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Significant Litter of Cheetah Cubs Born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
June 10, 2011 — Five cheetah cubs were born May 28 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va. This litter is particularly significant to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species ... > full story -
Diagnosing Stomach Disease in Pet Reptiles
May 31, 2011 — A popular "get well" card shows a raccoon saying to a snake, "You wouldn't get these stomach aches if you chewed your food properly." Vets know, however, that indigestion in snakes and other reptiles ... > full story -
Secret Lives of Feral and Free-Roaming House Cats Tracked
May 26, 2011 — Researchers (and some cat-owners) wanted to know: What do feral and free-roaming house cats do when they're out of sight? A two-year study offers a first look at the daily lives of these feline ... > full story -
Dual Parasitic Infections Deadly to Marine Mammals
May 24, 2011 — A study of tissue samples from 161 marine mammals that died between 2004 and 2009 in the Pacific Northwest reveals an association between severe illness and co-infection with two kinds of parasites ... > full story -
Cockroach Allergens in Homes Associated With Prevalence of Childhood Asthma in Some Neighborhoods
May 17, 2011 — Researchers compared the household presence of cockroach, mouse, cat, dust mite and other allergens in neighborhoods with a high prevalence of asthma to that in low-prevalence neighborhoods. They ... > full story -
Cats Pass Disease to Wildlife, Even in Remote Areas
May 12, 2011 — Researchers tracking the spread of Toxoplasma gondii -- a parasite that reproduces only in cats but sickens and kills many other animals -- have found infected wildlife throughout a 1,500-acre ... > full story -
Marsupial Wolf or Tasmanian Tiger? Extinct Australian Thylacine Was More Cat Than Dog, Researchers Find
May 3, 2011 — Was the iconic, extinct creature that once roamed Australia a marsupial wolf or a Tasmanian tiger? By examining bones, researchers have shown that the thylacine was an ambush-style predator that was ... > full story -
Giant Hummingbirds: Running a Little Hot, but Not on Empty
May 2, 2011 — Scientists have long thought that the giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) was just about as big as a hummingbird could get. They're nearly twice the size of the next largest species, and it was ... > full story -
Flame Retardants at High Levels in Pet Dogs, Study Finds
April 26, 2011 — Scientists have found chemical flame retardants in the blood of pet dogs at concentrations five to 10 times higher than in humans, but lower than levels found in a previous study of ... > full story -
West and Central African Lions Are Genetically Different from Those in East and Southern Africa
April 1, 2011 — New findings of genetic research on lions reveals a remarkable difference between lions in West and Central Africa and lions in East and southern ... > full story
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