Coefficient of inbreeding (COI) in dogs and cats – a full discussion
At first glance this is a daunting and off-putting topic. However, we have Ben, the TikTok vet to ease us into the discussion ?. He’s great and thanks Ben. He has a nice video...
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World’s first albino ocelot is worrying for conservationists
The wild cat news today is that the world’s first albino ocelot has been discovered in Colombia. And the news is not good because the discovery indicates that deforestation in Colombia is resulting in...
2 reasons why cheetahs are reproducing poorly
There are at least 2 reasons why cheetahs reproduced poorly, which is an added reason why they are vulnerable to extinction in the wild. There has been an approximate 50% decline in population numbers...
Inbreeding of wild cats can lead to extinctions in the wild due to unviable population sizes
I feel that humankind is gradually approaching the time when we could argue that the inbreeding of some wild cat species might effectively extinguish them in the wild. Through human activity we have brought...
Rare black tigers – pseudo-melanistic tigers – photographed in India
NEWS AND COMMENT – EASTERN INDIA: An amateur photographer, Satya Swagat, 23, had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time with this camera. He was in the Nandankanan...
What is the smartest type of cat?
The smartest type of cat will be the wild cat species. You can take anyone of them. I believe that you will find that it is accepted that the wild cats are smarter than...
Are purebred cats inbred?
My belief is that the whole purpose of cat breeding is to selectively breed cats which have as near as possible a perfect appearance according to the breed standard and in order to achieve...
Why are white tigers white?
It is believed that white tigers are white because of the result of a genetic mutation which occurred about 120 years ago causing a pair of recessive genes to signal the coat to be...
Zoos should become extinct because they fail to educate and preserve
I am very happy that a millionaire conservationist who inherited a zoo from his parents has said that small zoos should be closed within ten years and the larger ones in 20-30 years. He’s...
Near lawless Pakistan allows the rich to own hundreds of lions within Karachi’s city limits
The rich of Pakistan, apparently, like to possess exotic creatures such as white lions. The laws of Pakistan allows them to import these animals but there are no laws regulating how they are to...
Sport hunting of African lions has weakened them by restricting their genetic diversity
A study lead by a conservation biologist at the Zoological Society of London, Simon Dures, has produced compelling but not conclusive evidence that sport hunting of African lions has made them physically less strong...
Danish Zoo Mismanagement Results in Further Poor Behaviour
A Danish zoo plans to dissect a one-year-old female lion who was put down with a bolt gun some time ago and stored in a freezer. The dissection will take place in front of...
White tigers: the result of generations of unhealthy breeding practices
By Sarah Hartwell I recently drafted the genealogies of white tigers from Mohan in the 1950s through to the zoo population in the 1990s. It’s something I’ve been studying since the late 1990s with...
Zoo tiger attacks: I am for the tiger
Yes, I always support the tiger and blame the people. I always feel sorry for the tiger. When the tiger is shot I always feel very sad and upset. I don’t have much in...
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