#BirdFlu Is Infecting More #Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us? #H5N1, #avianflu#virus, killed tens of thousands of #marinemammals, and infiltrated American #livestock for first time.
H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the coasts in less than a year. Now comes for elephant seals.
Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and risk it poses to humans #Maskup
After a scare, here's our little hedgehog friend free and tucking into cat biscuits and a dish of water - make your garden a safer place for hedgehogs. Watch the video in the link to fully appreciate what a noisy eater the little soul is!
How do wild animals manage to continue hunting and reproducing in areas occupied by houses, roads, domestic animals and crops? Scientists increasingly point out that the only solution for most species is to drastically change their habits, in a forced adaptation process whose consequences for the surroundings are still uncertain.
Can Marine Mammals and Munitions Coexist?
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As the humpback whale population rebounds in an area of the Salish Sea used for military weapons training, scientists raise concerns.
Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses.
Prof Matthew Campen, at the University of New Mexico, US, who led the research, said: “If we are seeing effects on placentas, then all mammalian life on this planet could be impacted. That’s not good.”
The Kinkajou is quite the oddball. Although known as the "honey bear" due to its taste for honey, nectar and fruits, it is no bear at all. It has evolved a lot of monkey-like adaptations, like an arboreal lifestyle and an omnivorous diet, but it is no monkey either. It is actually closely related to raccoons and coatis, and along with the binturong, they are the only two members of the order Carnivora that have evolved a prehensile tail. Native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, the eating habits of this nocturnal mammal makes it an important pollinator and seed disperser.