This unusual pigeon is not the same as those we are used to seeing. Named for Queen Victoria of Great Britain, the pigeon’s coloring is blue with a maroon chest. They are tall, about 29 inches (74 cm.)and the largest living pigeon. They have a magnificent fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, looking like […]
9/2014 Urinary transitional cell carcinoma, known as TCC, is a common tumor of the urinary bladder in dogs. The usual therapy for TCC includes the use of a chemotherapy drug (mitoxantrone) and piroxicam, a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). This combination has not proved very effective. Researchers have now opened a clinical study to evaluate a […]
Middlesex University in London, ran a study to find out if ducks have different accents. The researchers discovered that depending on the area ducks live in, they pick up the regional accents in their quacks. Those ducks that live in big cities, having to contend with traffic noises, have louder, abrasive quacks. Those ducks whose […]
