I’ve always wondered about the kind of impact that visitors have on the emotional state of animals in zoos. Do the animals like the presence of human visitors or the opposite? There is an article today in The Times newspaper … Continue reading →
Greg Kelly, the host of Newsmax was having a bit of fun, admittedly, when he insinuated that President Biden’s dog Champ looks untidy, dirty and unkempt. In short, he looks a bit rough, a bit like a junkyard dog so … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: The McCormick family living in Adelaide, South Australia, returned home to find a koala in their Christmas tree. Sadly, he was trying to eat pieces of it but it’s made of plastic. Koala’s like to climb eucalyptus … Continue reading →
The management at Warsaw Zoo have taken the opportunity to test out CBD oil on a couple of female elephants who it was decided were displaying signs of stress and anxiety because of the loss of their matriarch, Earna who … Continue reading →
Almost 85% of the Kaziranga National Park is underwater. The park is in Assam, India. It is home to the world’s largest remaining population of one-horned rhinos which were hunted to the brink of extinction by the turn-of-the-century. Due to … Continue reading →
Samuel Pachuau, the Wildlife Warden of the Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India, claimed that the culprits had placed firecrackers inside a pineapple and then given it to a pregnant elephant who chomped down on it causing the firecrackers to … Continue reading →
The chlorine disinfectant that has been used in China to contain the spread of coronavirus might be polluting drinking water and it might also be damaging the wildlife in rivers. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing said that they believe … Continue reading →
The British public are turning against ad hoc fireworks displays. They want properly organised public displays on a one-off basis instead. Also, firework sellers have to pay increased costs to satisfy safety requirements. There is pressure on the fireworks business … Continue reading →
A study published in the journal Vet Record found that the floppy ears of lop rabbits can lead to deafness, eating difficulties, constant pain and large medical bills. It is suggested that when rabbits are grumpy or unfriendly it might … Continue reading →
An Israeli company based in Rehovot, a city in the Central District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv has developed thin beef steaks grown in the laboratory which they say will be available for diners by 2021. … Continue reading →
Everything about this photograph is distasteful and unpleasant. Please can we not show animals more respect? This woman is smiling at a pig carcass, sown up and ready for the butchers. Horrible. Frankly, I’d ban all meat but that’s me.
Continue reading →The zebra’s stripes help to keep the animal cool so says an 85-year-old amateur zoologist and her 71-year-old husband, Alison and Stephen Cobb.
Continue reading →Canadian scientists conducted an extensive analysis of hundreds of “datasets” on micro-plastic contamination. They compared this information with the typical diet and consumption habits of American citizens. They decided that Americans can expect to ingest i.e. eat up to 52,000 … Continue reading →
Vegans and domestic cats can go together just as well as meat eating owners and their cats. What a person eats should be irrelevant to their relationship with their cat companion. And what the cat eats should be irrelevant to … Continue reading →
In the UK a new supermarket scheme intended to tell shoppers the conditions under which chickens are reared does not achieve its goal. The scheme appears to pull the wool over the eyes of shoppers which is the exact opposite to the intention of the scheme.
Continue reading →Hay is a much better food for a rabbit than fruit which is relatively high in sugar which can make rabbits obese.
Continue reading →It seems that a lot of kangaroos are hit by a lot of vehicles on Australia’s dusty red roads and they’re left to die of their injuries in great pain. It’s a common sight in Australia to see kangaroo carcasses … Continue reading →
The very talented and popular British actor, Martin Clunes has been dropped as patron of the Born Free Foundation (‘Born Free’) because he rode on an elephant, in his latest travel series, in India. Viewers can see him clamber onto … Continue reading →
Currently there is a lot of talk on the Internet and in newspapers about air pollution caused by road traffic, particularly diesels. I am referring to nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions together with very fine particles called particulates. There … Continue reading →
This is really nice because it is a direct connection between human and nature. And I really like the way this young woman gets her wolves to howl and she smiles when she has achieved it. Then she winds them … Continue reading →
