One vital statistic is only implied, and that just barely, in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau‘s report “Australian aviation wildlife strike statistics: Bird and animal strikes 2002 to 2009“. The report lists the number of times various animal species struck (or were struck by) aircraft. But it does not specify what percentage of those strikes […]
Tag: rabbits
Caring for and killing small mammals (University of Florida advice)
The grand circle of life is on display at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital. The institution reports that it “… offers the highest quality diagnostic and treatment care for all non-domestic animals, including Florida indigenous wildlife and non-native exotic animals.“ “Our service has exceptional experience and unparalleled facilities for non-domestic mammal medicine. We […]
Bunny Dust, and Cosmic Dust Bunnies
These two studies, if read together, show a contrast between the very different meanings of two phrases that sound similar: (1) dust bunnies and (2) bunny dust. “Formation of Cosmic Dust Bunnies,” Lorin S. Matthews [pictured here], Ryan L. Hayes, Michael S. Freed and Truell W. Hyde, arXiv:astro-ph/0701385v1, 2007. The authors report: “Planetary formation is […]
Food through a rabbit twice
Food generally passes through a rabbit twice, A Blog Around the Clock reminds you, and provides citations to several studies that, should you read them, will expand your knowledge of the phenomenon: [R]abbits are small. They have a single small stomach, and as much intestines as they can pack into their small bodies, and as […]