Sentences with phrase «cats and humans as»

For instance, the tick that transmits Lyme prefers small rodents as larvae, larger animals like raccoons, cats and humans as nymphs.

Not exact matches

«We really do believe that decentralization is going to have a dramatic and powerful impact on the human experience,» said CryptoKitties» chief creative officer, also known as «Fat Cat» Mack Flavelle.

That was true since automobiles transformed our lifestyles while simultaneously killing thousands a day, and it's true in our current reality of mind - bending technological progress with entrepreneurs aiming rockets at Mars and envisioning artificial intelligence that makes humans look about as smart a house cat in comparison.

He said it's not enough for CEOs to lament the future of robots keeping humans as house cats — parroting comments by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Apple CEO Steve Wozniak.

Killing a cat or dog for human consumption could carry a year in prison and as much as a $ 2,500 fine in the U.S., if the House farm bill becomes law.

If a lion, leopard, cow and a human were in the same arena, I am interested to know why the wild cats would not attack the cow as opposed to the human.

He makes some surprising claims in the chapter on human beings, arguing for a strong Cartesian dualism of soul and body for humans, but claiming that dogs and cats have immaterial souls as well.

Imagine your shock as billions of squirrels suddenly float up, up, and away into the sky to be in my happy squirrel - heaven, leaving behind you miserable humans in your hideous world of squirrel - squishing cars and squirrel - eating cats and squirrel - shooting rednecks.

As Bill Murray said in Ghostbusters, «Human Sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!!»

This fact of our experience is not always given the attention it deserves, and many times descriptions of humankind are produced that suggest a quasi-morphological portrayal, as if human existence were like counting the spots on some insect or were like a diagram of a dead cat as it is studied in a biological laboratory.

Many of us humans like to dress up that law in a long beard blue eyed robe wearing guy who talks of only loving all as he loves himnself or maybe some Sumo Wrestling look alike cat with an iconic beer gut that talks of enlightenment thus giving in to the power of positive thought and stay clear from the negative thinking that some how compels mankind to drop bombs or take by force what never was his in the first place from those who were willing to SHARE!!!! I tell those show me your GOD because I can always show you mine.

Since the Beginning the Lord God has Created Human of two Genders, Male and Female and he Blessed them, and that Does not scale them as like be Dogs and Cats!

Chocolate contains alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have physiological effects in humans, but the presence of theobromine renders it toxic to some animals, such as dogs and cats.

Pryor, Karen DO N'T SHOOT THE DOG Bantam, rev. ed., 1999 Karen Pryor, author of Nursing Your Baby, applies the principles of positive reinforcement to humans, as well as dogs, cats, and dolphins.

This leads us to the imperative to create content that shows the candidate not as an automaton spouting soundbites, but a real live human being who has a preference between cats and dogs and is just like the rest of us in general with opinions on the issues of the day.

The organism that causes toxoplasmosis is a parasite that uses cats as its primary host, but it can also infect humans and other mammals.

As far as anybody knows, the genetically different tissues in a human chimera materialize as unpredictably as the orange, black, and white patches on the coat of a calico caAs far as anybody knows, the genetically different tissues in a human chimera materialize as unpredictably as the orange, black, and white patches on the coat of a calico caas anybody knows, the genetically different tissues in a human chimera materialize as unpredictably as the orange, black, and white patches on the coat of a calico caas unpredictably as the orange, black, and white patches on the coat of a calico caas the orange, black, and white patches on the coat of a calico cat.

Like its human counterpart, the cat bitter taste receptor Tas2r43 was activated by bitter compounds aloin (found in the aloe plant) and denatonium (used to deter children and pets from consuming chemicals such as antifreeze) but responded differently to the compounds.

But these symptoms are not limited to us humans, because other mammals such as dogs, cats and horses may exhibit similar symptoms after feeding.

The open - access, cloud - based 99 Lives database will be used to research both feline diseases and some human ailments, including diabetes, which affects cats similarly — and for which we share risk factors such as a sedentary lifestyle.

Scientists, with practice, have now been able to make nuclear transfer nearly routine to produce cattle, cats, mice, sheep, goats, pigs, and — as a Korean team announced in May — even human embryonic stem (ES) cells.

Although most would agree that the average person is smarter than the average cat, comparing humans and machines is not as straightforward.

Siamese cats, and members of many species (including humans) with albinism, can have eye - to - hemisphere pathways that cross over almost completely, but for some reason tend to suffer visual problems as a result.

Other species may have tamed themselves to live alongside humans, such as seals and ancient cats.

«Color dilute» dogs and cats, such as red Siberian huskies and blue point Siamese cats, may have no tapetal pigment, and may therefore exhibit a red reflex just like human beings.

Although scientists previously thought that grieving behavior was limited to chimps and humans, researchers have now observed the behavior in several other monkey species, as well as elephants, dogs, cats, and even crows.

However, as farms splinter and human populations grow, people may persecute the cats more.

Just as improved diet and medical care have resulted in increased life expectancy in humans, advances in nutrition and veterinary care have increased the life span of pet cats.

But, rather than studying the entire nervous system of a single model organism, Professor Graybiel has studied one brain region — a portion of the basal ganglia known as the striatum — in mice, rats, cats, monkeys, and humans using a whole range of technologies from microscopy through electrophysiological recordings to genetics.

The new strain described by Byrnes and his colleagues seems to have mutated relatively recently, and has appeared in humans as well as in cats, dogs, and other animals.

Liverleaf capsules are available as an antioxidant liver support for humans and pets alike, such as small dogs and cats.

Animals such as cats, dogs, guinea pigs and even cattle can have fungal conditions they can spread to humans, but again — a person needs to be susceptible with a low resistance before they get a condition to ringworm.

While cats sleep about twice as much as humans and prefer to get their rest through short and long naps instead of one big chunk of slumber at night, they experience similar sleep stages.

I bought the white but returned only because I thought the color choice was a bad one given that a dog and cat sleep on the bed as well as the «humans»!

There's no need to overdo it and come across as the second, human coming of the Cheshire Cat, but a gentle smile of genuine relaxed pleasure should do well.

I am a female of human origin who enjoys cats (as if you couldn't guess), Monster High, Ever After High (I'd like to work for Mattel designing dolls / fashion) and sushi,.

is rampant, and the local humans simply don't want to be near the disgusting prawns who eat raw meat and salivate for cat food (which may as well be catnip to them).

The story takes place in feudal Japan, where Mayor Kobayashi (Nomura) and his cat - adoring people have decided that dogs are bad (as evidenced by dog flu, snout fever, and other symptoms) and a threat to humans, so must be banished to Trash Island (think of the environment in Wall - E); this is despite a noble scientist (Ito) announcing that a cure is imminent.

In an attempt to bring a more human face to the slaughter, Saroyan brings in a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting role.

It's a future in which humans have adopted simians as pets due to a plague that has eradicated every dog and cat from the planet.

While the movie doesn't come close to touching the very best of the genre (Babe), it was charming and clever at times, and it elicited genuine laughs as it followed the covert operations of evil cats and human - loving dogs carried out behind the backs, and underneath the noses, of the unsuspecting human characters.

Mayor Kobayashi (voice of Kunichi Nomura), who — as we learn in the prologue — comes from a long line of dog - hating and cat - loving ancestors, has enacted a quarantine of the city's dog population after an outbreak of dog flu, citing worry that it could spread to humans.

Watch as dogs, cats and rabbits are begrudgingly squeezed into cute outfits by terrible humans in the new promo for The Secret Life Of Pets.

A serious - minded and decidedly adult fairy tale about a virginal young woman who learns from her brother (Malcolm McDowell) that they are descended from a race of human - panther hybrids doomed to revert to their murderous feline state while making love to anyone outside of their own bloodline — a problem as she has just fallen in love with a sweet - natured zookeeper (John Heard) who specializes in big cats — this is a film swimming in sex, violence, poetry, philosophy and swanky visuals in such extremes that it always seems to be on the verge of becoming utterly ridiculous but it somehow never goes over the edge into camp because of Schrader's serious - minded handling of the material; it may be nonsense but he never treats it as such.

To make things worse, his now - dead father's kingdom is in disarray with cruel usurping alley cats in charge, and Carbonel can not take his rightful throne as a human's minion.

What I have learned through experience is that much of what works in building relationships with dogs, cats and marine mammals works with human «animals» as well.

Hissing and growling are self - defense behaviors, which, over time, may change as the cat (whether «feral» or «stray») begins to trust humans providing food, water and care.

As Espinosa states, «Dogs and cats have been living among us for over a thousand years, and the mayor must represent not just the human residents but must also be here for the others.»

While dogs and cats don't typically suffer runny noses and watery eyes like humans, they are likely to exhibit signs such as sneezing, wheezing, itching and scratching.

While humans are omnivores, meaning we can survive on meat and vegetables, a cat is classified as an obligate carnivore, meaning it needs meat to survive (or at least thrive).