Advices Discovery: Chimpanzees use insects to heal their wounds A team of German researchers has made a new discovery in the Gabon jungle. They observed several chimpanzees catching insects and rubbing them on their wounds. With the process, they can apparently speed up the healing of their injuries. Chimpanzees are considered to be particularly intelligent and have many human traits. How far their intelligence […]
Advices Species protection has failed: Vaquita porpoise is considered extinct When animal species become rare, animal rights activists often try everything to save the population and ensure that the individuals reproduce again. In the case of the porpoise Vaquita from the Gulf of California, however, the efforts failed miserably. Endangered species are a constant challenge for animal rights activists around the world. For species protection, […]
Advices Nobody could touch Border Collie Kong – then he fell in love White Border Collie Kong recently ended up at an Oklahoma animal shelter with a bad skin infection and sunburn. The fur nose was in so much pain that no one could stroke it. But then the four-legged friend met Curtis. When Border Collie Kong was one year old, he ended up sick and injured at […]
Advices Study: This breed of dog often inherits genetic diseases If you want to be beautiful, you have to suffer – as the saying goes. This is actually true for some dog breeds. Because: More and more extreme ideals of beauty are increasingly causing health problems in breeding dogs. Some breeds are particularly at risk. At first glance they are one thing above all: super […]
Cats Cat seniors live healthier lives – and are getting older! A few years ago, they were already considered cat seniors at the age of eight. That has changed: Today, cats around the age of ten are considered seniors. This has now been confirmed once again by the Federal Association for Animal Health – and has good news: “Cats are getting older, on average 14 years, […]
Advices Online animal market: This is how you recognize fraudsters and dubious offers There are frequent cases of fraud in classified ads or auction houses on the Internet. But not only concert tickets or valuables are tricked and cheated on – when it comes to living beings, fraudsters have no qualms. But why is it so difficult to find out about fraudsters? One of the problems is that […]
Advices Nicaragua: Military guard endangered turtles laying eggs The olive ridged turtle is considered endangered and lays its eggs once a year on the beach at La Flor in Nicaragua. In order to protect the rare animals from humans and other animals as they lay their eggs, the military guarded the turtles this year. Turtles need a lot of rest when laying their […]
Advices Why do many older people want to adopt animals? Animals enrich our lives – regardless of age. But older people often have a hard time adopting animals. Why this is so, and why they can still be the perfect home for (elderly) animals. Anyone who has a dog knows how well pets can do us. The health benefits of four-legged friends have also been […]
Advices Fireworks ban on New Year’s Eve: How useful is it for our animals? Many pet owners await New Year’s Eve with horror. After all, the fireworks at the turn of the year scare many pets. This year, the sale of fireworks was again banned due to the corona pandemic. Does that mean a carefree turn of the year? So that the already heavily burdened hospitals and medical practices […]
