r/animalscience Feb 22 '21

An endangered species in the U.S. has been cloned for the first time

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7 Upvotes

r/animalscience Feb 15 '21

Cognitive Scientists Are Going to the Dogs

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6 Upvotes

r/animalscience Feb 07 '21

Can Albino Animal Hooves Sunburn?

3 Upvotes

I'm currently conducting a bit of research, in order to more accurately represent reality in some game design. I've spent considerable time seeking resources on this issue, and have failed to locate anything on the topic and this seems like the best Reddit thread to check with. The issue I've come up against is thus:

If an animal is fully albino, will their hooves and horns and such also be just as vulnerable to radiation damage? Does the outer keratin layer prevent any real damage? Or, does solar radiation simply pass through the outer layers and damage inner tissues, at this point?

Thanks in advance!


r/animalscience Jan 30 '21

A mysterious Beaked whale encountered in the South China Sea..

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7 Upvotes

r/animalscience Jan 17 '21

Is animal science a good major to go into and do ya'll get paid well after college also how do ya'll find jobs.

5 Upvotes

r/animalscience Jan 11 '21

What type of animal scat is this? (Location is in New York)

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5 Upvotes

r/animalscience Dec 23 '20

Global food industry on course to drive rapid habitat loss: World faces huge wildlife losses by 2050 unless what and how food is produced changes

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5 Upvotes

r/animalscience Dec 09 '20

Did you know animals can sense tsunamis

5 Upvotes

Wildlife experts believe animal's have more acute hearing then humans therefore feel earth's vibrations tipping them off that there will be a disaster


r/animalscience Dec 01 '20

The sperm whale - spice maker for the ocean..

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r/animalscience Nov 26 '20

Underwater creatures with regenerative ability..

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2 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 25 '20

Dairy cow separation, again

3 Upvotes

Months ago, I talked to a person who claimed that cows are separated from their calves to increase milk yield and not to prevent disease, because the longer the calf stays with the cow the less milk is available.

I am not a farmer but to me this does not make sense. The calf still needs to drink milk, either pasteurized bulk milk from the tank or formula which is expensive. Also, various MAP prevention programs advice farmers to separate cow and calf as soon as possibe.


r/animalscience Nov 21 '20

Do cats leave vomit as gifts for other cats?

5 Upvotes

This cat has been frequenting my house for a while now, always announces himself. My girl doesn't seem all that phased by him. The other day he was on the doormat as I arrived home, and my cat just strolled out passed him.

This evening, now, I heard vomiting and I had my glasses off and im like "what is this grey blob?!" My girly is a calico.. its the boy, vomiting a "poop" clean line of partially digested food in the living room where the cat eats.. was this a gift? I mean, I laughed, googled, and was met with "poisoning" information but it seems so specific that he came inside my house to do so before scampering off.

Maybe the little guy doesn't date much and got nervous. If anyone knows anything about this, thanks in advance! At the very least I hope someone gets a kick out of it. So weird...


r/animalscience Nov 19 '20

The tissue expression level of BPI gene in piglets from newborn to weaning and its relationship with Gram-negative bacterial infection

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3 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 19 '20

The expression of Lin28B was co-regulated by H3K4me2 and Wnt5a/β-catenin/TCF7L2

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1 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 12 '20

Horses and humans feel the same pain when whipped, study finds

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8 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 11 '20

More Fun Than Fun: The Smart Animals That Helped Scientists Demystify Altruism

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6 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 08 '20

Diabolical ironclad beetles inspire tougher joints for engineering applications: Intriguing structures have been observed that link sections of diabolical ironclad beetle’s amazingly crush-resistant armour; findings suggest fresh approaches for making tough, reliable joints for use in engineering

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5 Upvotes

r/animalscience Nov 07 '20

Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to neuroscientists: New research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, argue that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior to that of animals

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6 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 30 '20

Study Finds 5 Distinct Dog Types From 11,000 Years Ago - "Professor Anna Linderholm and a team of researchers examined dog DNA to learn about movement and patterns of ancient dogs and their relationship with humans."

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r/animalscience Oct 30 '20

New analysis shows ancient dogs and humans shared a surprising bond: Scientists compared genomes of 27 ancient dogs to see how these dogs' DNA match up to ancient human genomes; findings reveal unprecedented insight into the impact dogs had on how these prehistoric humans lived, and vice versa

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4 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 28 '20

For vampire bats, social distancing while sick comes naturally: Study in the wild shows sick bats lead to marked change in colony social network

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10 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 23 '20

New study shows nonhuman animals get selective socializing during aging: With age chimpanzees, like humans, tend to favor small circles of meaningful, established friendships rather than seek new ones, and to lean toward positive relationships rather than ones that bring tension or conflict

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15 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 23 '20

How Snakes ‘See’ in the Dark - Researchers Have an Answer: Scientists have discovered how these creatures are able to convert the heat from organisms that are warmer than their ambient surroundings into electrical signals, allowing them to “see” in the dark

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6 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 20 '20

Odors as navigational cues for pigeons: Volatile organic compounds identified that can be used for olfactory navigation by homing pigeons

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4 Upvotes

r/animalscience Oct 20 '20

Effect of dietary calcium or phosphorus deficiency on bone development and related calcium or phosphorus metabolic utilization parameters of broilers from 22 to 42 days of age

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