Animals articles from May 2000

Animals archives from May 2000

Great Expectations.(educating pet owners)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Remember how excited you were when you brought your pet home for the first time? Hopefully, that was the beginning of a bond that will grow for a lifetime. As an organization that runs seven shelters, one of our most important and joyous jobs...

Letters.
May 1, 2000... A Wish to Grant I agree With most of "The Pet Hoarders" (March/April 2000) with the exception that zoning laws limiting the number of animals that can reside in a home is part of the solution. I find as many homes as I can and keep as...

Otters IN THE Balance.
May 1, 2000... Cute little devils. Must have a terrible itch. These are typical first reactions of visitors watching sea otters in the tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In reality, says the aquarium's veterinarian, you could not come up with a harder job...

TRADING Post.(pet supplies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Get an Earful Whether relaxing on your porch or out on a hike, Super Ear, from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, brings the chirps of birds close to you. Just point the pocket-size amplifier to pick up bird calls from up to 100 yards...

Go with the Flow.(the environmental impact of dams)
May 1, 2000... How the trend toward breaching dams holds promise for wildlife. Salmon know the power and mystery of a river. Flashing red, silver, and green in the fast water of North American rivers, salmon follow ancient memories to return to their...

From Mouser to God.(cats in Ancient Egypt)
May 1, 2000... Cats of Ancient Egypt More than 6,000 years ago, a craftsman was buried in a cemetery in Mostagedda, south of Asyut in Middle Egypt. Beside his body lay some primitive tools. At his feet were the bodies Of a gazelle and a cat....

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots. By Irene Pepperberg. 448 pages. Harvard University Press. $39.95 hardcover. Vermont researcher Bernd Heinrich once watched a wild raven trying to carve out a piece of...

Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds. By Bernd Heinrich. 400 pages. Cliff Street Books. $13 softcover. Vermont researcher Bernd Heinrich once watched a wild raven trying to carve out a piece of the action from a...

The Mega Predators.(research shows predators at the top of the food chain benefit animals at the bottom)
May 1, 2000... Life at the top of the food chain is tough. But without Large predatory animals, life on the bottom is no picnic. A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning. A blanket of new snow glistens in the...

She Saves Shell Life by the Seashore.(women devotes her time to shellfish conservation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Plenty of people fret over the future of the wolf and the tiger. But who speaks out for the univalve and the bivalve? What about the marsh periwinkle? The banded tulip? The Florida fighting conch and the Atlantic moon snail? Who's willing to...

HEALTH WATCH.(pets)(Questions and Answers)
May 1, 2000... I've just adopted my first hamster. Why does he sleep all day? Hamsters are nocturnal by nature, so it's normal for your hamster to sleep all day and be active much of the night, advises Tracey Ritzman, D.V.M., an exotics and avian...