Scientists looking at other animals that can contract Covid-19
Researchers are looking at how to limit infections in other species of animal in order to prevent a reservoir of the Covid-19 disease in the future.
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Do home aquariums reduce stress in the owner?
People buy aquariums for various reasons one which is to lower their blood pressure, reduce stress and to feel better. They are meant to have a calming effect. Is this true? I can refer to a study. It’s nice to … Continue reading →
Covid-19: Farmed mink infected by farmworkers who in turn were infected by the mink
All 93,000 mink at a farm in Aragon, Spain are to be slaughtered under a government order after 80% of a sample were found to be infected. The wife of a worker at the farm in La Puebla de Valverde, … Continue reading →
Humankind has broken its ancient unwritten contract with cats and dogs
People believe that dogs were domesticated between about 18,000 and 30,000 years ago. This is well before cats were domesticated at a maximum of about 14,500 years ago (until recently believed to be 9,500 years ago). At one time, on … Continue reading →
Viruses are like weapons of mass destruction and we must be prepared
Zoonotic viruses must be treated as weapons of mass destruction says Lord Hague of Richmond (The Times). I fully agree with him. The coronavirus crisis must compel humankind to do something about our relationship with animals and in particular, in … Continue reading →
President Trump should not say that Isis leader ‘died like a dog’
This is very commonplace and it is wrong. When someone dies a miserable and unpleasant death they say that ‘he died like a dog’. President Trump used the phrase to describe the death of Isis leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi in … Continue reading →
True love between monkey and man
This is definitely a true love interspecies relationship. Awesome video. We don’t know the backstory. It is likely to be an example of an orphaned animal and the baby is then looked after by a human. Nice. If that is … Continue reading →