Domestic animal caregivers should talk to their animal companions politely in melodious and pleasant tones as they know when you’re angry and when you are expressing that anger in your voice. As a result, they become upset according to a study of horses and pigs. …
Scientists have found a suite of bioactive compounds in specific corals and sponges which were secreted and which helped to treat skin problems in dolphins. Some of these secretions had antibacterial properties. And it is said that some of these compounds seem to act like …
A recent study published Cambridge University Press has discovered that the Neolithic builders of Stonehenge suffered from endoparasites which they had contracted from the raw foods that they ate or the food was undercooked. The researchers analysed 19 samples of fossilised faeces in a “midden” …
Do you assume, as I did, that flies do not feel pain, that you can kill them mercilessly and chuck their carcasses out of the window when they come into your home? Are you happy to kill flies? To rid yourself of that irritating buzzing …
A 2015 Japanese study, in essence, found that dogs love their human caregivers. It’s more than just about seeking food and surviving for a dog. It seems that through 10,000 years and more of selective breeding (artificial selection) humans have provided domestic dogs with a …
People are often unaware that they are breathing in microplastics and that these minute plastic particles are lodged in the deepest recesses of their lungs. Micro-plastics are everywhere. You can go to the most remote part of the world and find microplastics. The whole planet …
In the UK there is a rather strange statute called the Weeds Act 1959. It lists the injurious weeds of the UK which include: Common ragwort – Senecio jacobaea Broad-leaved dock – Rumex obtusifolius Curled dock – Rumex crispus Creeping thistle – Cirsium arvense Spear …
Yes, according to 10 sources. And one of those sources is a recent study. There are numerous examples of dogs grieving after the death of their owner. For example, four years after his owner’s death Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier, guarded the grave. It was …
Both in the USA (depending upon the state) and in the UK, it is mandatory to pick up your dog’s poop. In the USA it is known as the “pooper scooper law”. In most states in the USA, it is illegal to let your dog …
