Assiniboine Park Zoo and Minnesota Zoo breed Critically Endangered butterfly in managed care

2 days ago | Minnesota Zoo

The Poweshiek skipperling is a small grassland butterfly that is on the brink of extinction. It was once common across the Midwest but has apparently disappeared from all but...
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A high‐density genetic linkage map for Chinese perch using 2.3K genotyping‐by‐sequencing SNPs

9 days ago | Animal Genetics

Summary Chinese perch, Siniperca chuatsi , is one of the most commercially important cultured fishes in China. In the present study, a high‐density genetic linkage map of...
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Chongming Island in winter

10 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Chongming Island is part of Shanghai - but it does not look much like the rest of the city. Located right where the Yangtze River enters the sea , it is mostly flat farmland...
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Clinical Case Challenge: A Cat with Progressive Lethargy

19 days ago | Tufts University | 2 articles

By John Berg A 9-year-old spayed female domestic short-haired cat presents with a two-week history of progressive lethargy. History The owners relate that she occasionally...
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Clinical Case Challenge: A Collapsing Puppy

19 days ago | Tufts University

A 9-month-old spayed female Labradoodle was evaluated for collapse.
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The Emu

20 days ago | Ornithology

The Emu , another ratite , is the second-largest living bird after the Ostrich and the largest bird species in Australia where it is found almost all over. Officially, the...
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A New Hope

1 month ago | Phoenix Zoo

Blog Home MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES TRANSPORTED TO EL PASO ZOO AS PART OF CONSERVATION PLAN January 25, 2021 Five of the Zoo's eight Mexican gray wolves have been safely transported...
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Birds Singing for Us

1 month ago | Ornithology

The reasons birds sing is to declare or defend a territory and to attract a mate as part of courtship. They don't sing because they are happy, although some philosopher and...
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We were devastated at the death of a beloved

1 month ago | Happy Tails

We were devastated at the death of a beloved 14-year-old cat. The hole in our hearts and our home, even with one surviving cat, was palpable. A visit to the Golden Valley...
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Barking Dog Leads Officer To His Trapped Sibling

1 month ago | iHeart Dogs

Terriers Annabelle and Jacques are siblings and best friends. In January, 2016, a chilly rescue proved how strong their bond really is. When their mom was taken to the hospital...
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FDA Approves a Third COVID-19 Vaccine

Cummings School veterinary pathologist aided research behind new single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson Read more ...

Pheasant Coucal family

It is currently Pheasant Coucal breeding season. Despite the fact that they are part of the cuckoo family they do actually raise their own young. I mentioned last week that we... Read more ...

Come Bird Ghana with Malimbe Tours!

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We want to help the birding tourism... Read more ...

Visit the Macaw Lodge in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We want to help the birding tourism... Read more ...

The Healthy Hound Newsletter 59

In This Issue ● Homemade Dog Food ● Ultimate Diarrhea Guide ● Mechanical Dog Nose ● When Your Dog Doesn't Listen ● White Lies Vets Tell ● Pet Poison Prevention Month Recent... Read more ...

High Elevation Birding in Costa Rica at Providencia

Costa Rica is a tropical country but it doesn't have to be hot. Crunched and uplifted by plate tectonics, its also a mountainous, volcanic nation with land heading thousands of... Read more ...

Visit the Manu Road with InkaNatura Travel

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We want to help the birding tourism... Read more ...

Lady Gaga's Dogs Recovered Safely

A woman brought the two French bulldogs to the LAPD's Olympic Community Police Station. Read more ...

Harmless Cat Community Massacred and Mutilated in Australia

Alley Cat Allies Fights to End Senseless Cat “Culls” In the dead of night on December 17, 2020, community cats living on the Stockton Breakwall in the city of Newcastle, New... Read more ...