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Badgers–Scent Glands (Badger Article 2)
Why you see a badger pop its bottom down on the ground… Scent plays a pivotal role in group and territory maintenance. Valuable tools in the act of scent-marking are the subcaudal gland (SCG), which is close to the anus, and the paired scent glands located just inside the anus—anecdotal observations suggest that scent glands between the…
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Badgers in Winter…(Badger Article 3)
Badgers slow down so much that they can happily go into a deep sleep for days or even weeks during times of harsh weather. This sleep state, torpor, requires a significant sound for awakening, unlike hibernation’s deeper state. Badgers build up reserves of fat during the autumn when there is plenty of food to eat.…
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Why Animal Testing is Illogical
Animal testing is illogical. Although humans and many other species have similar DNA, and though most organ systems are similar, subtle differences make using animal models to test food, drugs and cosmetics unreliable. Here are just three ways animals don’t react the same as humans. Rats are known to be more resistant to a certain…
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), Part Two
This is the second of a two-part series about FIP treatments. Until recently, no treatment for FIP was possible, and cats with the disease died within days to weeks. Because of the COVID pandemic, interest in coronaviruses increased, resulting in the development and availability of several antiviral drugs. People commonly use four: GS-441524 and its…
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
This is the first of a two-part series about FIP. Part one outlines what FIP is and several methods used for a possible diagnosis. FIP is a viral disease of cats that was almost uniformly lethal until recently. A recently discovered effective treatment is now available to veterinarians in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan,…
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