Dr. Jane Goodall is a primatologist who is proposing that the Nobel prize be given as a reward for the ability to advance medical knowledge without having to experiment with animals. The scientist who pioneered certain research projects on chimpanzees while in the wild believes that moving away from animal research is a “goal towards which all civilised nations should be moving”.
The Tasmanian devil in Australia is now on the endangered species list due to a deadly cancer that is killing them off. Scientists believe that the tumor begins in the head of the animal and slowly spreads to their face and mouth. This keeps it from being able to eat anything and and kill it in as little as two months. Because of this the population of the marsupial has decreased by close to 60%.
Armadillos are mammals and were given this name because of their bony armor shells. Armadillos in Spanish means “little armored one”. They use their sharp claws to dig for food like grubs and also to dig themselves a place to live in. They prefer to dig burrows in moist soil near streams or lakes.
Native to the grasslands of North America , small burrowing rodents know as prairie dogs, will grow between a foot and foot and a half long. The prairie dog can be found in Canada , Mexico , and the United States. The prairie dogs are highly social and live in large colonies. These large colonies are called “towns”.