Animals that reproduce – no sex
A surprising number of animals can reproduce without sex From Business Insider The most recent case of this is has been happening at an aquarium in Queensland, Australia. A female leopard shark has had three female babies all on her…
Rogue goat may have helped dozens of farm animals escape
Dozens of goats and sheep brought for slaughter escaped from a New Jersey livestock auction house Wednesday night — and the facility’s manager believes another goat who had bolted to freedom more than a year ago helped them to make…
Cayman Islands police officers seize 26 game birds during search of Windsor Park address
From RCIPS This past Wednesday, 15 August, George Town Community Officers and officers from the DoA Animal and Welfare Unit, acting on complaints received from the community, obtained and executed a search warrant under the Animal Law at an address…
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A resurrected gene may protect elephants from cancer
BY AIMEE CUNNINGHAM From Science News LIF6 instructs damaged cells to self-destruct before the disease has a chance to take hold Elephants rarely succumb to cancer. That’s surprising given how large the animals grow and how long they can live,…
Cockfighting is illegal in the Cayman Islands and should be reported
The Department of Agriculture (DoA), in partnership with the Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIPS) and HM Customs, has been actively engaged in investigating cockfighting complaints and urges the public to continue to report this illegal activity. The DoA stresses to…
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Volleyball players kill hundreds of baby birds off Alabama coast
By Beth Dalbey From Patch National To sweep the surface of a 2-acre offshore sandbar at the mouth of Mobile Bay for their Fourth of July fun, a group of volleyball players unthinkingly plucked the eggs from the simple sand…
Stem cells restore vision in blind mice
From Newsmax Scientists say they have restored some degree of vision in blind lab mice, by activating stem cells in their eyes. The procedure is the first of its kind and the researchers hope it will lead to treatments for…
Cayman Islands adopts ‘Eat What You Grow’ policy from Ja
From Jamaica Gleaner Agriculture minister in the Cayman Islands Juliana O’Connor-Connolly says her country has adopted Jamaica’s mantra of ‘eat what you grow, grow what you eat’. Speaking to The Gleaner on Saturday at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food…
Amazing facts about the sheep
From One Kind Planet Sheep have very good memories. They can remember at least 50 individual sheep and humans for years. Sheep have very good memories. They can remember at least 50 individual sheep and humans for years. They do…
