“Color of aquarium fishes has an important role in preference of consumers. Insufficient coloration reduces economical value and not meet consumer demands both.” In other words, the ‘golder’ a goldfish is, the more valuable it might be. A team from the Fisheries Faculty at Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey (motto: “The university which brings illumination and […]
Tag: pets
Cat and Mouse – digitised
As anyone who has seen a stick thrown for a dog in the park will know, interspecies play is not that uncommon. But playing with another species via a computerised interface is considerably less prevalent. Strides, if not leaps and bounds towards such interaction have recently been made however . . . Researchers Frank Noz […]
Doggie-phone update
A little over a year has passed since the US patent for a Domestic Animal Telephone was issued. The patent describes : “A phone for pets and pet owners is taught [sic?] which allows the owner to call the house and ‘talk’ to the pet”. Now, (Feb 01, 2011) a new patent has been issued […]
Prize-winning dog-washing machine
Lavakan de Aste, the Spanish company that invented a washing machine for cats and dogs, has a promotional video. They also have a promotional brochure. They also have an Ig Nobel Prize, awarded to them in 2002 for inventing this machine.