Examines ways in which animals can be used to improve the physical and emotional health of people. Guidelines to consider to achieve this goal are included. (JN)

In this textbook, by a few observations pupils are led to group all objects into the three Kingdoms of Nature--"Animal," "Vegetable," and "Mineral." Again, by observing differences, the Animal Kingdom is readily divided into five Sub-Kingdoms--"Vertebrates," "Annulates," "Mollusks,"…

This textbook is a natural history reader focusing on animals. This edition was revised and corrected by a Philadelphia teacher and includes an appendix of the Linnaean system of classification (taxonomy). It also includes sample questions teachers can use to examine students.

An Ohio vocational school Small Animal Care program prepares students for entry level employment as veterinary assistants, pet shop salesmen, kennel workers, animal groomers, Humane Society workers, laboratory animal assistants, and riding stable assistants. (EA)

The author reports on European research concerned with the isolation of pituitary products associated with learning, memory and behavior and suggests implications for further research. (CP)

a Manpower Development and Training Program to train zookeepers is described. (DB)

Outlines procedures followed by frog collectors and suppliers, and suggests needed improvement in storage and laboratory facilities to overcome problems of disease and debilitation in frogs used for teaching and research. (AL)

Presents an activity that enables teachers to access students' existing knowledge of bats, have students confront their misconceptions and learn more about the real lives of bats, and ask students to apply their knowledge while reinforcing the difference between science and myth. (JRH)

Outlines the four paths to the evolution and maintenance of cooperative behavior and provides two stories highlighting each path. Discusses reciprocity, byproduct mutualism, kin-selected cooperation, and group-selected cooperation. Presents some thoughts on where the study of animal cooperation might head in the future. Contains 67 references.…

Presents arguments on the use of animals in biological and medical research. Discusses ethical considerations, principles, and animal rights in scientific research. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/YDS)

The authors argue that humane education should be an integral part of humanistic philosophy. They outline 2 key components of a humane education: (a) an understanding of the sociological and psychological dimensions of animal abuse and (b) the cultivation of empathy for nonhuman animals. (Contains 41 references.) (Author)

Discusses the Edinburgh Zoo. (YDS)

Six pigeons were trained on a procedure in which seven components arranged different food-delivery ratios on concurrent variable-interval schedules each session. The components were unsignaled, lasted for 10 food deliveries, and occurred in random order with a 60-s blackout between components. The schedules were arranged using a switching-key…

Four mini-practicals are described in which the effects of temperature and pH on phytase activity are assessed, as well as the enzyme's thermostability and the effect upon stability of simulated digestive tract conditions. Phytase is routinely incorporated into monogastric animal feed to ameliorate the negative nutritional and environmental…

Janell Cannon was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet. Although, we?re not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find, well, kind of gross. In fact, her childhood backyard in Minnesota sounds like it was…