wild animals
Animals the way nature intended it; explore the world of wild animals and the controversies surrounding domestication and hunting of feral beasts.
Winter: A Tribute to the “Little Dolphin That Could”
Winter, the adult bottlenose dolphin whose unlikely rescue inspired a generation of people worldwide after losing her tail and becoming a two-time film star, passed away on November 11th, 2021. Her passing occurred just sixteen years after she was rescued as a two-month-old calf.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Animals in Zoos
Animals living in zoos can be a good thing depending on the circumstances. They can be good for educational purposes. It gives children and families the opportunity to see how these amazing exotic creatures live and react to their surroundings. There have been many studies to back up the fact that people learn from seeing these animals in action, but there is much controversy in the way that it is done.
By sierra davis4 years ago in Petlife
Whale “Sanctuaries” Over Right Whales?
On October 29th, 2021, the anti-zoo group known as “The Whale Sanctuary Project” (WSP) announced the opening of its visitor center in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. The group claims the public wants to see zoo and aquarium-housed cetaceans live in sea pen-based “sanctuaries” rather than in pool-based inland facilities or in lagoon facilities not operating under a donation/tax-payer income model. The visitor center is a small in-house exhibit containing anti-zoo propaganda that discourages people from visiting modern zoos and aquariums that display cetaceans (The Canadian Press, 2021).
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Are Dolphins Smarter Than Humans?
While dolphins have advanced communication skills and cognitive abilities, they do not have the same level of intelligence as humans. Like dogs, dolphins use gestures and human gestures to detect distant objects. As humans, dolphins can use their environment to their advantage. For example, a group of dolphins in Australia carried sponges in their shops to protect their blindfolds from coral reefs.
By Dipan Pathak4 years ago in Petlife
Strangest Looking Creatures
Mammals Naked Mole-Rat The naked mole-rat is an animal that has no fur and is nearly blind. These animals live underground in colonies similar to insects. Their nearest relatives are porcupines, chinchillas, and guinea pigs. Not completely bald they have about 100 fine hairs on their bodies acting like whiskers to help them get around. The hairs found between their toes help the naked mole rats to move soil between them while they are digging tunnels. They are among the longest living of all rodents and can live for nearly 30 years and have an amazing resistance to cancer.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Petlife
Best ways to save amphibian species which are presently at risk of extinction
This week, the Unified Countries Panel on Biodiversity declared that human effects are undermining the endurance of almost 1,000,000 species, including 40% of known species, or around 3,200 species. Another review distributed May 6 in the diary Current Science utilizes measurable examination. anticipating that 1,100 types of amphibian and sea-going creatures from the Global Association for Protection of Nature are classified as "information shortage", which decides the condition of preservation of plant and creature land. On the off chance that a worldwide temperature alteration is communicated to all undisclosed classifications, it recommends that no less than 33% of all species are imperiled, implying that 40% of all water species on the planet are compromised with termination (Table 1).
By Shreya Poudel4 years ago in Petlife
