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Behavioral Science Turns to Dogs for Answers

September 13, 2007 – 12:34 am

From Spiegel Online.
What may seem like simple amusement for Guinness and her fellow canines is in fact revolutionizing cognitive research. Range is the first animal researcher to attempt to lure domestic dogs to a touch screen. Scientists in her field have spent decades working with pigeons pecking at pictures, conversing with apes using brightly colored [...]

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Singapore’s First Wildlife Rescue Center

August 20, 2007 – 10:28 pm

From International Primate Protection League.
The ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) (located in Sungei Tengah Agrotech Park) will occupy two hectares (five acres) and will provide a safe haven for more than 400 wild animals rescued from illegal trade, potentially including primates (such as gibbons, macaques, and lorises), marsupials, reptiles, small ungulates, and small carnivores. The [...]

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