Ben & Jerry's to Start Making Frozen Dog Treats
According to the American Pet Products Association, the number of American households with pets rose 6.5% between 2015 and 2020
Zookeepers at Cester Zoo are celebrating the birth of a rare baby rhino. The female calf was safely delivered by new mum ema Elsa, following a 15-month-long pregnancy. Conservationists at the zoo say the arrival of the calf – an eastern black rhino - will be ‘celebrated globally', as fewer than 1,000 now remain on the planet.
According to the American Pet Products Association, the number of American households with pets rose 6.5% between 2015 and 2020
Pet adoptions and sales have soared in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conservation Scientists have discovered two dwarf giraffes in Africa. The two giraffes, named Gimil and Nigel, were spotted in Uganda and Namibia by Conservation Scientists working with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Gimil, a nubian giraffe, was first observed in 2015 at Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park. Researchers noticed the male had disproportionate limb dimensions. The team returned to the park over the next few years to take photos and measurements as he grew, Gimil was last observed in July 200, when the last images and measurements were taken. Nigel, an Angolan giraffe, was living on a private farm in Namibia and was also monitored over the course of a few years. The team found that the smaller girafffes had shorter legs than their counterparts, the pair also exhibited shortened fore-limbs to varied degrees and had different neck lenght. Due to the giraffes living past the age of one year, the team are confident the condition should not impact their survival rate.
Leave a Reply