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How well can horses hear? by Michael Broad Horses have an excellent sense of hearing, which plays a vital role in their survival and communication. Here are some key aspects of a horse’s hearing abilities: 1. Range of Hearing 2. Highly Mobile Ears 3. Sensitivity …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This has been an ongoing discussion for a long time and many people know about it. It’s about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest a place which is the habitat of perhaps millions of different species and millions of animals and plant …
England and Wales, UK: A sign of the modern times when pollution and other human-made pressures on nature generally and wildlife are at a peak and worsening despite an increased awareness of the problems. The succinct infographic provides the essential, disturbing information for those concerned …
More: 86% of British citizens want to halt imports of inhumane foie gras Although the lab-grown foie gras that I mention in the Infographic looks wonderful and appears to me to tick all the boxes in terms of the correct way to proceed to continue …
Here is an infographic on the laws on hunting dingoes in Australia with some notes below. By its nature is a strict summary. Please check with the authorities but the general drift is that dingoes are pests in most of Australia and can be shot …
“I gave Prozac to rescue dog”. These are the words in The Times newspaper today and they were said by Rory Cellan-Jones, a former BBC technology correspondent, 66. He and his wife Diane struggled for more than a year to settle-in his female Romanian rescue …
It is very hard to find a nice balance between competing interests in respect of wolf conservation in Europe and it is getting harder as the human population in general climbs. In the more densely populated European countries such as The Netherlands there is arguably …
I am reliably told that there are approximately 11,000 bird species worldwide today, 2024. The number is based on modern taxonomic studies including those conducted by organisations like Birdlife International and The International Ornithological Congress. The species are spread across a wide range of habitats …
Dolphins smile at playmates to signal friendliness by Michael Broad The Dolphin smile is something that we have seen a lot of. Interestingly, the researchers found that dolphins did not use the open-mouthed gesture while playing with humans. It almost always takes place between two …
