Latest Zoology Stories

Apolo Anton Ohno And Teva Respiratory Announce Finalists In National EIB All Stars(TM) Contest

2013-04-16 08:25:58

Short-Track Speed Skating Champion Encourages Public to Vote for Winner at www.EIBAllStars.com NORTH WALES, Pa., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Apolo Anton Ohno and Teva Respiratory have announced ten finalists in the EIB All Stars contest, part of a national awareness campaign celebrating the determination and accomplishments of people living with exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB). EIB is an underdiagnosed condition affecting an estimated 30 million Americans, which causes the...

Helping Animals by Helping People: ASPCA’s Cruelty Intervention Advocacy Program Embraces Social Approach

2013-04-15 23:04:40

Social service experts join ASPCA team as part of holistic approach to reduce number of animals in jeopardy of becoming cruelty victims. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has expanded its Cruelty Intervention Advocacy (CIA) program with the addition of a social worker and a caseworker who will work alongside animal response professionals to provide critical resources to pet owners who find themselves...

Rat-Sized Snails Invade Northern Florida

Rat-Sized African Snails Threaten Florida, Communities Take Action

2013-04-15 15:09:09

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Officials in Florida are warning the public about a potential infestation of a massive African snail that can grow to the size of a rat and ravage both plant-life and housing materials such as stucco and plaster. The snails have also been known to carry a parasitic nematode that can lead to meningitis in humans. “They're a trifecta,” said Denise Feiber, the public information director of the Division of Plant Industry in...

Estrella Mountain Community College Aids Burrowing Owls on Campus

2013-04-14 23:00:44

Nature’s creatures get a boost from human technology in passive relocation project on campus at Estrella Mountain Community College. Avondale, AZ (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is a commuter campus for students, but is becoming a residential campus for a very few, among them, the tiny burrowing owl. You may not have seen them, as they are small – standing about ten inches tall. They live and raise their young underground, nesting in existing spaces,...

Melody's Dog Training Now Offering Dog Training Over the Internet

2013-04-13 23:02:56

Now you can train your dog with the help of a professional dog trainer over the internet. The prices are less and the training is just as invaluable. (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Melody of Melody's Dog Training has seen a great deal of change over the last twenty years or so. Dog training has gone from harsh methods using choke chains, jerking, and shouting out "commands", to reward based training, clickers, and using "cues". Positive-method trainers like her are just as...

1972 Law Has Done Well To Protect Sea Mammals In US Waters

2013-04-12 13:41:54

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In October 1972, Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), a landmark law that enacted a moratorium on the import, export, and financial transaction of any marine mammal or their parts within the United States. To mark the 40th anniversary of its passage, a team of American biologists has published an analysis of the law’s effectiveness in the latest edition of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)....

Be an elephant researcher in the legendary Golden Triangle

2013-04-12 12:22:27

Travelers experience mahout training, elephant trekking, and intelligence research CHIANG RAI, Thailand, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Is it true elephants never forget? Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa is home to Asia's premier elephant camp and a permanent elephant intelligence research program. Anantara has created the Elephant Researcher Experience for guests so that ele-enthusiasts can study pachyderm behavior with the camp's onsite scientific experts. The package...

Proper Canine Beds Essential for Dogs' Health, Says The Uncommon Dog

2013-04-11 08:33:50

Internet's premiere shopping site for dog lovers describes features of five best-selling dog beds ARVADA, Colo., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dog lovers unanimously agree: a good night's sleep is just as important for dogs as it is for humans. According to sales at the internet's premiere shopping site for dog lovers, The Uncommon Dog, selecting the perfect bed for a canine family member is serious business. Offering 409 different beds for the savvy shopper, every dog can enjoy a...

purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Turbulent Times: Turbulence Necessary For Settling Sea Urchin Larvae

2013-04-11 05:15:28

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) has been receiving a bit of attention lately on the pages of redOrbit and in academic journals. As it turns out, this sea creature is particularly efficient at adaptive success. redOrbit’s own Lee Rannals wrote yesterday about how this spiny creature seems suited to a future where climate change plays a significant role. And today, we learn that even in their youngest state,...

Oldest Dino Embryo Boneyard Provides New Insight for Researchers

2013-04-10 19:01:01

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While these never actually walked the Earth, and didn’t fully develop or hatch, a trove of dinosaur embryos could give researchers rare insight into their development. Paleontologists working in China recently unearthed what could be the earliest collection of fossilized dinosaur embryos to date, and it has provided the researchers with a new opportunity to study ongoing growth patterns and development of the prehistoric species....

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Latest Zoology Reference Libraries

Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus

2013-05-17 22:36:40

The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) is an extinct species that was found in Europe during the Pleistocene. Its range was large and included areas from Great Britain to Spain, Italy, Poland, the Balkans, areas of Germany, Russia, the Caucuses, Romania, and northern areas of Iran. Large numbers of skeletons have been found in Switzerland, southern Germany, Austria, northern Spain, Hungary, Croatia, and Romania. Because so many fossils have been found throughout Europe, some experts assert that there...

Brown Bear, Ursus arctos

2013-05-17 22:30:23

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) can be found in North America and northern areas of Eurasia. There are sixteen recognized subspecies of the brown bear. This is the most widely distributed species of bear in the world, although its range is shrinking. Its range includes the Alaska and a few other areas of the United States, areas of Russia, and Romania and other areas of the Carpathian region, as well as Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the Balkans. The brown bear derives its common name from the...

Florida Black Bear, Ursus americanus floridanus

2013-05-17 11:12:26

The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is a subspecies of the American black bear. It once held a range that included Florida and southern areas of Georgia and Alabama. Today it occurs in these areas and in southern Mississippi, but its range is now fragmented. This species prefers a habitat within forested areas like sand-pine scrub, wetlands, oak scrub, and upland hardwood forests. This is the only species of bear to prefer a subtropical habitat. The Florida black bear...

Cinnamon Bear, Ursus americanus cinnamomum

2013-05-17 11:09:59

The cinnamon bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) is a subspecies of the American black bear known as a color phase. It can be found in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and western areas of Canada. This species derives it common name from the reddish fur that occurs throughout its body. It can reach an average weight between 203 and 595 pounds. This species can vary in color from reddish brown to red with cream coloring, and some individuals are even brown. Cubs are...

Spectacled Bear, Tremarctos ornatus

2013-05-17 11:07:19

The spectacled bear or the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is native to South America. This bear is locally known as jukumari, ukuko, or ucumari and is the only remaining species of short-faced bear existing today, making it the sole member of the sub-family Tremarctinae. The range of the spectacled bear includes western Venezuela, eastern Panama, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, northwestern Argentina, and western Bolivia. It is only found in the Andes Mountains, but it is thought to be an...