Not all animals retreat to their shelters in cold weather.
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Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
There are so few wild ocelots in the US that the cats are becoming inbred, with a bad prognosis for their ultimate survival. But researchers are perfecting ways to get new genes into the population.
COVID-19 has been found in pets, zoo animals and in a wild mink in Utah. Monitoring wildlife for COVID-19 is important for animals and humans, both of whom face risks from a jumping virus.
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Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Postdoctoral Infectious Disease Researcher, Tufts University
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Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation, Nottingham Trent University
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Global Journalism Fellow, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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DVM, PhD Candidate in Comparative and Experimental Medicine, University of Tennessee