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2024 October


To tell a right-trunked elephant from a lefty, check the wrinkles

To tell a right-trunked elephant from a lefty, check the wrinkles

And trunk skin gets a bit wrinklier on the curled-in side over the years as more little creases form with the bending, says mechanical engineer Andrew Schulz of the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany.


Dog Asks Deputy For Help To Rescue Owner At A Cabin

Dog Asks Deputy For Help To Rescue Owner At A Cabin

The site was conceived and built through the combined efforts of contributing bloggers, technicians, and compassioned volunteers who believe the way we treat our dogs is a direct reflection of the state of our society.


‘Poopcopter’: AI Drone That Scans The Sky To Scoop Dog Poop

‘Poopcopter’: AI Drone That Scans The Sky To Scoop Dog Poop

The site was conceived and built through the combined efforts of contributing bloggers, technicians, and compassioned volunteers who believe the way we treat our dogs is a direct reflection of the state of our society.


These sea creatures can fuse their bodies

These sea creatures can fuse their bodies

Because comb jellies are spread out in the open ocean, fusion probably happens only in a lab setting, says Steven Haddock, a marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif.


A Rescue Dog Turned Disaster Search Canine Is This Year’s ASCPA Dog Of The Year

A Rescue Dog Turned Disaster Search Canine Is This Year’s ASCPA Dog Of The Year

ASPCA revealed that SDF is “an organization whose mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters.“


Genesee County Jail Inmate Charged After Punching Therapy Dog

Genesee County Jail Inmate Charged After Punching Therapy Dog

“I understand that therapy dogs can be beneficial, but in this scenario, at least use a larger breed that has a better chance at being able to defend itself and in the future, don’t leave them alone with these inmates to fend for themselves,” the user continued, before proceeding to call the incident a “careless mistake that could have been avoided”.


Fun and healthy Halloween cat toys for your feline friend

Fun and healthy Halloween cat toys for your feline friend

This reaction is due to a compound called nepetalactone found in the plant’s leaves and stems, which binds to receptors in the cat’s nose and stimulates sensory neurons, leading to a euphoric response.


Police Dog Gizmo Who Sniffed Out Drugs Worth $12M Throughout Career Passes Away

Police Dog Gizmo Who Sniffed Out Drugs Worth $12M Throughout Career Passes Away

In a June 2015 Facebook post, Police Scotland wrote, “One year old Gizmo is taking over Buster’s search duties – hunting for weapons, drugs, cash, stolen items and explosives.


European Cat Breeds

European Cat Breeds

The German Rex was developed in Germany when a stray female cat with a distinctive wavy coat was adopted off the streets after World War II.


Some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks. That keeps their pools clean

Some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks. That keeps their pools clean

The researchers note that unlike Eiffinger’s tree frogs, the other species typically lay their eggs in open ponds where ammonia is easily diluted.


The 2024 American Humane Hero Dog Award Nominees Are Out!

The 2024 American Humane Hero Dog Award Nominees Are Out!

In the Emerging Hero and Shelter category, we have Lieutenant Dan from New Richmond, Ohio, who, despite having his hind limbs and tail amputated due to birth defects, now lives a full and happy life – a true icon of positivity and perseverance!


Bird nests made with a toxic fungus seem to fend off attacking ants

Bird nests made with a toxic fungus seem to fend off attacking ants

So Cortés-Romay and behavioral ecologist Sabrina Amador Vargas of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama, placed strands of horsehair fungus onto the branches of 30 acacia trees inhabited by one species of symbiotic ant (Pseudomyrmex spinicola), along with fibers of a nonfungal plant of similar thickness and type that birds also use to build nests.