A recent study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine Genome Institute in St. Louis, Missouri found that cats may only be semi-domesticated. Scientists have discovered in researching the domestic cat’s genome (the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism; a complete set of DNA with all its […]
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is another tickborne disease. Despite its name, it has spread throughout North and South America. RMSF is carried by the American Dog Tick, the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick and the Brown Dog Tick. The ticks bite small mammals, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, etc. who are infected with the disease, a bacterium known […]
Birds migrate in order to avoid the physiological stress of cold weather and to take advantage of distant food resources. Some species migrate a few kilometers while others will travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers. Bad weather systems, predators, and habitat destruction prevent as many as half of migrating birds surviving to their destination. The […]
