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 which helps me with an …
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 what is going on? Kelly …
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 trees in the Australian outback. …
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 died in March aged 35. …
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 a concerted conservation effort which …
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 explode which severely damaged her …
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 that more than 5,000 tonnes …
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 to curtail fireworks from above …
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 be because they are in …
