Animal Science News

8:02 AM EST
1/12/2012 U.S. scientists find smallest known vertebrateA team of scientists from the United States reported this week that they discovered a frog in New Guinea that is the world’s smallest known vertebrate.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Animal Science, Human Interest, Animal

6:25 PM EST
1/9/2012 Biologists say long-lost tortoise is still alive in hybrid ancestorsBiologists are jumping for joy after finding evidence that a once thought extinct tortoise has survived by mating with other species in the Galapagos Islands.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Animal Science, Environmental Issue, Conservation, Endangered Species, Human Interest, Good

7:22 AM EST
12/21/2011 Chicken with H5N1 strains prompts Hong Kong to cull thousands of fowlIn what has been described as a precautionary step, authorities in Hong Kong on Wednesday slaughtered 17,000 chickens after discovery of a dead chicken with bird flu strains at a local poultry market. The government to immediately suspended the sale and import of live poultry. The ban will be effective for three weeks.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Animal Science

10:24 AM EST
11/9/2011 Laser treatment turns brown eyes blueExperts however warn that the procedure may not only damage the eye, but could take sight away altogether. Brown eye pigment helps prevent problems such as glare and double vision. Zapping away the color could leave the eye with no way to control light getting in.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Health Treatment, Science And Technology, Animal Science, Lifestyle And Leisure, Beauty

2:29 PM EDT
8/29/2011 New bird flu mutant strain emerges in China, VietnamThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced the emergence of a new mutant strain of bird flu in China and Vietnam and warned of a major resurgence of the deadly disease.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Virus Diseases, Environmental Issue, Nature, Science And Technology, Animal Science

1:57 PM EDT
8/25/2011 Researchers find 160-million-year-old mammal fossil in ChinaA newly found mammal fossil pushes back the date when two lines of mammals diverged, researchers say.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Animal Science, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, History, Scientific Exploration

11:15 AM EDT
8/17/2011 Goodall institute suing baby food company for breach of contractPrimate expert Dame Jane Goodall is suing a baby-food company she had teamed up with. The legendary animal conservationist has filed a federal suit against Sprout Foods, a specialist in organic goods for breach of contract.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation, Science And Technology, Animal Science

9:12 AM EDT
8/4/2011 World's oldest living animal is 178-year-old tortoiseWorld's oldest living animal is a 178-year-old tortoise living on the island of St. Helena.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Science And Technology, Animal Science, Animal

9:04 AM EDT
7/6/2011 Rare "zonkey" born in Chinese zooA rare female zebra and male donkey hybrid has been born at Xiamen Haicang zoo.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Animal, Science And Technology, Animal Science, Curiosity

6:54 PM EDT
6/2/2011 Live turtles, endangered crocs in suitcases seized at Thailand airportNearly 500 turtles and tortoises and seven endangered crocodile species inside four suitcases were seized Wednesday at a Thailand airport after the small animals were detected by a luggage x-ray machine.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Human Interest, Curiosity, Science And Technology, Animal Science