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03 de Setembro de 2013
That "best friend" can get a bit tiresome, all that rolling over, shaking paws, long walks and eating every crumb of food off the floor.
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30 de Agosto de 2013
Scientists have identified a novel locus for glaucoma in Dandie Dinmont Terrier. The locus on canine chromosome 8 includes a 9.5 Mb region that is associated with glaucoma.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Um britânico foi condenado a 20 semanas de prisão em Northampton por ter baleado o próprio cão por seis vezes e o ter deixado a morrer numa vala.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Colonel Meow (Coronel Miau, em tradução livre), um gato arraçado de Himalaio e Persa de dois anos, acaba de ser distinguido pelo Guiness World Record como o felino com o pelo mais longo do mundo: cerca de 22,87 centímetros.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation causing progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the Phalene and Papillon dog breeds. PRA is one of the most common causes of blindness in dogs and in human.
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25 de Agosto de 2013
Foto: Global Imagens/Arquivo
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24 de Agosto de 2013
Foto: Global Imagens/Arquivo
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23 de Agosto de 2013
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22 de Agosto de 2013
When a member of the wolf pack leaves the group, the howling by those left behind isn't a reflection of stress but of the quality of their relationships.
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21 de Agosto de 2013
A polícia britânica está hoje a investigar a morte e aparente churrasco de um dos cisnes da rainha Isabel II.
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14 de Agosto de 2013
Two researchers have provided the first video-based observation of swimming and diving apes. Instead of the usual dog-paddle stroke used by most terrestrial mammals, these animals use a kind of breaststroke.
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13 de Agosto de 2013
Rare Amur tigers in Russia are succumbing to infection with canine distemper virus, a pathogen most commonly found in domestic dogs, according to new research.
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08 de Agosto de 2013
Dogs yawn contagiously when they see a person yawning, and respond more frequently to their owner's yawns than to a stranger's, according to new research.
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30 de Julho de 2013
Training of dogs to recognise explosives could be quicker and more effective following research by animal behaviour experts.
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28 de Julho de 2013
Foto: AFP/Cincinnati Zoo
