Animals Evolved

Molly was born at Southwick Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts.  Its mother could not produce milk by her own, so the veterinarians nursed the 3-day-old calf with cow’s milk.  The baby giraffe was currently at the Hospital for Large Animals, which was part of the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.  The 3-day-old giraffe was 5 feet tall and weighed 86 pounds.  Dr. Daniela Bedenice said the animal is still at risk for infection as cow’s milk was substituted for giraffe’s milk which contained vital antibodies.

Source: Newsvine

San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park oldest elephant Sunita was euthanized on February 25 morning.  The 60-year-old female Asian elephant came to the zoo in 1974.  It was affected by aging problems.  It also had fast-moving infection.  Sunita refused to eat for days as she had a broken tooth.  A necropsy will be done to determine the problems led to the death of Sunita.  Currently the zoo had four Asian elephants and 11 African elephants.  The elephants were brought to see Sunita before she passed away.

Source: Los Angeles Times

Wayne Vettleson of Wayra Diary Farm in northwestern Minnesota believed that cows that feel comfort will have higher dairy production.  He was spending $6000 to install the waterbeds in the new 80-stall barn.  Although many are concerned with the problem of using waterbeds in cold winter environments, it is said that cows can keep the water warm without the need to add any anti-freeze agents.  Report showed that cows on waterbeds had less swollen lesions than those on rubber mattresses or sand-beds.

One of the company that offers the waterbeds for cow is Advanced Comfort Technology, Inc.

Source: AGWEEK

Dog Property Laws:

1. If I like it, it’s mine.
2. If it’s in my mouth, it’s mine.
3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
6. If I’m chewing something up, all the pieces are mine.
7. If it just looks like mine, it’s mine.
8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.
9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.
10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.

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An Israeli Army Dog Attacks Yusra in 2007

Salem Bani Odeh, a 99-year-old Palestinian man, claimed he was bitten by Israeli army dog before dawn Friday in the West Bank village of Tamoun.  He was sleeping at home, and suddenly soldiers stormed into his house and the accompanying dog bit him in the left ear and shoulder repeatedly.  He was then taken to an area hospital.  He had received large stitches for a large gash in ear according to the medical report.  It was said that the soldiers were looking for his neighbour, who was suspected to be a member of Islamic Jihad group.  The Israeli military was investigating the report.

Source: The Associated Press

Riley Mers, an eight-year-old girl, is allergic to peanut.  Peanut allergy is a dangerous food allergy.  Rock’O, a Portuguese water dog, was trained to save Riley from potential dangers by detecting the presence of peanuts before Riley did.  The dog was trained by Master Trainer Bill Whitstine at Florida Canine Academy.  Bill Whitstine had experience in training dogs detecting bomb, narcotics, flammable materials and bed bugs.  Rock’O was the first peanut-sniffing dog Bill had ever trained.  Bill did it as a donation for Riley’s family, as the usual training cost for peanut detection dog is $10,000.

Source: Chicago Tribune

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat (Image credits: National Geographic)

A new species was identified in pygmys forests of Mount Hamiguitan on Philippines’ Mindanao Island.  It was the Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat.  It was first discovered in 2006.

Source: National Geographic

Mr. Xian caught a giant rat in a marketplace in Fujian, China.  The rat weighed over six pounds and had inch long teeth.  The rat was initially surrounded by the crowds in the middle of the marketplace but no one dared to get near it.  It was later caught by brave Mr. Xian by capturing its tail and neck.  It was said that the rat was likely to be Sumatra bamboo rat, which was larger than the common Chinese bamboo rat.  Mr. Xian kept the animal for himself.

Source: ChattahBox

Dog may be a bad omen in some part of the world, but it can ward off evil spirits and bad luck.  Two-year-old Sagula Munda from a village in Jajpur district, eastern India, had a tooth rooted in his upper gum.  It was a bad omen.  The family carried out a tradition to ease the bad omen by marrying Sagula Munda with a dog, Jyoti.  The wedding ceremony was held on Monday by taking the groom to the house of the dog in a rickshaw and solemnised by priests.

Source: BBC News

It is not a joke.  Researcher at Newcastle University, England showed that cows with names produced more milk than those nameless cows.

Keith Poch and Nina Poch named his cows at Marathon County farm with names like Blinky, Cutie, Baby and Attitude.  He said the cows know their own name and reacted when their names were called.  This could increase the cooperation of the cows during milking.  The researcher showed that cows treated like human produce five percent more milk than those treated like normal cows.

I wonder if the researcher will obtain the same result if they name all the cows as “Moo”.

Source: WSAW