Cats are fascinating animals, not only because of their silly antics but also how close they are to their wild counterparts. Domestication has only influenced 13 genes in our pets. Selective breeding has had a greater impact, yielding the 73 breeds accepted by The International Cat Association (...
In particular, the translation of the story "back" into French complicates conventional distinctions of domestication and foreignization: what was originally domestication becomes foreignization, and Joyce's Irish remaking of the tale risks being overlooked....
But how and why did it happen? The short answer is that we aren't sure. But a 2021 study published inScientific Reportssuggests that meat may have been the key accidental factor to tip the scales in the direction of domestication. To understand this, a research team led by Maria Lahtinen...
These queries are more challenging than they may first appear. What constitutes domestication, likewhat constitutes a species, is still a matter of fierce scientific debate. Many researchers, Zeder included, define it in terms of a relationship: “For me, domestication is a two-way relationship i...
Your story was like a story within a story. It was like the writer had a conflict to decide what to write, and the cat has their own conflict, attacking the prey. And you did get cute with the prompt. 🙂 I love cat stories. It was interesting that you put the object attacked fro...
In particular, the translation of the story "back" into French complicates conventional distinctions of domestication and foreignization: what was originally domestication becomes foreignization, and Joyce's Irish remaking of the tale risks being overlooked. 展开 ...
Why did my cat grow a big bump? It's natural for cat owners to panic and assume the worst when they notice a lump on the body of their beloved, but chances are good that it's something fairly manageable. When cats play rough with each other they sometimes nip and bite. In doing so...
Did you ever hear about theWorld War II effortthat saw thousands of Americans surrendering their house pets to the government? Most of their dogs never came back, since the army carted them off into battle as little more than cannon fodder. How about this fun fact: Until 2000,every single...
and all of the amplifiers, in one box. These days it probably has four outputs, for two front and two rear speakers. Take such an all-in-one head unit and some speakers and a twelve-volt power supply and hook them all up at home and they'll work the same as they did in the ...
Results found MDA levels increased (p<0.05), and GSH levels and CAT enzyme activity decreased, while vitamins A, E and D(3) levels did not change significantly in the brain tissue of exposed animals. In blood samples of the exposed group, MDA, vitamins A, D(3) and E levels, and CAT...