During World War II, Japanese aviators (called kamikaze) were known to have been sent on missions with no fuel in the tank for a return journey. They were infamous for exhausting all their resources en route to their target and sacrificing themselves in deadly collisions at their destination. Practice owners face a Kamikaze exit when […]
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New research has found that the antivenom used to treat eastern brown snake bites is potentially not as effective as it could be, and it all comes down to location. Native to eastern and central Australia, the eastern brown snake is one of the world’s most venomous terrestrial snakes, second only to the inland taipan. The […]
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VA rare juvenile platypus has been admitted to Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital after being rescued from a river in northeastern New South. The animal was discovered in the Upper Clarence region near Ewingar by a prospector fossicking in a river when the platypus floated downstream in front of him. Noticing the animal appeared weak, he […]
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The results from a study published recently in the Journal of Thermal Biology showed Infrared Thermography mounted on drones to measure the health of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), was able to detect localised thermal anomalies in a dolphin’s skin, highlighting the potential for drone-IRT to be a non-invasive tool for monitoring the health of managed […]
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Epitaph to a Dog Near this Spotare deposited the Remains of onewho possessed Beauty without Vanity,Strength without Insolence,Courage without Ferosity,and all the virtues of Man without his Vices.This praise, which would be unmeaning Flatteryif inscribed over human Ashes,is but a just tribute to the Memory ofBoatswain, a Dogwho was born in Newfoundland May 1803and died at […]
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