Prevention is the best medicine, for both medical and behavioral problems. Identifying problems early allows you to respond appropriately the first time an undesired behavior occurs. This will prevent the likelihood of it happening again. These parrot behaviors are not mutually exclusive, and many can be addressed once you know some basic principles. Most aggression arises from some sense of
Read moreIts 2015, and we here at DANTAisms are gearing up for a full year of science and conservation! Going into this week, you may notice changes to our posting schedule, as well as a few new faces! Our new authors will be introducing themselves throughout the week so that our readers can get a good picture of just who writes
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New Year’s Resolutions! Weight Loss! Making More Money! Traveling the World! And everything else that fits in our year’s goals. With the New Year many of us create a resolution that can be life-changing and requires massive commitment. But how do we maintain these goals as the New Year’s wonder begins to drift away? Make a goal that is attainable
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A 2007 study, of New Year’s Resolutions, by Richard Wisemen from the University of Bristol, showed that 88% of resolutions fail, although 52% of the people were confident in success. This year include your pet in the resolution which will be helpful for all parties involved. Generally, resolutions are about improving one self. More doctor visits, more exercise and more
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. My question is why is there a mouse in the house? One can assume that mice and men have been connected for a very long time. Ever since we stopped being a nomadic species, mice have stayed with us. Once we
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Finding where to begin in the field of Primatology can be a hard task in itself, but looking for funding can be another struggle while pursuing research topics. Here I list a few key resources to assist in these important steps. Primate Info Net provides information on internships, field work positions, field schools, animal care jobs, and professional opportunities. It is
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Elmyra Duff has an overenthusiastic love for pets. She lacks the most basic concepts of pet care and shows her affection by chasing down animals and constricting a hug out of them. Elmyra, a character on Tiny Toons, loves all animals, especially when they are small, cute and hairy. Over 800 species, ranging from the size of a fingernail to
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Since my return from Rwanda, and my hopefully-not-once-in-a-lifetime visit with the Mountain Gorillas, I have been meaning to watch the documentary Virunga on Netflix. I finally made time for it as a study break during my final exams period, and boy, am I glad I did. Because of those same finals, this will be a pretty brief post, but I
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Long-term studies have contributed invaluable data regarding distribution, biogeography, physiology, behavior, and ecology of Madagascar’s primates. Lemurs contrast with many other primates in several behavioral features. What are these features? 1. Females Dominate Males Female dominance is variable, but still the common pattern 2. Female-Female Aggression Some lemurs have dominance hierarchies, some only seasonally Targeted and severe aggression emerges seasonally
Read more“Poison dart frogs in captivity are not poisonous” I told my mother, with my face pressed up on frog glass at the veterinarian’s office. We were taking my cockatiel, Laverne, for a checkup. This was not the first time I had seen them. I had traveled to a handful of the zoos in the North East, where they displayed them
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