Cloud Nine Rescue Flights is an organization working to solve the problem of animal overpopulation. The flights transport animals to areas of the country where animal population is controlled. Using reliable aircraft and the services of highly skilled volunteer pilots keeps the cost of transport affordable. Costs are about $140 per animal. Travel time, which […]
The functions of the pancreas are twofold – production of insulin called the endocrine process and production of digestive enzymes, the exocrine process. Diabetes is the malfunction of the endocrine process. EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) occurs when the pancreas is not fully formed. It is a congenital problem and is usually not evident until a […]
A blood feather is a new feather that is growing. When a bird molts, each feather is replaced by a blood feather that grows to maturity until it molts and so on as the process continues. The quill of the blood feather contains a vein and artery that supplies blood, giving it the necessary nutrients […]
