About Adrianne Gallatin

Adrianne has been an animal lover since age three when she was deemed the guardian of her first pet, Snowball the parakeet. Over the past two decades she has been inspired by Snowball to rescue and foster over twenty different birds, but she is also a definite crazy cat lady. Her two cats rescues, Cosmo and Max, have been her best friends for almost fifteen years.

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Dubai Shark Wins “Most Virgin Births”

January 12, 2012

(ANIMAL SCIENCE) DUBAI — Zebedee, a zebra shark at the Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai, has taken her biological clock into her own fins. For the fourth year in a row, she has fertilized her own eggs without ever seeing a male shark. Scientists have noticed this sort of “virgin birth” in other sharks, but Zebedee has officially done it for a record-breaking four years. While many women might envy Zebedee and her self reliance, scientists suggest she probably wouldn’t produce eggs like this in the wild. Read more about Zebedee and her babies. — Global Animal

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Designer Dog Houses, Humans Allowed

January 11, 2012

(LIFE WITH PETS) JAPAN/CANADA — What do the space under your stairs and a messy DVD cabinet have in common? Both places can make great pet cubbies. Designers from Japan’s Fauna + Design are equipped to design space-saving and high-tech, animal-centered homes. No one wants to talk about the kennel in the room, so it becomes a cozy bungalow behind a built-in wall with all the perks. Low set windows for bird watching? Sure. Doggy toilet for in-house business? Absolutely. From simple to fancy, designers are starting to make animal needs a priority, and we’re loving it. Read more about designer dog houses. — Global Animal

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