Other animals have the appearance of near-normal, although sterile, males. XX SRY− males caused by male differentiating genes on the X chromosomes are reported in >15 breeds of dogs. The American Cocker Spaniel breed is particularly prone. XX SRY− testicular and XX SRY− ovotesticular ...
So many of these names are jewels, trees, flowers and other plants. Therefore they are lovely to me, because when I hear Pearl, I think of the jewel. Ditto Beryl, Ruby and Opal. And when I hear Myrtle, I think of the beautiful crape myrtles or the finely edged foliage florists use....
This study shows that traditional stress management approaches aren''t as effective for this population compared with programs that focus on providing opportunities to interact with therapy dogs. The researchers measured executive functioning in the students involved in the study. Executive function is a...
There and—later on—in the newly founded state of Israel, Rudolfine Menzel continued to work in dog breeding and was also active in journalism. Rudolf and Rudolfine Menzel founded the "Canine Research and Training Institution" in Kiryat Motzkin, where they trained guide dogs, but also mine ...
Evaluations of social interactions such as those conducted here would have wider applicability for aiding the management of any captive social species to identify when groups might be incompatible. Keywords: elephants; zoo animals; social behaviour; affiliative; relatedness; welfare; hierachy Animals 2018...