Category Archive for "Animals"



Animals & News & Object & United States admin on 25 Jul 2010

Pet Parade: Protect your animals during the ‘Dog Days’ (source: upi.com)

By AL SWANSONCHICAGO, July 25 (UPI) — They’re called the “dog days” for good reason. United Press International - United States - RSS - Syndication and Feeds - UPI (source: upi.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Animals & News & Object admin on 07 Jul 2010

Campaign launched to close down German dolphinarium (source: MyAntiwar.org)

“Not only do we have to fight criminal operations and cruelty to animals on the high seas but also take responsibility and direct action to help those who are imprisoned in concrete pools, doomed to entertain us.”Palawas, Nando, Kite and Rocko…. (source: MyAntiwar.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Animals & News & Object admin on 09 Jul 2009

Anthrax Therapy Protects Monkeys in Doses Found Safe for Humans (source: Bioethics.net)

An experimental anthrax treatment from Human Genome Sciences Inc. increased survival in animals infected with the deadly disease, a U.S.-funded study said.

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Animals admin on 03 Jun 2009

Animal Weapons: Episode 2 - Fatal Attraction

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In the competitive struggle for survival, less powerful animals have developed an ingenious array of strategies to find and kill their targets. Traps, lures and lies may be the best-known tricks to man, but are also skilfully employed by creatures in the animal kingdom. With weapons of deception, animals can disarm and entice prey to their death. Perhaps the oldest weapons employed by animals are projectiles, evolving their own versions of poison-tipped harpoons, chemical missiles and high …

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Animals admin on 20 May 2009

Animal Weapons: Episode 1 - Chemical Warfare

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This episode explores the insidious nature of chemical warfare employed by many animals. All manner of snakes, spiders, lizards and marine life have developed venoms, either as weapons of attack or defense. FULL DOCUMENTARY Keywords: inland, taipan, king, brown, snake, australian, bulldog, ant, scorpion, sydney, funnel, web, spider, gila, monster, coral, snake, blue, ringed, octopus, venom, poison, kill, attack

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Animals admin on 02 Oct 2008

Animal Weapons: Episode 4 - Dash and Clash

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The weapons of speed can be a matter of life and death. For those animals that rely on their speed, it is both a test of their endurance and their judgement in terms of hunting and being hunted. Only the fastest animals on the planet can afford to depend on their speed a wrong move and the predator can become the prey. Similarly, animals that are armed with horns must exercise extreme judgement when wielding their weaponry. Frequently horns are employed by males to intimidate sexual rivals …

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Animals admin on 14 Sep 2008

Animal Weapons: Episode 3 - Armed to the Teeth

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Specialist hunting strategies demand particular adaptations of the body, from fearsome teeth to scimitar-sharp claws and tusks. In the natural world there are razors, guillotines, daggers, clubs and spears a galaxy of animal kitted out with an arsenal of weapons to gain a meal. To get close enough, many use stealth, speed and surprise. Besides outright warfare, these weapons are also used in aggressive displays to threaten and intimidate competitors and predators alike. Full Feature Wildlife …

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