Researchers from the American Society of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) have discovered that mosquitoes feeding
side by side can transmit the West Nile Virus to each other, challenging
conventional theories of transmission and suggesting that the
virus can spread much more quickly than originally thought.ASTMH member Stephen Higgs, Ph.D. conducted a study to determine whether the quantity of West Nile Virus secreted in the saliva of infected mosquitoes is high enough to infect other mosquitoes that are feeding at the same time on a bird, horse or other mammal. Until now, scientists believed the transmission process occurred over several days, circulating between birds and mosquitoes. Find out how worried you should be about your outdoor pet.
Have you ever gotten a baby animal
younger than 12 weeks of age? Have you ever given away baby animals
that were younger than 12 weeks of age? A caller's cat wants
her guardian to know that she is not ready to be separated from
her young, and that most animals want to stay together until 3
months of age, until the mother is finished teaching them.
Doris Day has made over 39
films, and her movies are still among the most-popular on television
and home video. Doris is one of the world's most-loved and most-honored
women, and in 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
from President George W. Bush. Doris currently heads up two
non-profit organizations, the 
Peg the three-legged dog might
not be as famous as Lassie, but she quickly became a world-renowned
pup. The 4-month-old retriever has become a canine celebrity,
making appearances on The Discovery Channel Canada, "The
Tucker Carlson Show" on MSNBC, and likely will be featured
on "Inside Edition."
Who is graced with the most fanciful names in
all of the Seven Seas, is the inspiration for a spaceship's telescope,
and catches the eye of the Poet Laureate? Lobster: much more
than just a cantankerous crustacean.
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The
sexy sounds emitted by male pigeons send female pigeons into the
bird version of rapture, and such vocalizations seem to affect
the females more than when they watched a desirous male strut
his stuff, a recent study determined.
Do
You Have a Scaredy Cat?
Flying foxes, crocodiles and rainbow
lorikeets, oh my! That is what you will find at the new Animal
Planet Australia: Wild Extremes exhibit at the National Aquarium
in Baltimore. The exhibit, which is the only one of its kind
in the United States, will display about 1,800 animals only found
in Australia's rugged Northern Territory. Can you imagine, crocodiles
that recognize their names and birds that have been taught to
listen for a specific whistle that tells them it's time to fly
to a designated area for feeding? You will just have to check
out this amazing exhibit for yourself!
Avian flu is in the news, but dogs also have
a new flu virus and it is spreading. If your dog is coughing and
sneezing you don't want to shrug it off as "just" kennel
cough. Canine Influenza was first seen a little over a year ago
and is spreading across the country and it has already killed
dogs in several states. The chances of your dog getting Canine
Influenza are remote, but an ounce of prevention is worth many
dollars in vet bills.