Tag: "animals"

A Day with Zoo Veterinarian Mike Selig

A Day with Zoo Veterinarian Mike Selig

Carmen is a male two-toed sloth from South America and Jo is a four ton female elephant from Africa. They each have their own keepers who take care of them on a daily basis, but who do you call when they get sick? That’s Dr. Mike Selig’s job.

 
Growing up with Wildlife

Growing up with Wildlife

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and animals had a great deal of influence on my childhood.

 
Anti-bacterial Soap: is the Medicine Worse Than the Cure?

Anti-bacterial Soap: is the Medicine Worse Than the Cure?

Even if you are not handling reptiles daily like we are, you can take action to reduce exposure to toxic anti-microbials.

 
Using Mice to Understand Human Speech

Using Mice to Understand Human Speech

Scientists have started to look at DNA to try to figure out why we can speak and other animals can't. One gene that has caught their attention is called FOXP2.

 
Holistic Help for Hornbills

Holistic Help for Hornbills

They're handsome, they're huge, they mate for life and they are endangered.

 
Mittens for Bears and Other Tales

Mittens for Bears and Other Tales

Why do Moon Bears need you to knit? Once upon a time in the far away land of Hong Kong, a woman named Jill Robinson discovered that beautiful moon bears where being held captive in tiny cages in China and farmed (through their bellies) as a living source for bear bile, which is used in [...]

 
Pet-Friendly Workplace

Pet-Friendly Workplace

It’s 8:15 am on a sunny Monday; time to head to work. Got my work bag? Check. Keys? Check. Purse? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Waste-free, organic lunch? Check. Cat Carrier? Check. I gather my 6 month-old cats, Bear and Elphia, and off I go. I first brought them to work as tiny kittens out of necessity. [...]