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Study shows dogs “see” with their super-sniffer noses

July 26, 2022

Everyone knows dogs have the best noses on the block. But now scientists have found those “highly sensitive” sniffing skills might actually help pooches…

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Quit buying flat-faced bulldogs, vets urge because of major concerns about their health

June 16, 2022

Veterinarians are calling on animal lovers to stop buying English bulldogs, because of “major” concerns about their health. The breed, also known as the…

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Climate change will force new animal encounters — and boost more pandemics

May 2, 2022

Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other mammals, according to a…

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BC government studying pet cats to fill “information gaps on companion animals and COVID-19” amid pandemic

April 10, 2021

Animals around the world in all kinds of settings have tested positive for the coronavirus, and now British Columbia’s government is looking for volunteers…

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Researchers figure out how flies stick that perfect upside down landing

October 28, 2019

Nobody pays much attention to flies, except perhaps when swatting them. But a team of international researchers have watched them so closely that they…

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Want to live longer? Get a dog, two new studies link dog ownership to longer life

October 10, 2019

Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone. Dog ownership…

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Female penguins declining in drastic numbers, leaving growing male populations: new study

January 8, 2019

The Magellanic penguins are ocean dwellers for three season from fall through winter and spring but when spring turns into summer, these South American…

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Fences better at saving animals from being roadkill than road structures

April 5, 2017

It’s a sad statistic that each year hundreds of millions of animals are killed by road traffic Associate geography professor Jochen Jaeger, at  Concordia’s Faculty…

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Why the sweaty midriff of the world is home to so many mammals

February 27, 2014

It’s called the sweaty midriff of earth, the warm midsection near the equator. A new study found that the tropic regions near the equator…

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Cows in pairs are smarter than cows on their lonesome

February 27, 2014

A crowd of cows are better than a cow alone. A new University of British Columbia study show dairy cows become better at learning…

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