Friends fur life help build skills for life
Dogs put the fun into learning vital social skillsCredit: UBC Okanagan A new UBC Okanagan study finds children not only ...
Tag: Pets/Ethology
Desexing cats before 4 months old can reduce the number of unwanted kittens
Credit: City University of Hong Kong The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by the cats' phenomenal reproductive success, ...
Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics
Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, ...
Can dogs rapidly learn words?
Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four timesCredit: Photo by Claudia Fugazza A new study found that ...
Inflammation caused by scorpion venom should be blocked immediately, study shows
In an article published in Nature Communications, Brazilian researchers show for the first time that in severe cases of scorpion ...
Cats love silver vine and catnip for a more practical reason than developing euphoria
Cats use the plants to repel mosquitoesCredit: Masao Miyazaki & Reiko Uenoyama Catnip and silver vine have been known as ...
Cats may help increase empathy, decrease anxiety for kids with autism
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - As a former school nurse in the Columbia Public Schools, Gretchen ...
Some English bulldogs thought to have cancer may have newly identified syndrome
Credit: Colorado State University DENVER/January 5, 2020 - Some English bulldogs diagnosed with a common cancer may instead have a ...
Better learners in collared flycatchers are more likely to imitate competitors
Effect of faster learning was only found in femalesCredit: J. Morinay Many animal species use social information - from conspecifics ...
Living environment affects the microbiota and health of both dogs and their owners
Credit: Emma Hakanen In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living ...
What’s up Skip? Kangaroos really can ‘talk’ to us
Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, research revealsCredit: Dr Alexandra Green Animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, ...
Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led ...
Comparing canine brains using 3D-endocast modelling
The shortening of the facial skeleton greatly influences the ratio of certain brain regions, primarily the olfactory bulb and the ...
From puppyhood to senior age: Different personality traits age differently
Dogs' personality changes over time, but these changes occur unevenly during the dogs' life, and each trait follows a distinct ...