Sentences with phrase «other wild mammals»

The law, introduced by Labour in 2004, bans the use of dogs to hunt foxes and other wild mammals in England and Wales.

Not exact matches

Other indications of evolution are too numerous to actually list in full, but a few might be the clear genetic distinction between Neanderthals and modern man; the overlapping features of hominid and pre-hominid fossil forms; the progressive order of the fossil record (that is, first fish, then amphibians, then reptiles, then mammals, then birds; contradicting the Genesis order and all flood models); the phylogenetic relationships between extant and extinct species (including distributions of parasitic genetic elements like Endogenous Retroviruses); the real time observations of speciation in the lab and in the wild; the real time observations of novel functionality in the lab and wild (both genetic, Lenski's E. coli, and organsimal, the Pod Mrcaru lizards); the observation of convergent evolution defeating arguments of common component creationism (new world v. old world vultures for instance); and... well... I guess you get the picture.

Hunting hounds are selective, using their remarkable scenting ability to catch mainly those weak, old, ailing and injured wild mammals — just as wolves and other wild canines do when hunting.

Unfortunately for him and for many other people, he had picked up severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS — perhaps directly from an infected bat or from a small, arboreal mammal called a civet, common in one of Guangdong's famous «wet markets» that sell wild animals for food, or else from a person or chain of people ultimately infected from one of those animal sources.

The movements of marine mammals and other large animals that spend their lives in the ocean were largely unknown prior to the development of sophisticated tracking devices researchers could deploy on animals in the wild.

To assess the situation of the Iberian lynx and other felid species that live in the wild on our planet, a team of Brazilian and Spanish scientists has reviewed the scientific literature that exists on the main threat for these mammals: the loss and fragmentation of their habitats.

The last Ice Age was coming to an end, mammoths and other large mammals romped around North America, and humans were beginning to settle down and cultivate wild plants.

Then he worked for a year perfecting the test on wild sea lions being treated at the Marine Mammal Center for red tide exposure or other problems.

The impact on wild populations could be profound, they say, and because the processes of reproductive development are remarkably well conserved among mammals, these effects are very likely to be occurring among other mammalian species, including humans.

Chinese conservation measures to protect the charismatic giant panda in the wild have also benefitted other threatened species, including birds, mammals and amphibians, according to new Duke University - led study.

Whales and other aquatic mammals can only get big but not too big if they want to survive in the wild.

The dominant (> 50 % fat energy) fatty acids in the fat storage depots (adipocytes) of wild mammals are saturated fatty acids (SFAs), whereas the dominant fatty acids in muscle and all other organ tissues are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs)(11).

Even in cases when some species of birds and other small mammals were reintroduced into the wild to try to prevent extinction, the tenacious feral felines unfortunately end up hunting them down too.

Feeding whole prey mimics the diet of small wild cats, which typically eat rodents, other small mammals, reptiles, and birds (Plantinga et al., 2011).

A puppy can usually handle cornish hens, baby chickens, squirrels and other small mammals (wild - caught prey should always be frozen for at least three weeks to kill of any parasites it may contain).

This is similar to the guidelines for co-existing with other small wild mammals such as raccoons, skunks and opossums.

Because wild cats have been blamed for killing millions of small mammals and birds each year, Fish and Wildlife officials Friday voted to prohibit the release, feeding and protection of cats on land the agency manages and discourage such behavior on other public lands.

The primary hosts are domestic and wild dogs (wolves, coyotes, foxes, etc.), but it can infect cats, humans, and other mammals.

Heartworm disease is a preventable yet serious condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs, heart, and surrounding blood vessels of dogs, cats, wild canines and felines, other mammal species, and in rare cases, humans.

These three individuals were charged with creating a list of dangerous wild animals, which are defined as «a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and aquatic animal, including a hybrid, that is dangerous to humans, other animals or the environment due to its inherent nature.»

Around the lakes, there are trails that take us to other parts of the jungle, in the habitat of felines and mammals, such as tapirs, wild hogs, huanganas and at night, one can observe caimans.

The area is home to jaguars, howler monkeys, deer, pumas, wild cats and many other mammals, as well as spiders, reptiles, insects and more than 800 plant species.

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Other mammals which can be spotted feeding in the wild include the white - tailed deer, the white - nosed coati, the margay and even the coyote.

According to the Marine Mammal Center, socializing with other species will help the sea lion pup survive in the wild.