Zoology an Animal Search Engine

54+ min ago  (150+ words) Today's first Dog of the Day is Freddy, submitted by Beth Piazza of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. "Freddy was adopted on Valentine's Day of 2024 from the Nashville Humane Association. He is the cuddliest 90-pound lap dog." Today's second Dog of…...

8+ min ago  (132+ words) RICHMOND, Ky. " It's not every day Kentucky State Police needs to ask the public to "be on the lookout" for a missing kangaroo." Trooper Justin Kearney, a spokesperson for KSP Post 7, said it's an update he "didn't have on the…...

21+ min ago  (180+ words) I'm always surprised there aren't more television shows featuring small, general aviation airplanes. I have vague recollections of watching Sky King reruns as a child. And I loved watching Flying Wild Alaska, which ran about 15 years ago. But I'm hard…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (508+ words) The Creature That Rewrote the Rules of Aging To understand why this discovery matters, you first have to appreciate just how scientifically strange the naked mole rat really is. The Experiment That Changed Everything The answer came in a landmark…...

32+ min ago  (760+ words) Following 25 days of vigorous local campaigning, residents in the supposedly-totalitarian country of China succeeded in halting highway construction that would have plowed through mudflats which 49 species of bird rely on for dinner and rest. Among these is the spoon-billed sandpiper,…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (577+ words) " "-" " " cookie " " "'" All the factors contributing to the decline in the population of these animals are man-made Large fish and even some species familiar to us are becoming increasingly rare in Ukrainian waters. Water pollution, artificial barriers in the form of…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (370+ words) TYLER, Texas " Visitors to the Caldwell Zoo may come for the lions, giraffes or flamingos, but one bird is proving that vultures deserve some attention too. Matilda, a black vulture at the Caldwell Zoo, recently showed off her training skills…...

29+ min ago  (757+ words) This month's "Why Crozet" features our local piece of a successful national accomplishment. In April, 2024, we chose a therapy dog for our subject, but this is the first time we've chosen a bird. "We did something very special." The bald…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (284+ words) TOKYO, June 5 " An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of today, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said. A record 13 people were killed…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago  (75+ words) A female alligator protecting and keeping watch over her young. The Review/John K. Flores Alligators have become a nuisance in some areas where they are found in subdivisions, particularly where residents have ponds. Christine Flores and a boat-load of alligators…...