Zoo Science

[urbpan]

Here are a few my zoo's most recent contributions to the world of Science, that I'm aware of. I know there is other ongoing research which isn't published or publicized yet.

Passive transfer of Maternal Antibodies to West Nile Virus in [two species of] flamingo chicks. My former boss and my current boss determined a passive transfer of the West

Comments

[bellelvsbeast]

Wow how neat! I especially love the flamingo news since I love them...:)

[elainetyger]

It's a baaaaaby flamingo!

[propaddict]

Very cool. I like all the stuff on animals that are slightly to the fringes. There's only so much gorilla and dolphin stuff I can take.

[wirrrn]

Cool on the Chytrid fungus. Poor froggies worldwide are suffering...

One of the Orang Utan at Perth Zoo escaped last week- she tore down a rope from her enrichment enclosure and used it to scale the wall. Unfortunately, they caught her again in 15 minutes. If I'd been there, I would have given her $500 and a bus ticket to Queensland *g*