Daily Archives: April 17, 2014

Neanderthals, do they walk among us?

We have recently found that Neanderthals are more closely related to humans than previously thought. At least 1/5 of Neanderthal genome are in humans today. This influences skin, hair and diseases people have today. Neanderthals lived around Europe and Asia until they became extinct about 40,000 years ago. Modern humans were set apart from Neanderthals … Continue reading Neanderthals, do they walk among us?

Have you ever thought about how an albino animal became albino?

What are albino animals? Albino animals are mostly white or all white; their eyes are either blue or pink. For example let’s says that you are at Petco and you saw a group of white rats. The rats probably will most likely catch your eye because they don’t blend in with their surroundings. Albinism all begins … Continue reading Have you ever thought about how an albino animal became albino?

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

Deer infected with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease  (EDH) Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease also known as EDH or some other names such as bluetongue, blacktongue, blackleg, is an acute, infectious disease of white-tailed deer caused by the infection on a virus from the genus Orbivirus. EHD can be sometimes fatal. EHD is found through-out the United States and … Continue reading Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease