18th December 2009
Cuddly and cute are words commonly used to describe giant pandas. Zoo experts might also add finicky to that list. Known to pick up bamboo stalks with their thumb pads, giant pandas sometimes sniff and lick bamboo before refusing to eat it, says Dr. Andre...
18th December 2009
Despite technological and medical advances, age-old remedies continue to provide a beacon for pet owners who seek alternatives to traditional health treatments. Unfortunately, many alternative and complementary therapies haven't been tested and may advers...
18th December 2009
"You are what you eat," so the saying goes. And just as your diet affects your health, what your pets eat also influences their disease risk.
Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) founder, Dr. Mark Morris Sr., recognized the connection between health and nu...
18th December 2009
Winston Churchill said, "No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." It's unlikely, though, that Churchill ever experienced a horse with polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), one of the causes of tying-up disease. PSSM is an incredibly painf...
16th July 2009
Though black-footed albatross are a symbol of renewal and growth in Hawaiian culture, they are one of the most endangered bird families, with more than 90 percent considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Sadly, toxic ch...
16th July 2009
While saving an endangered species can be a race against time, saving the Tasmanian devil has become an all-out sprint. Similar to a fuzzy black bear cub but with bright pink ears, sharp teeth and a "devilish" snarl, this carnivorous marsupial has been de...
28th June 2009
MAF Research Tests Effectiveness
Combining Eastern and Western medical therapies, sometimes called integrative or complementary medicine, gives patients the best of all worlds.
Requests for the services are increasing. Approximately 38 percent of a...
28th June 2009
Dr. Wynne Collins didn't set out to save the Przewalski's horse—declared extinct in the wild 40 years ago. But today, as a doctoral student at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia, Collins works hard t...
