Scientists Find Cheetahs And Jaguars Attracted To Calvin Klein Fragrance
16 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
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Big game cats like lions or tigers are attracted to Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men more than any other fragrance, scientists have found.Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronz Zoo in New York experimented with a range of different fragrances and how two cheetahs reacted to them.To their surprise, the cats spent more than 11 minutes sniffing and nuzzling up to a tree sprayed with Obsession for Men.The perfume’s effect on big cats is so potent that it is even used in the field by conservationists.
One program director in Guatemala has been using the perfume since 2007 to to try and determine the jaguar’s population in the jungle.Roan Balas McNab who works in a a protected tropical forest uses the perfume’s unique properties to keep jaguars still enough so that he can take images of them using motion-sensitive cameras.’But this technique is only effective if animals pass through the cameras’ detection range and we get adequate photos,’ Mr. McNab told the Wall Street Journal.
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Soccer-Playing Penguins Bend It Like Beak-ham
15 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
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The South Korean penguins might not have much in the way of soccer skills, but that hasn’t stopped their coach for putting them on the field. The 11 flightless footballers can be found wearing the national team colors at the Everland aquarium, located about an hour outside of Seoul.
The penguins’ trainer, Lee Kwang-hee, hopes this spirited group of admittedly wobbly players will inspire the South Korean team to reach the next round at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, as you’ll see in the video below from the New York Post.
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NY Man Who Snapped Dog's Spine Gets Year In Prison
10 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
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A New York man who killed his girlfriend’s dog by snapping its spine has been sentenced to a year behind bars.
Twenty-one-year-old Jonathan King, of Yorktown, was sentenced Tuesday. King has admitted that he killed Libra, a Yorkshire terrier-Maltese mix, in April 2009 by yanking its collar hard enough to dislocate its head from its spine.
Prosecutors say King went to his girlfriend’s house at a time when he knew no one would be home and killed the dog “with no justifiable purpose.”
The dog’s body was found behind a clothes dryer. King was identified when DNA analysis determined that blood found beneath the dog’s claws was his.
Steven Levine, the father of the dog’s owner, says the family considers King “a danger to our family, our community and our society.”
Celebs Take A Stand Against Puppy Mills
30 May 2010 Leave a Comment
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We all know about the dangers and horrors of puppy mills, and hope that sooner rather than later, they come to an end. So the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently recruited some celebrities to help spread the message, as they promoted the upcoming season of television shows in New York City.
Katrina Bowden (30 Rock), Jesse Metcalfe (Chase) and Heather Morris (Glee), among others, signed a “Stop Puppy Mills” poster and even filmed video spots urging animal lovers to “make adoption your first option.” Reality stars Alex McCord and Nigel Barker lent their names to the cause, as well.
The HSUS Stop Puppy Mills campaign works to crack down on puppy mills through public policy, investigations and humane education. Throughout the past two years, the organization has helped shut down 24 mills and rescue more than 5,200 dogs.
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How Many Species Exist On Earth?
14 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
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We asked several scientists from various fields what they thought were the greatest mysteries today, and then we added a few that were on our minds, too. This article is one of 15 in LiveScience’s “Greatest Mysteries” series running each weekday.
The prospect of discovering little green men on other planets has long captured our imaginations, but many scientists are just as excited about finding new life forms in our own backyard.Though humans have shared the planet with millions of other creatures for thousands of years, we know surprisingly little about our neighbors—we don’t even know exactly how many flora and fauna call Earth home.
The National Science Foundation’s “Tree of Life” project estimates that there could be anywhere from 5 million to 100 million species on the planet, but science has only identified about 2 million.“We’ve only touched the surface of understanding animal life,” said entomologist Brian Fisher of the California Academy of Sciences. “We’ve discovered just 10 percent of all living things on this planet.”
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Cole Haan Putting Kibosh On Exotic Skins
09 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
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Nike subsidiary Cole Haan has agreed to eliminate exotic skins like lizard, snake and alligator from its product lines.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Thursday that Cole Haan is the first maker of high-end accessories and shoes to ban exotic skins. Cole Haan, which is based in New York and Yarmouth, Maine, defines exotic as including alligator, crocodile, lizard, snake and ostrich.
Nike spokesman Nate Tobecksen says products using those materials will be eliminated across the entire Nike line after the summer retail season.PETA has successfully lobbied Nike and Cole Haan in the past. Cole Haan announced in 2008 that it would stop using fur in its product lines.
Lulu Is The World's Oldest Canine
28 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
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A Beagle cross named Lulu is the world’s oldest dog after reaching the age of 147 – in dog years. Her owner, Travis Buckly, 60, has credited the dog’s longevity to it’s diet of freshly cooked fillet steak, veal and sausages.She even finishes her meals with cheese and biscuits and maltesers. Lulu, from Coventry, is now believed to be the world’s oldest canine after the previous record-holder died last summer and Britain’s most senior dog Otto, 20, was put down in January.
Mr Buckly said: “If there’s a steak and a sausage in the fridge you can guarantee she’ll be having steak and sausage for tea. That’s her favourite meal.”Lulu always has the finest meats in the house. Sometimes it’s gammon or on the rare occasion it’s been veal. I?m sure that’s why she’s lived this long – a really strong diet.
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Lulu Is The World's Oldest Canine
28 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
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A Beagle cross named Lulu is the world’s oldest dog after reaching the age of 147 – in dog years. Her owner, Travis Buckly, 60, has credited the dog’s longevity to it’s diet of freshly cooked fillet steak, veal and sausages.She even finishes her meals with cheese and biscuits and maltesers. Lulu, from Coventry, is now believed to be the world’s oldest canine after the previous record-holder died last summer and Britain’s most senior dog Otto, 20, was put down in January.
Mr Buckly said: “If there’s a steak and a sausage in the fridge you can guarantee she’ll be having steak and sausage for tea. That’s her favourite meal.”Lulu always has the finest meats in the house. Sometimes it’s gammon or on the rare occasion it’s been veal. I?m sure that’s why she’s lived this long – a really strong diet.
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4 Ways To Show Your Pet Some LOVE
14 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Cats, Dogs, extra-special pampering, lounging around, Love, New York, ordering in, Pet, red, snuggle, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day gift, Whitman
We know that just like us, you’ll be treating your pet this Valentine’s Day — but you may be unsure of how exactly to show your love. We recently spoke to pet entertaining expert and author Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, to get her advice on feting your furry friend.”I don’t want people to think that Valentine’s Day has to be a huge thing,” Whitman said Wednesday at Chef Michael’s Be My Valentine Doggie Dinner Party in New York. “There are simple ways to celebrate with your pet, and make them feel loved and pampered, by using the acronym LOVE.”
L stands for “lounging around.” “Lay on the sofa, snuggle on the floor, it doesn’t matter where,” Whitman says. “It makes them feel extraordinary, and I think sometimes we forget what an impact that has on them.”
O stands for “ordering in.” “If you order food for yourself, get your dog an extra-special premium food. … Stay at home and have dinner together!”
V stands for “Valentine’s Day gift.” “Give them a little something to commemorate the day. It helps them know that something special is going on.”
E stands for “extra-special pampering.” “Make them know they look their best, and make them feel their best,” Whitman says. “It’s the simple things.”
7 Tips for Keeping Your Pet Safe This Valentine's Day
14 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: ASPCA’s, Bergh Memorial Animal Hospita, booze, candles, chocolates, dr murray, drink, dump, lilies, lose, New York, parmour, Pet, Pooch, red, ribbon, rose, safe, strings, Sugar, sugar free, thorn, Tips, toss, Toxic, Valentine's Day
Nothing’s better on Valentine’s Day than getting flowers, truffles and those little heart-shaped candies with the cute sayings printed on them. But for pets, all that romance can be dangerous.
“Around Valentine’s Day, it’s the dogs and cats, rather than birds or other kinds of pets, that get into trouble from things such as lilies and chocolate,” Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the ASPCA’s Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City,the most common pet-related dangers lurking on Valentine’s Day and how you can avoid them.
1. Lose the lilies. “My biggest concern is flower arrangements because all lily flowers are extremely toxic to cats and will cause fatal kidney failure,” says Dr. Murray. Even a tiny nibble of any part of the lily plant can be deadly to felines. If you have cats in your home, make sure that mixed arrangements of flowers do not contain any type of lilies and, if they do, pluck them out. “Cats can get almost anywhere,” says Dr. Murray. “And as the lilies wilt the petals can fall off and I’ve seen cats get toxicity that way.” If you think your cat has been exposed to any part of the lily plant, bring them immediately to the vet, Dr. Murray advises.
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