Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Sounds like she watched a harsh video. Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Her letter to the Indian research facility is pretty distressing.

India 100

India Ethical Treatment Animal Cruelty Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

of Army Medical Department 1815-1851. If you have always wondered what the minimum anesthetic concentration for isoflurane and sevoflurane for the Crested Serpent-eagle is, science has an answer. While serpent means large snake, the Crested Serpent-eagle also eats frogs, as this video shows. Glad I did not have to watch these.

China 225

China Birds Pythons Eagles 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

I visited Tengchong in late 2020 and wrote about it – but I also went there earlier, in 2017, and this post shows some photos I took during that trip, along with the usual comments that seem to be much more about ridiculing my fellow humans (especially ornithologists and the like) than providing useful information on birds.

China 180

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 180

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The show highlights dogs that work in all kinds of jobs, from medicine to border patrol, proving to be indispensable to their human colleagues and those who benefit from their work! Many doctors, scientists and therapists are harnessing dogs’ extraordinary work capabilities to enhance and even save human lives.

Dogs 100

Dogs Puppies Haiti New York 100