Literature professors, sociologists, theologians and others who have studied humans and their doings are joining a growing, but still undefined, field.
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Animal Studies Move From the Lab to the Lecture Hall
Some four dozen animals escaped on Tuesday from an exotic animal farm in Zanesville, Ohio, and were loose in the area, according to the sheriff’s office.
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The event, based on the running of the bulls in Spain, comes with a waiver that says “you, your neighbor, your cousin and your cousin’s brother can’t sue anybody about any of this.”
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In Arizona Bull Run, Danger, Yes. Liability, No.
The male pronghorn stood perfectly still, as if posing for the Jeepful of tourists madly snapping his picture. We were marveling at his regal stature, the graceful U-shaped horns, when . . . “He’s pooping!” exclaimed my friend Amanda. “Right in front of us! That’s very rude,” quipped our fellow tourist Harriet Coorssen. Of course, here in Custer State Park’s backcountry, the animals don’t have to mind their manners. This is their turf — all 71,000 acres of it. Luckily, the Buffalo Safari Jeep Tour goes into the heart of that territory, showing you pronghorn, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and, of course, the star attraction — buffaloes. The wildlife reserve is home to roughly 1,300 of the shaggy beasts, one of the biggest publicly owned herds in the world. I’m an animal lover, so the buffalo adventure was the first activity I booked when Amanda and I decided to spend four days exploring the Black Hills of South Dakota in July. Read full article > >
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The Impulsive Traveler: Shuffling off to see the buffalo in South Dakota’s Black Hills
Jellyfish have long been dismissed as so much mindless protoplasm with a mouth. Now, in a series of new studies, researchers have found that there is far more complexity and nuance to a jellyfish than meets the eye.
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So Much More Than Plasma and Poison
ZSL London Zoo has opened a new pool for its penguins. It has been designed to more closely resemble the animals’ natural habitat, as keeper Evelyn Guyett explains.
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VIDEO: London Zoo opens new penguin pool
A second whale is found dead in a Hebridean loch after more than 60 of the animals were spotted in the area.
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Second whale found dead in loch
Goats are able to recognise the voices of their own kids, differentiating them from other animals’ offspring, according to researchers.
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Goats recognise their kids’ voices
Goats are able to recognise the voices of their own kids, differentiating them from other animals’ offspring, according to researchers.
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After the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, many people were forced to leave their pets behind. One dog was rescued after what is believed to be three weeks at sea. Groups have worke d to provide care and shelter to the animals and to reunite them with their owners.
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Dog rescued in Japan; others reunite with owners
Our video on London’s most extensive and unusual collection of taxidermic antiquities by Michael Tyburski In this video we catch up with Emma Hawkins , co-curator of the 2010 Hawkins Zoomorphic Collection exhibit in London. Put together in association with her father J.B. Hawkins , a 40-year-veteran of the antique industry, the collection contains over 200 animal objects, from hummingbird jewelry to a bull head snuff box. Here Emma shows off some prime examples of functional and entertaining taxidermy that has lasted into the 21st century.
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Cool Hunting Capsule Video: Zoomorphic Collection
Scientists study a male fisher that lives in the Albany suburb of Latham.
Our love for animals can be traced to our capacity to infer the mental states of others, which archaeological evidence suggests emerged more than 50,000 ago.
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The Creature Connection
Residents in suburban Florida protect their animals and homes from panthers that have been reintroduced in to the wild nearby.
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Residents in suburban Florida protect their animals and homes from panthers that have been reintroduced in to the wild nearby.
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