If you were tasked with anaesthetising a giraffe with a high-potency fast-acting opiod-based drug-combination (in order to perform essential veterinary work) you might have an urgent need for a suitable mechanical ventilator. But where could you find one? A unique and imaginative solution has been devised by Dr Scott B. Citino, DVM, Dipl ACZM, of […]
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Giraffe height recalculated
There are two ways to determine the height of the tallest possible running, breathing organism on planet Earth – one is to measure it – the other to calculate it from scratch. The groundwork for the calculation was performed in the 1980’s by Professor W.H. Press and colleagues. But now Professor Don N. Page from […]