Healthcare for Wild Animals Could Stop the Next Pandemic

The virus was swift and lethal, claiming 162 lives in just three months. It left behind corpses covered in skin lesions and showing signs of severe pneumonia.  Had the victims been human, the 2011 outbreak would have dominated the 24-hour news cycle. But, since the dead and dying were harbor seals washing up on the shores of New England, the story didn’t capture the nation’s attention, let alone the world’s.

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Whales 'Pass on Hunting Techniques'

Humpback whales can pass a good idea on to each other in much the same way as humans, scientists have learned.  A new hunting technique invented after the whales were hit by a food crisis has spread to 40% of the humpback population off New England, US.

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