Tamarin

According to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, “Every person in the United States has benefited from the results of animal testing. Children are now immunized against many diseases such as whooping cough, small pox, and tetanus all because of animal testing”. With all the good coming from animal testing it is hard to believe there are still some radical groups strongly opposing the medical science behind it. Animal testing for medical purposes is necessary and justified…

An astonishing 175 million people visit zoos each year. That more than major league baseball, football, hockey and basketball, combined. People enjoy visiting zoos immensely, so why should we take that enjoyable and cherishable experience away? No where can a person go to one place and see such a variety of animals, unless you travel to somewhere such as Africa. An African Safari does not guarantee that you will be surrounded by all animals that are kept at zoos. Do a city zoos foster amusement…

world. The destruction of the rainforest endangers jaguars, the giant otter, the harpy eagle, the hyacinth macaw, and the marsh deer. The tapir is the largest animal in the Amazon Rainforest. One last animal that is unbelievable is the golden lion tamarin which almost became extinct but was saved by scientists. As you can see, Brazil’s geography is simply…

On the contrary, those in favor of animal testing argue that science and medicine would not be where they are today if it weren’t for its reliance on using animals in biomedical research. For example, “the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22” was a miracle of sorts (Bliss). Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose stemming from complications in the production and functionality of insulin which affects more than “29.1 million people or 9.3% of…

How we all grew up According to PETA, “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us bought our beloved “pets” at pet shops, had guinea pigs, and kept beautiful birds in cages” (PETA). We ate McDonald’s burgers, and fished, to all of us it seemed like the normal thing to do. Our parents taught us the importance of treating every animal with dignity, but it was not until we got older that we became aware of how animals where used in experiment…

The Family Labridae is a massive family of fishes (trumped only by gobies). Some of these fishes, commonly known as wrasses, are amongst the perennial favorites in the marine aquarium industry. Chances are that if you remain involved with marine aquaria for any length of time, you will eventually come to own a wrasse. Here are the basics of this diverse and extraordinary family of fishes. Wrasses can be found throughout the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific in both temperate and tropical seas. Many…

Animal Rights Tilikum was the first owned whale in the Sealand of the Pacific aquarium that was isolated from the other orcas in his own pool; Tilikum was taken from his natural habitat as an adult, and suddenly was forced to make a dramatic change to being in an isolated pool. Because of this dramatic change, it caused Tilikum stress, depression from being alone, and anxiety from being in an enclosed tank instead of having a free amount of miles to roam. This unfair treatment leads to Tilikum…

of animals that captive breeding has saved animals from extinction, for instance, Przewalski’s horses, California condors and Spix’s macaws. Animals that are a part of a global breeding program have been successfully saved such as the golden loin tamarin, the black-footed ferret and Guam rail. Zoos that participate in breeding program also educate the public on issues retaining endangered species. The information given helps raise support, funding and awareness. With more support from the…

Social behaviour in primates is something that we can all experience as primates ourselves. However, studies into the field have been limited, with no PhDs awarded for research into the social behaviour of primates until the 1960s (Mitani et al., 2012). In discovering the common evolutionary characteristics of it, it was important to consider the social patterns of lemurs. Due to the geographic isolation of lemurs on the island of Madagascar, this prosimian family of Lemuroidea was able to…

felines, cat leukemia, irresistible hepatitis infection, lockjaw, and has helped with the advancement of medicines for heartworm. Moreover, creature inquire about has protected almost wiped out species, for example, the California condor and the tamarins of Brazil because of new regenerative systems being connected to imperiled species.(2 CBRA). This substantiated enough of that animal testing is necessary since it can defend people and animal. As well as prevent the extinction of animals, so we…