News tagged with german shepherd
Clones of 9/11 hero dog unveiled in Los Angeles
Five clones of a search and rescue dog which helped locate people trapped in the rubble of the 9/11 attacks were formally presented to their ancestor's former handler.
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Dogs of war: Historian shows the role of canines in World War II
Seventy years since the United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a BYU historian has a new look at an often overlooked breed of soldier.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Land animals, ecosystems walloped after Permian dieoff
The cataclysmic events that marked the end of the Permian Period some 252 million years ago were a watershed moment in the history of life on Earth. As much as 90 percent of ocean organisms were extinguished, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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A research tale with a heart to match: Professor looks at cardiovascular disease in dogs
For more than 15 years, Kansas State University researcher Michele Borgarelli has studied heart diseases in man's best friend.
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Domed dinosaur king of the head butt (w/ video)
Llamas can't really manage it. Giraffes aren't very good at it and while big horn sheep and muskox excel at it, it turns out a small plant eating dinosaur – the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum – was probably even b ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 28, 2011 |
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How dogs make sense of size
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Sussex psychologists have demonstrated an ability in domestic dogs to match acoustic and visual cues - a cognitive ability once thought to be found in primates only -when assessing ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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A difference maker
In January 1942, a month after the United States entered World War II, Japan launched a new series of attacks in the Pacific, while German submarines started a new wave of strikes in the Atlantic. Against ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Explosive- and drug-sniffing dog performance is affected by their handlers' beliefs
Drug- and explosives-sniffing dog/handler teams' performance is affected by human handlers' beliefs, possibly in response to subtle, unintentional handler cues, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Study shows young, unsupervised children most at risk for dog bites
As dog bites become an increasingly major public health concern, a new study shows that unsupervised children are most at risk for bites, that the culprits are usually family pets and if they bite once, they will bite again ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Hip dysplasia susceptibility in dogs may be underreported, according to comparative study
A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method ...
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Dog brains in a spin
For the first time, scientists have shown that selective breeding of domestic dogs is not only dramatically changing the way animals look but is also driving major changes in the canine brain.
Jul 28, 2010 |
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