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Cameras show 35 rare rhinos in Indonesia: official

Hidden cameras in the jungles of Indonesia's Java island have captured images of 35 critically endangered Javan rhinos, including five calves, an official said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Supplement aids milk production

(PhysOrg.com) -- Massey University research has led to the development of a calf supplement that can increase milk yield in dairy cows by up to 12 per cent.

Biology / Other

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaccine linked to 'bleeding calf syndrome'

Bleeding calf syndrome (bovine neonatal pancytopenia or BNP) affects new born calves resulting in low blood cell counts and depletion of the bone marrow. It first emerged in 2007 and a serious number of cases are reported ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

2 gray whales stuck in N. Calif. river for month

(AP) -- Biologists say they're concerned about the health of a gray whale that's stranded in the Klamath River in Northern California after swimming up with her calf a month ago.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fighting back from extinction, New Zealand right whale is returning home

After being hunted to local extinction more than a century ago and unable to remember their ancestral calving grounds, the southern right whales of mainland New Zealand are coming home.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting sea level rise: Understanding how icebergs form could lead to better forecasts

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to understand how fast sea level could rise as the climate warms, a University of Michigan researcher has developed a new theory to describe how icebergs detach from ice sheets ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Successful mothers get help from their friends: Dolphin study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female dolphins who have help from their female friends are far more successful as mothers than those without such help, according to a landmark new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cow clone may have over 100 descendants in Britain

A cloned cow whose offspring's meat entered the British food chain may have more than 100 descendants in the country, records suggested Thursday, amid fears about their spread into the food system.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Separating calves can help reduce exposure to disease in dairy herds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Separating calves from older animals is effective to reduce disease exposure to unweaned calves.

Biology / Other

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Model developed for manipulating vitamin D levels in calves

A new model for manipulating vitamin D levels in young calves has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists who say it could help establish just how much of this important nutrient the young animals ...

Biology / Other

created May 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record

(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia

New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calf

Calves ( /ˈkævz/ or /ˈkɑːvz/; singular calf /ˈkæf/ or /ˈkɑːf/) are the young of domestic cattle. Calves are reared to become adult cattle, or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal.

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