘Smart collar’ could prevent tapeworms in dogs
Dogs infected with echinococcosis play a major role in spreading tapeworms across human populations around the world. Now, researchers have developed a “smart collar” which gradually delivers a steady dose of a deworming drug to dogs. The collar successfully reduces…
Not only humans got talent, dogs got it too!
Is talent in a given field a uniquely human phenomenon?
Personalized medicine for cats with heart disease
Study finds genetic makeup influences response to common feline heart disease medication
Neurobiology: How mice see the world
Researchers based in Munich and Tuebingen have developed an open-source camera system that images natural habitats as they appear to rodents. During the course of evolution, animals have adapted to the particular demands of their local environments in ways that…
Tuckered out: Early Antarctic explorers underfed their dogs
It’s one of the iconic images of early Antarctic exploration: the heroic explorer sledging across the icy wastes towed by his trusty team of canine companions. But new research analysing a century-old dog biscuit suggests the animals in this picture…
The mysterious Chinese mountain cat probably was not involved in feline domestication
Genomic evidence for the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and its introgression to domestic cats
Poaching Affects Behavior Of Endangered Capuchin Monkeys In Brazilian Biological Reserve
A study conducted in the Una Biological Reserve in the state of Bahia, Brazil, shows that in a habitat with high hunting pressure the risk of predation has such a significant impact on the behavior of the Yellow-breasted capuchin monkey Sapajus xanthosternos that it even avoids areas offering an abundant supply of plant biomass and invertebrates, its main sources of food.
First Report of Dorsal Navigation in a Flying Insect
People–who get lost easily in the extraordinary darkness of a tropical forest–have much to learn from a bee that can find its way home in conditions 10 times dimmer than starlight. Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s (STRI) research…
The survivability of animal species depends on the number of offspring
Researchers from Tel Aviv University took part in a new international study proposing an amendment to the widely accepted theory on the extinction of animal species – by moving the focus from the animal’s body size to its reproductive capacity.
The survivability of animal species depends on the number of offspring
New study proposes an amendment to the theory on the extinction of species
Puppies are born ready to communicate with people, study shows
Anyone that’s ever interacted with a dog knows that they often have an amazing capacity to interact with people. Now researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on June 3 have found that this ability is present in dogs from…
Puppies are wired to communicate with people, study shows
Dogs may have earned the title “man’s best friend” because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests.…
How best to focus efforts on classifying new species to prevent their extinction?
The return-on-investment approach found 24 Australian lizard and snake species needing protection
Sick bats also employ ‘social distancing’ which prevents the outbreak of epidemics
New study from Tel Aviv University reveals that bats also resort to isolation which can assist in preventing mass contagion
New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications
Researchers identify a gene that causes canine hereditary deafness in puppies
Finnish researchers have been the first to determine the cause for the nonsyndromic early-onset hereditary canine hearing loss in Rottweilers. The gene defect was identified in a gene relevant to the sense of hearing. The study can also promote the…
Study finds evidence emotional support animals benefit those with chronic mental illness
A team led by a social work researcher at The University of Toledo has published the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness.
Swifts set new record for swiftness
Swifts aren’t called “swifts” for nothing. They’re known for being among the fastest migrating small birds around. When they aren’t breeding, common swifts stay in the air most of the time–up to 10 months of the year. Scientists had thought…
Pets and their owners diet together, new study finds
International study examines why pet owners choose grain-free food
Petco Love, Blue Buffalo Company give Morris Animal Foundation $100K for cancer research
DENVER/May 4, 2021 – Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation) and Blue Buffalo are once again partnering to award a $100,000 grant to Morris Animal Foundation to support pet cancer research. Since 2006, Petco Love, in partnership with Blue Buffalo, has…
Dogs’ aggressive behavior towards humans is often caused by fear
A study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species and the owner’s previous experience of dogs were associated with aggressive behaviour towards humans.…
Mating with relatives? Not a big deal in nature
We usually assume that inbreeding is bad and should be avoided under all circumstances. But new research performed by researchers at Stockholm University, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution , shows that there is little support for this assumption. The…
Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster
According to new research by Hungarian ethologists, at least four independent traits affect dogs’ ability to establish eye contact with humans
Fireflies have a potential — protective ‘musical armor’ against bats
A new study at Tel Aviv University reveals a possible defense mechanism developed by fireflies for protection against bats that might prey on them.
Gene required for jumping identified in rabbits
Experiments with a rare type of rabbit that can’t jump pinpointed the necessary gene
Waste from making purple corn chips yields a natural dye, supplements, kitty litter
The more colorful a food, the more nutritious it probably is. For example, purple corn contains compounds associated with a reduced risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. The cobs contain the same compounds but are typically thrown out. Now,…
One in 10 older adults have gotten a “pandemic pet,” poll finds
Prior poll showed health and wellness benefits of pet ownership for people over 50
Turns out altruism is for the fish
Osaka City University shows experimental evidence of an altruistic nature in small convict cichlid fish
Dogs infected with Leishmania parasites smell more attractive to female sand flies
Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say researchers. The study published in PLOS Pathogens is led by Professor Gordon Hamilton of Lancaster University. In Brazil, the parasite Leishmania infantum is transmitted…
Morris Animal Foundation, Elanco partner to improve understanding of canine osteoarthritis
Morris Animal Foundation, a leader in advancing animal health, is partnering with Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) to better understand the incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs using data generated by the Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study…
A raw diet for under 6-month-old puppies may reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease
According to a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, a raw diet from the late stages of suckling to roughly two months of age may reduce the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs later in life. In…
Morris Animal Foundation, the Purina Institute join to study canine cognitive dysfunction
Morris Animal Foundation, a leader in advancing animal health, is partnering with the Purina Institute to advance the knowledge of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS), through the Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study . By collecting data from the Study’s dog…
A new model predicts snakebites to save human lives
Tel Aviv University participates in international study
TGen seeks help from Arizona dog and cat owners for COVID-19 study
Project builds on ‘One Health’ testing and disease surveillance collaborations in Arizona
Milk prebiotics are the cat’s meow, Illinois research shows
URBANA, Ill. – If you haven’t been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent years, you’d be forgiven for missing the human milk oligosaccharide trend in infant formulas. These complex carbohydrate supplements mimic human breast milk and act…
Paw hygiene no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals
Assistance dogs’ paws are cleaner than their users’ shoe soles, Utrecht University researchers discover
Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic
With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals*, there is an urgent need to monitor the legal trade in wildlife, according to new research by Vincent Nijman, Professor in Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University.
New features of a gene defect that affects muzzle length and caudal vertebrae in dogs
Researchers discover new features of a gene defect that affects the length of the muzzle and caudal vertebrae in dogs
I, the obstacle — dogs show body-awareness, a new component of mental self-representation
Dogs understand the relationship between their body and the environment in a problem solving task
Animal behaviour: Dogs may have body-awareness and understand consequences of own actions
Dogs may be able to recognize their own body as an obstacle and also understand the consequences of their own actions, according to a study involving 32 pet dogs published in Scientific Reports . Previous research has shown that dogs…
A study with 1,600 dogs: More than 20 gene loci associated with canine hip dysplasia
Hip dysplasia is a developmental disorder common in most dog breeds, and its onset is affected by both hereditary and environmental factors. Prior studies have identified dozens of genetic loci associated with hip dysplasia in various breeds. The relevance of…
Friends fur life help build skills for life
Dogs put the fun into learning vital social skills
Pigs show potential for ‘remarkable’ level of behavioral, mental flexibility in new study
Researchers teach four animals how to play a rudimentary joystick-enabled video game that demonstrates conceptual understanding beyond simple chance