animals

The myth of animal homosexuality

Some years ago I participated of a bar talk regarding mythological creatures. The alcoholic members included some biologists and a paleontologist. The paleontologist was arguing that some tales of mythological beasts may be a preserved memory of extinct pleistocenic animals. Two possible...

There has been a lot of discussion about homeopathic vets lately, which got me thinking. Doesn't a homoeopath have to take detailed notes of a patient's entire clinical history before they could reach a decision as to what treatment to prescribe (the holistic approach). How does this approach...

The general case I'd like to present is this: Certain animals, as adopted, and become dependent on humans are 'needy', and people take care of them. They are integrated into our lives. Other animals should be simply left to their own devices in their own habitats wherever possible, to live...

do animals have dialects when they "talk" like people do. Or different languages for that matter thanks Virgil

I was having a somewhat heated discussion with a friend of mine about some animals using decoration for seducing the opposite sex. The only example I could find is a type of bird that builds a hanging nest and decorates it using feathers and other objects. I searched all over the net for...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20031203/ap_on_fe_st/aromatherapy_for_apes "It makes orangutans goofy". What more validation could you ask for? I don't suppose it's possible that that ape just naturally got over the death of its mother with time, not to...

i have just started a course on canine behaviour and training and am looking for some advice. one of the modules is alternative therapy for dogs and the lecturer has already started talking about chiropractice and homeopathy practiced on canines. How would you handle having to write a report on...

I'm asking this question to anyone with enough knowledge of the text of the bible and/or its more common and or intelligent interpretations: Did God create all the animals of the world simply to have them die in pain? I really don't mean this as a challenge to Christians in any way. I'm simply...

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this screed I stumbled upon last night: A Few Words About Liberals Here's just a sample: Looks like he's been reading a little too much Ann Coulter.

I was in a store today and in looking at the labels I saw a lot of "hormone-free" stuff. I guess the idea is that they don't give the animals hormones because they think that makes it more safe for the consumer of the meat. Here are my two questions: 1. Isn't "hormone-free" really a...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18342-2003Jun5.html ...full article A few years before I graduated, some kids at our school let loose 100 mice on the last day of school. People were throwing them against the wall and kicking them, it was pretty gross. I also heard that at...

What makes two different animals two different animals? The concept that two different animals are two different animals because they can't breed with each other has one problem. Two animals that can't breed with each other are not necessarily two different animals. Two male guinea pigs can't...

Just a thought I had. Schizophrenia has a physical effect on the brain. Therefore, can other aniamls, especially animals genetically close to humans, suffer from it? If so, what would the implications be for the 'consciousness' debate with the 'voices-in-the-head' effects of Schizophrenia? (I...