When the truth came out in the 1990s, it horrified human rights organizations around the world. The total number of victims ...

As loud as those sounds are for adults, Boss says they can seem even louder to babies and toddlers. She explains that younger children still have developing hearing nervous systems and smaller ear ...

Researchers believe the sounds are made by the sharks snapping their flattened teeth together, possibly as a stress or warning signal. This discovery challenges the long-held belief that sharks ...

The lives of animals are highly complex, but sometimes they are heartbreakingly tragic. Nature can be rough, but these ...

An animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. Animal experiments are ...

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Replacing animal tests does not mean putting human patients at risk. It also does not mean halting medical progress. Instead, replacing animals used in testing will improve the quality as well as the ...

Ultrasonic sounds are high-frequency sound waves that exceed 20,000 hertz, making them too high-pitched for human ears to detect. These sound waves vibrate more than 20,000 times per second. Doctors ...

Rational argument about the right and wrong way to treat animals is made more difficult by the deep love that many of us feel for animals. For philosophers it raises fundamental questions about ...

The "adorable" kits - the first offspring of parents Helga and Floki - arrived on 20 February, with mum since spotted ...

Good work alocsin! Thank you! Rebecca Mealey from Northeastern Georgia, USA on February 17, 2012: This is a great quiz to use before an animal unit in school.Just for fun, of course! Sondra from ...