Animal Definition and 123 Threads

How do they test anmials intellgence?I herd of the resarch that dogs could do math,some langue and liture(I think).How do they test that.

I'm not really sure that this fits under Biology, but oh well... I was wondering how animals, such as dogs, learn to speak their own language. One would think there would be two possible explanations of how they do this: one being that they are born with an innate understanding of the...

If in an imaginary world, you had to create a (creatively and humorously) witty hydrid between any TWO single admired (or even disliked) animals listed below, what are the wittiest ones you'd create and what would be unique or funny about your animal hybrid ? Fish. Penguin. Sea horse...

I have searched high and low for a ram, not the computer ram, an animal ram for my avatar, just a face/head will do, but it will have to fit my character, you know, powerful, pure, good natured, charitable, honest, etc, etc, so anyone seen my avatar ?

Anyone here an animal right's activist (not quite sure if this is the right term, the most general term being preferred)? -Farm animals being enclosed/penned upin unsuitable living conditions (such as those associated with the big business meat industries) -chemical experimentation on...

Let's say you have a hypothetical species of animal and on average, these animals reach sexual maturity at age 10, will breed from age 10 to age 20, and die at age 50. Let's also say that there is an individual who is homozygous for a unique genetic disorder that will cause him to die at age...

While surfing web I have stumbled on a few video clips showing animal abuse, one was showing racoon type animal being skinned alive ,and the other was about snakes skinned alive too. My question is: do those people think that meat of this animal is more tasty and "medicinal"? WTF ?? :frown:

Two unrelated teasers: 1- What animal(s) could you kill every single one of, and yet have more of them in a year's time? 2- What do Elephants have that help their species to survive that no other species has?

What animal are you according to chinese astrology? I am Cat,Fire cat. P.S:Fidel castro is also a Fire Cat.So beware

Hi. One of my friends is a vegan (yes, i know, but that's not the point) and she's very interested in product testing on animals...Namely, technology that can replicate it. See, she's looking for more information on how technology, machines or otherwise, might be as accurate of measuring...

In the thread Why this is still Amerikkka, there is a lively discussion of the extent to which many sub-Saharan countries are still economically undeveloped as a result of the genes of their inhabitants, the extent to which those genes are responsible for agriculture and sedantry animal...

http://www.nbc6.net/news/3591070/detail.html This is Picture 17 of 21 from the link: http://images.ibsys.com/2004/0729/3590966.jpg Aside from the fact that the media is hyping all of this so much, what do you think is going on? Are these just a few isolated cases, or might we have some...

A Hairless Mexican dog, a coyote with mange, an armadillo without a shell, a hybrid? An interesting story with a [dead] body for evidence. Be sure to watch the video. http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=FAE91F84-A264-4AC3-8EA4-9097690CDEFC

Check out the animal pics and more at this site. http://www.freakyanimals.com/pictures/1004.jpg http://www.freakyanimals.com/pic.shtml?1004.jpg

"Men, your gender just took a hit in the animal kingdom." hmm http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/04/21/fatherless.mouse.ap/index.html =-l

Most of you have probably heard a phrase along the lines of "man the rational animal". I think that it is fairly obvious that this phrase is meant to refer to the the idea that man has rational abilities, not that he is impervious to irrational emotions. Perhaps it is supposed to suggest that...

This heated debate on animal testing happened in my English Class the other day. A large number of girls are against it. I personally am on the fence. So what's your take on the issue?

Say you have an animal and you swiftly decapitate it. As an organism, it is now dead (right?), but in what level (below organism) does death immediately set in? When an animal is swiftly killed, do all of it's organs immediately stop functioning? Would that organism's epidermis continue to...

I am wondering about the differences between plant vs animal cell division, mainly about cytokinesis. Is the following a true generalization? Plant daughter cells separate by forming membrane vesicles that line up in the center of the cell and fuse to form new plasma membranes. Animal...

What animal normally develops with only one eye?

There is a lot of controversy over the morality of testing new products and procedures on non-human species. I seek to find out what everyone believes concerning this issue, as well as how much everyone knows about alternatives.

http://www.paranormalnews.com/article.asp?ArticleID=725

"The lamb had an odd teardrop-shaped cut at the hip area of its left leg, similar to other such cuts on animal deaths I have investigated in North America." http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=562&category=Environment