Animals

ITHACA, N.Y., July 29 (UPI) — Electronic “ears” are being placed in the Gulf of Mexico to listen in on whales and investigate their health since the massive oil spill, researchers say.
Scientists from Cornell University, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have placed 22 “marine autonomous recording units” in the [...]

DENVER, July 28 (UPI) — Chemicals found in many U.S. household products may have contributed to the deaths of more than 1,000 ducks in the winter of 2007-2008, wildlife officials say.
The study began after abnormally high numbers of birds were dying at various wastewater-treatment plants along the Rocky Mountains in north-central Colorado, The Denver [...]

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 28 (UPI) — Officials in Orange County, Calif., are urging residents who may have encountered two bats that tested positive for rabies to seek immediate medical help.
Two bats spotted Monday in Newport Beach during the afternoon have tested positive for the deadly disease, and health officials are warning locals [...]

ITHACA, N.Y., July 27 (UPI) — A body part that doesn’t normally get much attention — the human neck — played a major role in the evolution of the human brain, U.S. scientists believe.
Neuroscientists at Cornell University and New York University say evolution from fish with fins near their heads into land-dwelling creatures [...]

COLUMBIA, Mo., July 26 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say a diabetes monitoring device reduces the stress of obtaining multiple blood samples from patients — whether human or animal.
Charles Wiedmeyer of Missouri University College of Veterinary Medicine says a continuous glucose monitoring device — commonly used in humans with diabetes — is being used [...]