Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science

Researchers pave the way for genetic tests of cattle that can look for the presence of specific adaptations, such as ...

Archaeologists find the answer in rabbit social behaviorCredit: Nawa Sugiyama/UCR Domesticated rabbits come in all sizes and colors, including tiny ...

New tool differentiates endangered salt marsh harvest mouse from abundant look-alikeCredit: William Thein It's hard to save what you can't ...

Credit: Dr. Whitfield Results from a study published in Ibis show that how close Golden Eagles will fly to wind ...

Credit: Written by Merryn Thomas and illustrated by Ethan Kocak. It's important to communicate about hard-to-see and complex environmental topics ...

Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, ...

Credit: The University of Queensland By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes ...

Just like humans:Credit: S. Greif. A new Tel Aviv University study found that, like humans, bats living in Tel Aviv ...

Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange ...

Credit: Jürg Schmid Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse animal groups. To date, scientists have ...

Researchers use trail cameras to study animals' interaction, behavior in human-dominated landscapesCredit: Asia Murphy/Penn State Burnout. It is a syndrome ...

Ability to identify other animals from relative positioning of the joints not unique to vertebratesCredit: Sam Droege, USGS Bee Inventory ...

Credit: Jorge Velez-Juarbe GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking ...

Genome analysis reveals chloroplast acquisition without gene transfer in photosynthetic sea slugsCredit: Taro Maeda Plants, algae and some bacteria are ...

Network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations helps track emerging threatsCredit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis From domoic acid poisoning in seabirds to canine ...

Credit: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum and Zanjan Cultural Heritage Centre, Archaeological Museum of Zanjan. A team of geneticists and archaeologists from ...

Credit: Photo supplied by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Australian reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal ...

Nocturnal activity of dogs as an indicator of adaptabilityCredit: Janneke van der Laan Every year, thousands of dogs end up ...

Credit: Photo courtesy: Astrid Andersson Ecologists from the Conservation Forensics Laboratory of the Research Division for Ecology and Biodiversity at ...

The evolution of the temporomandibular joint and premolar teeth enabled adaptation to bamboo dietCredit: Pekka Vallittu Although the giant panda ...