(ANIMAL BEHAVIOR) Have you ever heard of baboons stealing alcoholic beverages, or animals that seek out fermented fruit to get drunk? Like people enjoying a dry martini, it seems as though animals might also like the taste and social liberation that comes from alcohol. So should you invite Fido to the kegger? Read on to find out if the rumor of animal alcoholism is real. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL BEHAVIOR) Research suggests that hyenas eat less meat scavenged from human garbage during lent, and have to supplement their diet with other sources. Hyenas are opportunistic and can digest almost anything, including bones. During lent, when local Christians give up meat, researches find that hyenas hunt more wild animals instead. Read more on this interesting phenomenon. — Global Animal
(SNAKE SCIENCE) A few years ago scientists found fossilized remains of what was possibly the world’s largest snake. Spanning fifty feet, this snake could swallow a crocodile. Read on to learn more about this interesting monster snake and whether it could one day return! — Global Animal
(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) A project from the Bonobo Hope Great Ape Trust Sanctuary is looking for funding to finish a project that hopes to facilitate communication with bonobos. Since apes don’t speak, researches are teaching them to tap symbols on a touch screen to represent their ideas. Humans could then speak into the application, and their words would be translated into symbols. Read more on this new research, and how it can illuminate the curious topic of what animals are thinking. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL WELFARE) LOUISIANA — Dolphins living in one of the worst areas affected by the BP oil spill are showing symptoms of serious illness. Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana houses dolphins whose ailments include low weight, low blood sugar, cancer, and an unusual low amount of stress hormones resembling cortisol. Read on to discover the lasting effects the Gulf oil spill has on dolphins. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL KINGDOM) There are many coat mutations that affect animals that can make them black, white, or other colors. Explore the world of coat mutations, how they are formed, and the rare colors of the animals that are effected by these mutations. The genetic abnormalities included are albinos, melanistic, piebald, abundism, and erythristic. — Global Animal
(SCIENCE) Do you know how genetically similar people are to mutant fruit flies? Read on to learn more about the connection between the health of mutant fruit flies and people. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL SCIENCE) We hate to break it to you, but your cat might not like that Radiohead CD you always play. Scientists have been able to pinpoint what types of music different animals prefer, and surprisingly it has more to do with the size of the animal than their relative temperament. Read more to find out if your pooch is more partial to metal or Mozart. — Global Animal
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