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Feeding the amino acid tryptophan to young female pigs makes them less aggressive and easier to manage, according to a  recent study. Tryptophan, which is only acquired through diet, is the precursor for the calming cerebral neurotransmitter serotonin. The supplemented diet raised blood concentrations of tryptophan in 3-month-old female pigs by 180 percent, and by…

This animal lover was – well, just a little late, and more than a little loaded. Donald Wolfe saw an animal lying in the middle of the road. He pulled over. He bent down, put his mouth on the mouth of the dead opossum and tried very hard to resuscitate the animal. Sadly, Mr. Wolfe…

This is the ultimate chicken and egg question. According to Science Daily, mother birds ‘talk’ to their chicks before they hatch. So, what do they tell them?Do they chirp about Obama care? Or perhaps, flying conditions? Probably, not. Well, scientists looked at Canaries – and learned by attending to messages in the egg, nestlings gain…