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laelaps | October 24, 2007
I have never heard sounds come out of a dog like the kind that I've heard out of a pack of excited African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus), the individual pictured above being a member of a large group kept at the WCS-run Bronx Zoo. While their species once ranged over 39 countries and their numbers were estimated as being as high as 500,000, today there are only 3,000-6,000 individuals left in a handful of countries, pressure from predator competition, disease, and killing by farmers/livestock owners make life very hard for these unique dogs. Indeed, they differ from all other known canids in…
zooillogix | June 14, 2007Next up Giraffe Dog, Zebra Dog, and Genera Hypercolor Dog!Add to: Slashdot del.icio.usredditnewsvineY! MyWeb
zooillogix | April 27, 2007Everybody thinks a wagging tail is the sign of a happy dog. But researchers have recently made a telling discovery: a) not all tail wagging is necessarily positive and b) one can tell this by which side (left or right) the tail wags on!Happy dog, Carnivorous Slobbius
According to a new study--,AeuAsymmetric Tail-wagging Responses by Dogs to Different Emotive Stimuli,,Aeu by Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste in Italy and Angelo Quaranta and Marcello Siniscalchi of the University of Bari, Italy--positive feelings are displayed by wagging on the right side, while more negative…
zooillogix | March 8, 2007Sadly, this video makes me wish more animals suffered from narcolepsy... particularly on video. I suppose we can all be thankful that Rusty, being a dachshund, does not have very far to fall.