Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, February 15, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the February 15th AHD Bulletin –
- Creating a Fear Free toothbrushing experience for pets (video). Link.
- Consistent ordinary produces extraordinary. Link.
- Improve the narrative with diagnostic listening. Link.
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Texas coyote suspected to have bitten kids is euthanized
Source: WFAA, February 15, 2024. Link. The coyote suspected of three bitings in an Arlington, Texas, park has been captured and euthanized. The park remains closed. We shared the original report last week. Link.
What you need to know about animal extremists
Source: Acreage Life, March 2024. Link. Michelle Miller examines the tactics used by animal rights extremists.
The history of collective animal nouns and venery
Source: Word Genius. Link. A parliament of ____? A __?__ of crows. Hummingbirds in a group are called a ____? A cluster refers to a gathering of intelligent ____? It wasn’t scientists who coined fanciful names rather these are leftover terms from hunters.
What mammal has over 40,000 muscles in its nose?
Source: Interesting Facts. Link. An elephant’s trunk is central to the elephant’s survival, helping the beast breathe, smell, eat, and drink. It is controlled by a network of 40,000 muscles. By comparison, the human body has only around 650 muscles total.
68°F seems to be the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive
Source: The Conversation, February 15, 2024. Link. The authors’ systematic review of published research found the thermal ranges of animals, plants and microbes living in air and water overlap at 20°C, 68°F.
As long as species can shift their ranges to adapt to global warming, the 20°C effect means there will be local increases in species richness up to an annual average of 20°C. Above that, richness will decline.”
