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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and sensory systems research is using eye tracking equipment on orangutans to better understand visual cognition of humans and apes, and also help provide a better life for captive bred animals. Dr Neil Mennie, from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), is using the specially adapted equipment to study the eye movements of Tsunami, a seven year old orangutan at The National Zoo...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online After successfully cloning cows and horses, experts at the Brasilia Zoo in Brazil are hoping to begin the same process for several species of wild animals that are currently under threat. In collaboration with Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency, officials have selected eight animals as potential cloning candidates: the jaguar, the black lion tamarin monkey, the bison, the bush dog, the collared anteater, the gray...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A research team from the University of Guelph has been investigating the boredom of captive animals. Their findings, published in PLOS ONE, are the first to empirically demonstrate boredom in confined animals. The team hopes to encourage the development of more suitable housing systems for captive animals. "Ideas about how to assess animal boredom scientifically have been raised before, but this is really the first time that anyone's...
Tens of Thousands to Participate in Green Halloween® Events and Costume Swaps Nationwide WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Instead of an old fashioned orange and black Halloween celebration, why not add some green to the mix? Green America's new Green Halloween® program has partnered with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and product partners to host over 70 events at zoos and aquariums nationwide. Green America is also sharing tips on providing...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online DNA has proven that the Addis Ababa lion in Ethiopia is genetically unique, prompting researchers to urge the animal be put on an endangered species list. It has been obvious that some lions in Ethiopia have a large, dark mane, extending from the head, neck and chest to the belly, but it wasn't known if these lions were a genetically distinct population. Researchers found that captive lions at the Addis Ababa Zoo in Ethiopia are...
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Oakland Zoo will open a new state-of-the-art 17,000 square foot Veterinary Medical Hospital. The facility was designed to accommodate a variety of zoo animals and their specific needs – from sun and humidity-loving reptiles, to tiny birds, to cold-adapted grizzly bears. Oakland, CA (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Oakland Zoo opened a new state-of-the-art 17,000 square foot Veterinary Medical Hospital. The facility was designed to...
Join Green America and AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquariums for Green Halloween® Events Around the Country SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and Green Halloween®, a program of Green America, have partnered to provide communities with healthy, animal-friendly, and EEK-O-friendly Halloween events at 50 participating zoo and aquarium locations. "Green Halloween events and booths will show kids and adults how to...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If today feels a little bananas to you, if it’s raining cats and dogs, or if your office is operating more like a zoo, then no need to panic. It’s the 81st annual World Animal Day! According to WorldAnimalDay.co.uk, this day of celebration began in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy. The very first World Animal Day was celebrated as an extension of the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of all...
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced Conservation Endowment Fund (CEF) grants totaling $205,000 to be awarded to 11 projects. Silver Spring, MD (PRWEB) September 11, 2012 The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced Conservation Endowment Fund (CEF) grants totaling $205,000 to be awarded to 11 projects. “Supported by AZA’s Conservation Endowment Fund, scientists at AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and their partners are at the cutting edge of...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego-based tech leader, Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI) will celebrate its seventh consecutive year as presenting sponsor of the 32nd Annual San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 22. Since the event's inception in 1980, it has generated more than $5 million in proceeds that have been donated to the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. Comprised of more than 150 dedicated scientists, the institute's...
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The Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis, is one of two living species of Alligator. The Chinese Alligator is native to only China. This species' wild habitat has been reduced to little more than a few ponds along the lower Yangtze River system. Its population reduction has been mostly due to conversion of its habitat to agricultural use. The Chinese Alligator rarely exceeds 7 feet long, with 5 feet being a more common size. It weighs approximately 80 pounds. Their heads are...
