Zoology

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In this case, I’m a doctor toocow, chicken and porkmanure, he said. — When youdoctors finally figure out whatyou need, you’ll find mebarnyard, where I will stir up shovel my thesis. Kurt Vonnegut, “player piano” (transl. by M. Bruhnova) With Read more

Imagine that view the paintings of XVI-XVII centuries in the Museum. You go around the room, filled with realistic paintings of still life: hunting trophies, jugs of wine, dishes of fruit. With ducks and partridges seems to be all right, Read more

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Strangers on the streets A few years ago, a lover of birds from the Norwegian town moss lived Indian ringed parrot Gunnar. Like most other animals on the cellular content, he wasn’t happy in prison, but as a representative of Read more

Australian biologists have found the first experimental evidence of matrotrophy (the transfer of nutrients to the embryos hatched from them male) have seahorses. Dry weight and lipid content of embryos during embryogenesis has not changed — it could only happen Read more

Chicken feathers are treated with insecticides that can protect Tasmanian rainbow birds from the larvae of parasitic flies. When Australian ornithologists have provided the representatives of this endangered species access to poisoned nesting material, the number of parasites in their Read more

Black rhinos were predisposed to excessive accumulation of iron in organs and tissues. In captivity, this leads to the development of inflammation and oxidative stress, which in turn amplify disorder of iron metabolism. As noted in an article for the Read more

British researchers have found that training dogs exclusively through positive reinforcement (e.g., treats) more effective than the use of punishments — including the electronic collar. For this, the researchers for five days trained 63 dogs: by the end of the Read more

Striped mongoose, born in the result of inbreeding, less likely to participate in the care of the offspring. Although help adults greatly increases the chances of inbred cubs survival, then they themselves are reluctant to remain with the kids in Read more