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See how cutting-edge advances help - or hinder - species around the world.&#x3c;&#x2f;p&#x3e;]]></description><copyright>Copyright 2026</copyright><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><generator>https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs on the Brain]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28139&#x2f;Dogs-on-the-Brain&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[My good friend just adopted a puppy, and with all the pictures coming my way, I have dogs on the brain. Evidently, so do researchers. Two studies were recently recounted on ScienceDaily about the brains and behaviors of our canine friends.&#xa;&#xa;Christy L. Hoffman, the lead of the first study, noted that]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28139&#x2f;Dogs-on-the-Brain]]></guid><dc:creator>MaggieMc</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kid&#x2019;s Best Friend]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28017&#x2f;Kid-s-Best-Friend&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last week, &#x26;ldquo&#x3b;A Dog&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s Purpose&#x26;rdquo&#x3b; was released in theaters. The movie&#x26;mdash&#x3b;which &#x26;ldquo&#x3b;shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love&#x26;rdquo&#x3b;&#x26;mdash&#x3b;has gotten mixed revie]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28017&#x2f;Kid-s-Best-Friend]]></guid><dc:creator>MaggieMc</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concrete and Limpets Aren&#x2019;t So Different After All]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27993&#x2f;Concrete-and-Limpets-Aren-t-So-Different-After-All&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since Patella vulgata, the common limpet, are living, breathing organisms, one would expect them to have almost nothing in common with concrete&#x3b; however, a recent study conducted by David Taylor, professor of materials engineering at Trinity College Dublin, indicates otherwise.&#xa;&#xa;Common limpets, whic]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27993&#x2f;Concrete-and-Limpets-Aren-t-So-Different-After-All]]></guid><dc:creator>MaggieMc</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bats and Bananas]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27814&#x2f;Bats-and-Bananas&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the process of researching my last blog about Bananapocalypse, I discovered a surprising number of uses for banana peels. Did you know that you can remove a splinter, or a wart, by taping the peel over the splinter or wart&#x3f; Also, rubbing the peel on a bruise helps make it disappear. Banana peels]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27814&#x2f;Bats-and-Bananas]]></guid><dc:creator>BestInShow</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird Banding Technology Part 2]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27752&#x2f;Bird-Banding-Technology-Part-2&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[- Modern Bird Banding -&#xa;Hand tying silver wire onto a bird&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s leg by John James Audubon in the 1700&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s evolved to become today&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s factory manufactured rings shaped from various kinds of metal or molded polymers, stamped with letters and numbers. With a reliable way of identifying ind]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27752&#x2f;Bird-Banding-Technology-Part-2]]></guid><dc:creator>John Loz</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laughing Lab Rats &#x2013; New Study Reveals How Brain Creates Joy]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27778&#x2f;Laughing-Lab-Rats-New-Study-Reveals-How-Brain-Creates-Joy&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[A day in the life of a lab rat is usually pretty miserable, as one could imagine. You&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;re likely poked, produced, bothered, or even starved &#x26;ndash&#x3b; all in the name of science.&#xa;&#xa;A recent study highlights some rats that were part of a fun-filled study that yielded some important results. The stud]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21&#x3a;30&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27778&#x2f;Laughing-Lab-Rats-New-Study-Reveals-How-Brain-Creates-Joy]]></guid><dc:creator>lmno24</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird Tracking Technology Part 1]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27750&#x2f;Bird-Tracking-Technology-Part-1&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Autumn is nearly finished and many birds that migrate have flown south for the winter. Have you ever looked up at a V-shaped formation of flying Canada geese and wondered, &#x26;ldquo&#x3b;Where exactly do they go for the winter&#x3f;&#x26;rdquo&#x3b;&#xa;&#xa;Birds of all shapes and sizes, from songbirds to waterfowl to birds of p]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27750&#x2f;Bird-Tracking-Technology-Part-1]]></guid><dc:creator>John Loz</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balloons&#x2014;Celebratory, But Wreak Havoc On The Environment]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27742&#x2f;Balloons-Celebratory-But-Wreak-Havoc-On-The-Environment&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most things that are manufactured have an intended use, even if disposable. Balloons, however, are created with the intention of being thrown out, released into the sky, or worse. It would seem most are not kept for more than a few hours, or they linger around until the helium inside decays and then]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27742&#x2f;Balloons-Celebratory-But-Wreak-Havoc-On-The-Environment]]></guid><dc:creator>lmno24</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Whalewatch Cruises Bad for the Whales&#x3f;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27712&#x2f;Are-Whalewatch-Cruises-Bad-for-the-Whales&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last September my husband and I spent an hour on Stellwagen Bank watching the most amazing display of humpback whales one could ever expect to experience. I can state this with great confidence. The naturalist on board our whalewatch ship told us that in 6000 whalewatches over 20 years he had never]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 05&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27712&#x2f;Are-Whalewatch-Cruises-Bad-for-the-Whales]]></guid><dc:creator>BestInShow</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toilets and Oysters]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27675&#x2f;Toilets-and-Oysters&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oysters were once plentiful in the New York Harbor in the 19&#x5e;th century but by the 20&#x5e;th century, overfishing, pollution and sewage destroyed the oysters and they were gone. Oysters are critical to the health of any water ecosystem. They provide habitat and food for other animals, they stabilize the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27675&#x2f;Toilets-and-Oysters]]></guid><dc:creator>joeymac</dc:creator><dc:subject>Animal Science</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>