Tag: Mammals
WHO warns of bird flu – bird flu in mammals could be dangerous for humans – News
Contents More and more mammals are becoming infected with bird flu. The WHO sees this as a potential danger to humans. Normally, the H5N1 viruses only spread among birds. But…
Worldwide animal epidemic – bird flu hits mammals – a danger to humans? – News
Contents A bird flu outbreak on a Spanish mink farm has scientists alarmed. An expert urges vigilance. Avian flu is affecting more and more wild bird species worldwide. The virus…
Whaling commission advises on dealing with endangered marine mammals
Again, different views will collide: The struggle for whale protection and whaling also determines this year’s meeting of the whaling commission IWC. A minke whale is caught off Kushiro, in…
Insects are ultimately as sensitive to pain as mammals
A team of researchers claims that insects have a certain biological mechanism called nociceptionand that they could therefore feel pain in the same way as mammals and invertebrates. In an…
Prehistoric marine mammals – When the Central Plateau was still populated by dolphins – News
contents In the distant past, the Central Plateau was flooded by the sea. Researchers have now discovered previously unknown dolphin families. Meadows, forests and idyllic detached houses as far as…
Why some mammals glow in UV light
It is a surprising and so far unexplained phenomenon: in some mammals such as flying squirrels, platypuses or gophers, the fur glows bluish, greenish or reddish in UV light in…
Mammals can breathe through the anus in an emergency, new study finds
Inhale, exhale … through the anus? Scientists are working on a way to oxygenate mammals other than through the respiratory tract. With promising concrete applications. Being able to breathe underwater,…