Monday, April 30, 2018

4 places in Utah County to see cute baby animals - Daily Herald


Daily Herald

4 places in Utah County to see cute baby animals
Daily Herald
Spring is here, and though you've probably already noticed the flowers blooming and the weather warming, one thing you might not have been quite as aware of are the ample amounts of cute, tiny baby animals being born across the Utah Valley. Whether you ...



Rat Poison In Prey Threatens Owls, Other Animals - KJZZ


KJZZ

Rat Poison In Prey Threatens Owls, Other Animals
KJZZ
Great horned owls, one of the most common raptors in the United States, are being threatened by rat poison in their prey. Since 2011, the Arizona Game & Fish Department has identified 50 cases of wildlife poisoning from pest control chemicals. 41 of ...

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This European nobleman personally killed 300000 animals and caused a world war - Big Think (blog)


Big Think (blog)

This European nobleman personally killed 300000 animals and caused a world war
Big Think (blog)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is immortalized in history for the rather dubious honor of being the man whose assassination on June 28th, 1914 on the streets of Sarajevo triggered the beginning of World War I. He was an heir to the throne of the decaying ...



THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn - The Bakersfield Californian


The Bakersfield Californian

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn
The Bakersfield Californian
MY MONDAY. To celebrate: Celebrate Bakersfield Sound pioneer's birthday, Fuzzy Owen, at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Reservations are required for the off-the menu dinner party. Call 328-7560 to book. To give: Give Big Kern Day ...

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Spam filters and AI help figure out what animals do all day - TechCrunch


TechCrunch

Spam filters and AI help figure out what animals do all day
TechCrunch
The pond-dwelling Hydra is not a very complex little animal but it does have a complex repertoire of moves that aren't clear until after extensive human observation. Examining these moves took a long time and scientists were never sure that they had ...
An AI for deciphering what animals do all dayEurekAlert (press release)

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An AI for deciphering what animals do all day - EurekAlert (press release)


EurekAlert (press release)

An AI for deciphering what animals do all day
EurekAlert (press release)
By comparing Hydra's behaviors to the firing of its neurons, the researchers hope to eventually understand how its nervous system, and that of more complex animals, works. "People have used machine learning algorithms to partly analyze how a fruit fly ...

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New play area helps animals bond with humans - WSPA.com


WSPA.com

New play area helps animals bond with humans
WSPA.com
PICKENS, S.C. - (WSPA) - A group of strangers has come together to give back to their community. The Pickens Chamber of Commerce brought 20 community leaders together to learn more about government and service projects. One of the group's projects has ...



Zoo animals enjoying warmer weather - Cincinnati.com


Cincinnati.com

Zoo animals enjoying warmer weather
Cincinnati.com
A pink-backed pelican, left, and a East African crowned crane, go beak to beak in the African Savannah Habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. The crane is a species at risk. You'll find 12 species in this exhibit, including the newest ...



Researchers Record Ocean Animals' Grunts And Pops Using Underwater Microphones - Here And Now


Here And Now

Researchers Record Ocean Animals' Grunts And Pops Using Underwater Microphones
Here And Now
You may not realize it when you're swimming, but ocean animals can be really loud. To learn more, researchers are recording daily life at some of the country's National Marine Sanctuaries. Molly Samuel (@mollyis) of WABE in Atlanta reports. This ...



Independent Bookstore Day 2018: Animals and Authors Inspire Sales - Publishers Weekly


Publishers Weekly

Independent Bookstore Day 2018: Animals and Authors Inspire Sales
Publishers Weekly
Amy Spaulding, events coordinator and media manager at The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, N.C.,used both animals — Dave's Domestic Hedgehogs — and an author, Jacqueline Ogburn, author of The Bookshop Ghost to keep customers happy. “We featured titles ...



Blount County woman gets 6 year sentence for animal cruelty - WATE 6 On Your Side


WATE 6 On Your Side

Blount County woman gets 6 year sentence for animal cruelty
WATE 6 On Your Side
A Blount County woman has been given a six year sentence after she pleaded guilty to 21 counts of animal cruelty. Amy Robertson of Maryville's six year sentence will include 120 days in the Blount County Jail plus supervised probation. She must repay ...

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn - The Bakersfield Californian


The Bakersfield Californian

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn
The Bakersfield Californian
MY MONDAY. To celebrate: Celebrate Bakersfield Sound pioneer's birthday, Fuzzy Owen, at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Reservations are required for the off-the menu dinner party. Call 328-7560 to book. To give: Give Big Kern Day ...

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Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger - CBS Denver


CBS Denver

Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger
CBS Denver
Latest Videos. Sponsored By. Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger. The community came together to help raise money for three animal rescues after they helped save more than 70 alpaca and goats from a farm. Program: CBS4 News Weekends ...



An AI for deciphering what animals do all day - Phys.Org


Phys.Org

An AI for deciphering what animals do all day
Phys.Org
By comparing Hydra's behaviors to the firing of its neurons, the researchers hope to eventually understand how its nervous system, and that of more complex animals, works. "People have used machine learning algorithms to partly analyze how a fruit fly ...

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Pet Talk | Animals need death investigations, too - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette


Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Pet Talk | Animals need death investigations, too
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Stern says that animals may play one of three roles: the victim, the perpetrator or a witness. All too frequently, heartbreaking cases of animal abuse and neglect, where animals are victims, grab the headlines. In these situations, Stern may be asked ...



New live vaccine protects against equine influenza: Keeping animals healthy also protects people - Phys.Org


Phys.Org

New live vaccine protects against equine influenza: Keeping animals healthy also protects people
Phys.Org
Flu vaccines for horses haven't been updated in more than 25 years, but researchers have developed a new live equine influenza vaccine that's safe and more protective than existing vaccines. Proactively preventing the spread of flu in animals is ...

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State Rep. Howard Pearl: On animal cruelty bill, the process worked - Concord Monitor


Concord Monitor

State Rep. Howard Pearl: On animal cruelty bill, the process worked
Concord Monitor
The European author Milan Kundera wrote that “Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test, involves its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.” Our New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Agriculture has ...



Watch Cells Move Within Living Animals in This Breathtaking Footage - Smithsonian


Smithsonian

Watch Cells Move Within Living Animals in This Breathtaking Footage
Smithsonian
Since its beginnings over 400 years ago, microscopy has made leaps and bounds—even zeroing in on individual atoms. Now, as Nick Lunn reports for National Geographic, a new type of microscopy is taking the field another big step ahead, capturing high ...



Clubs & Interests: Service Clubs, Retirees, Animals, This & That - The Daily Herald


Clubs & Interests: Service Clubs, Retirees, Animals, This & That
The Daily Herald
ANIMALS. Beekeeping: Snohomish Youth Beekeeping Education meets 6-7:30 p.m. second Mondays (except December) at the Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave. Free community service group for ages 5-19 with hands-on educational activities about pollinators ...



Art for Animals - The Herald Argus


The Herald Argus

Art for Animals
The Herald Argus
MICHIGAN CITY – Dozens of supporters of both the Washington Park Zoo and Michigan City High School attended the “For the Art of Animals” Zoobilee celebration at Artspace on Saturday. In the lobby, guests admired dozens of paintings created by local ...



Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger - CBS Denver


CBS Denver

Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger
CBS Denver
By Dillon Thomas. HENDERSON, Colo. (CBS4) – The community came together to help raise money for three local animal rescues after they helped save more than 70 alpaca and goats from an Adams County farm. rescued animals 1 Rescue Shelters Step In To Help ...

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Wildlife photographer of the year disqualified for using a stuffed animal - The Verge


The Verge

Wildlife photographer of the year disqualified for using a stuffed animal
The Verge
Judges of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year have disqualified a winning contestant after the anteater in his prize-winning photograph was judged “highly likely” to be a taxidermy specimen. Called “The Night Raider,” the image was taken ...

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Rat poison in prey threatens owls, other animals - Eagle-Tribune


Eagle-Tribune

Rat poison in prey threatens owls, other animals
Eagle-Tribune
This can be true for other animals as well, including hawks, eagles, raccoons and coyotes. "You put rodenticides out, a rat eats it, (the rat) gets out," Fox said. "It takes several days for it to die, it becomes lethargic and easy prey for birds of ...



THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn - The Bakersfield Californian


The Bakersfield Californian

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: saving animals by sitting in a barn
The Bakersfield Californian
To celebrate: Celebrate Bakersfield Sound pioneer's birthday, Fuzzy Owen, at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Reservations are required for the off-the menu dinner party. Call 328-7560 to book. To give: Give Big Kern Day is ...



Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger - CBS Denver


CBS Denver

Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger
CBS Denver
HENDERSON, Colo. (CBS4) – The community came together to help raise money for three local animal rescues after they helped save more than 70 alpaca and goats from an Adams County farm. rescued animals 1 Rescue Shelters Step In To Help Animals In Danger ...



No animals hurt in hay bale fire at West Fargo stockyards - Seattle Times


No animals hurt in hay bale fire at West Fargo stockyards
Seattle Times
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — No animals were hurt and no buildings damaged when 20 large hay bales caught fire near the Central Livestock yard in West Fargo. Winds gusting more than 40 mph fanned the flames Sunday evening. Fire departments from West Fargo ...

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