zoologists

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County is a place to fuel the future for youth, whether it's an astronaut, ballerina or zoologist. In 2017, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County served over 2,300 members, 90,000 snacks, and 33,000 hot dinners. Funds raised at Stake & Burger help the nonprofit ...

But they weren't observed again for 90 years until 1998 when a Washington state zoologist discovered the butterfly on San Juan Island. Later surveys found them on San Juan Island and Lopez Island, but many of those populations have not been detected in recent years. The species is now observed only ...

He commands the respect of his colleagues and the apes he cares for, and spurns the romantic advancements of a fawning young zoologist in favor of hanging out with a couple of dogs. We learn that as a former member of an anti-poaching task force, Okoye has seen the ugliest side of humanity and, while ...

“I've called this practice of filming dead or dying bears and splashing the photos across the pages of newspapers and the internet 'tragedy porn' — a kind of voyerism [sic] that leaves people open to emotional manipulation,” wrote Susan Crockford, a zoologist on her blog polarbearscience.com at the time.

INTERNATIONALLY renowned Panthera zoologist, Tristan Dickerson, returns to the Friends of Kloof Library Forum held at Kloof Junior Primary School hall on Wednesday, 11 April at 6pm. Tristan had the forum spellbound last year with his talk about his development of faux leopard fur aimed at diminishing ...

While the world didn't learn about Cecil the lion until after his death, Andrew Loveridge knew the animal for years. The zoologist had been studying lions around Hwange National Park since 1999. (A. J. Loveridge). 97 comments. Listen24:59. Read Story Transcript. Cecil the lion died "in agony" 10 hours ...

Cooke, a zoologist and documentary filmmaker, has a storehouse of such tales of animal adventure. She's also the founder of the Sloth Appreciation Society, whose motto is “Being fast is overrated.” That motto gives a glimpse into her sense of humor, which shines through page after page, and her affinity ...

The Zoologist is slowly starting to figure it out because I notice his complaints about things not being fair are getting more and more infrequent. As far as I am concerned, a child complaining about things not being fair is asking for me to set the record straight. When the Ballerina complained the other day, ...

Conservationists are mourning the death of the world's last remaining male northern white rhinoceros. The 45-year-old rhino died Monday at a nature reserve in Kenya, where he'd been under armed guard to protect against poachers. In a last-ditch effort to save the species, zoologists are now attempting to ...

“A female [angel shark], of a considerable size, taken from our net, gave 15 to 20 pups,” wrote the French zoologist Antoine Risso in 1810, before adding, “due to lack of water, it was asphyxiated.” In the two centuries since Risso's observation, though, biologists have learned little about the phenomenon.

I asked the zoologist and author of the totally fabulous book The Unexpected Truth about Animals, Lucy Cooke, whether we should try to save the species through IVF. She said no. Humans should take personal and political responsibility for their own destruction and that our efforts would be better spent ...

Giving a new tamarin monkey a health check or investigating why a gemsbok died are some of the more hands-on activities on the MSc in wild animal health at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Wild animal care and conservation are fiercely competitive areas and a postgraduate ...

The Swedish botanist and zoologist had a real penchant for naming things, and single-handedly invented the binomial classification system that we have today. He's why the official name of a platypus isn't 'platypus, but rather “Ornithorhynchus anatinus.” Linnaeus and his disciples divided the entire living ...

(WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/BABY ANIMALS) SCOTLAND — Zoologists are thrilled over the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years. Born just before Christmas at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park, the cub did not emerge from the mother's den for weeks. But the ...

LONDON — When the polar bear was born just before Christmas in Scotland — the first in Britain in 25 years — zoologists could confirm the occasion only because of the high-pitched sounds coming from the mother's den. The cub did not emerge for weeks, but now the tiny polar bear is moving around ...

LONDON (NYTIMES) - When the polar bear was born just before Christmas in Scotland - the first in Britain in 25 years - zoologists could confirm the occasion only because of the high-pitched sounds coming from the mother's den. The cub did not emerge for weeks, but now the tiny polar bear is moving ...

[LONDON] When the polar bear was born just before Christmas in Scotland - the first in Britain in 25 years - zoologists could confirm the occasion only because of the high-pitched sounds coming from the mother's den. The cub did not emerge for weeks, but now the tiny polar bear is moving around ...

People and animals have a good chance of picking up a tick if they go into areas where there are shrubs or tall grass now, says Andrew Hebda, zoology curator at the Nova Scotia Museum. “Once the temperature is above 4 C in any patch, and that could be in a protected area in the sun, ticks could be ...

This could be lengthy interviews with various pop culture figures or a weekly spot with zoologist Ron Magill. It could also be steering the show's arc in a character-driven conversation with his co-host Jon “Stugotz” Weiner and the rest of what they refer to as the shipping container, which includes producers ...

They are duck-billed, egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammals with poisonous spurs on their webbed feet: the Australian platypus is so weird that early European zoologists thought it must be an elaborate hoax. But now a team of Australian scientists have found something else unique to the strange little animals: ...

“If they have to change trees, they just plop into the water,” says Becky Cliffe, a British zoologist and founder of the Sloth Conservation Foundation, or SloCo. “They'd rather swim than crawl on the ground.” Because sloths float easily, swimming is an efficient form of locomotion. In fact, sloths can move three ...

But now, a Brazilian group of taxonomists, zoologists and geneticists states that silky anteaters are comprised of at least seven different species, after concluding a study which studied the biology and the ecology of the new species and also sequenced mithocondrial and nuclear DNA from 287 specimens.

Zoologists charged with managing the populations of rare and endangered species now have access to a growing digital network that can match two individual animals from opposite sides of the world based on a scoring system. Details once stored on thousands of files held by hundreds of zoos around ...

Zoologists are still baffled as to why she just suddenly grew one. ... The lion's signature mane is normally reserved for the males, but Oklahoma City Zoo's lioness, Bridget, surprised zoologists when she started ... So far, zoologists are still trying to understand the curious case of Bridget's mini mane.

A zoologist is totally confused after a lioness in Oklahoma city started growing a main. This 18-year-old lioness is at the Oklahoma City Zoo. ABC News shared the details about what is going on with this lioness and why it has everyone puzzled. This all started back in 2017 when Bridget, an African lioness, ...

It would have been a rare occurrence even for a male lion to develop a mane at the ripe old age of 18. According to the zoo's blog post on “The Curious Case of Bridget's Mane,” males usually develop their manes at one year, a product of increased testosterone production in the body. But Bridget suddenly ...

I'm also a recent graduate of Mars Hill University with a degree in zoology. SIMON: We found Mr. Bell in the middle of his shift. He's been working there for the past six months, and he's quickly learned you don't need a classroom to do a little teaching. BELL: My boss would actually randomly put me on the ...

An 18-year-old lioness at the Oklahoma City Zoo is puzzling zoologists after she mysteriously sprouted a mane. In late 2017, caretakers noticed that Bridget the African lion, a "beloved" longtime resident of the Oklahoma City Zoo, began to grow the extra hair around her neck and head, Gretchen Cole, an ...

Whitson and Capito asked the girls in the upper grades what they hoped to be in the future. While many said lawyers, singers, basketball players, and teachers, at least one said she wanted to be a zoologist. This pleased Capito, who holds a bachelor's degree in zoology. After the event, she explained she ...

See Pittsburgh's wild side during Earth Day activities for the whole family at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Catch a stage show about brotherly zoologists, and a rainforest adventure filled with winged and furry friends at the National Aviary. There are also retro games at Ace Hotel, a Japanese pop ...

(WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/BABY ANIMALS) SCOTLAND — Zoologists are thrilled over the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years. Born just before Christmas at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park, the cub did not emerge from the mother's den for weeks. But the ...

As part of Taronga Zoo's conservation society, zoologist, Dr Justine O'Brien is a key player in recovering and conserving engendered animals around the world–particularly when it comes to her research and work in assisted reproduction, artificial insemination and gamete biology. With more than 20 years' ...

Like the nimble hyraxes that spill from hillside crevices in search of the sun upon their musky hides, this scent will weave its way into your senses with a light but primal touch.' Moth will be available on May 4th and Hyrax the following month. Both will be available in Zoologist Perfumes' Deluxe Bottle size ...