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And I Thought Declawing Was Bad?

by Courtney Mroch

23 Jul 2008 01:37 PM

Once upon a time in our household, there was the question of whether or not to declaw Tabby. So far the "not to declaw" camp (a.k.a. mine) is winning. But once in a while (like lately when Tab's paying a little too much attention to the carpet on the stairs) Wayne's camp raises the issue again.

Monkeys Use Brain in New Ways

by Courtney Mroch

30 May 2008 09:21 PM

If you've watched the news lately, you might have seen the report where two monkeys controlled a robotic arm with their minds to feed themselves. (It didn't take two monkeys to control one arm. Each monkey controlled its own robo-arm to feed itself pieces of marshmallow or fruit.

Monkeys Going to Mars

by Aimee Amodio

19 Apr 2008 07:52 AM

Monkeys from the Sochi Institute of Medical Primatology in Russia are being prepared to boldly go where no one has gone before -- Mars. Why monkeys? Humans and monkeys have approximately the same sensitivity to radiation.

How Do Monkeys Keep Their Nails Clipped?

by Courtney Mroch

31 Jan 2008 04:19 PM

Do they even have nails to keep clipped? These are the type of burning questions that keep me up at night. (Okay, they don't keep me up at night. But I was thinking about it before I drifted off last night.

Remembering Animals Who Served Our Country: Abel and Baker

by Courtney Mroch

28 May 2007 10:37 PM

Happy Memorial Day! A few months back, my husband and I took a trip down to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. One of the exhibits told about two rhesus monkeys, Abel and Baker, who were the first animals to successfully be recovered after a launch into space.

Bringing Up Ziggy: Conclusion

by Courtney Mroch

21 Dec 2006 10:16 AM

Andrea Campbell with Ziggy, photo courtesy of Ms.

Bringing Up Ziggy: Part Two

by Courtney Mroch

19 Dec 2006 12:28 PM

Andrea Campbell with Ziggy, photo courtesy of Ms.

Interview with Foster Monkey-Mom Andrea Campbell, Author of Bringing Up Ziggy: Part One

by Courtney Mroch

18 Dec 2006 09:00 AM

Andrea Campbell with Ziggy, photo courtesy of Ms. Campbell and used with her permission. In August of this year, I attended a writing seminar in Nashville, Tennessee, where I mingled with many fabulous authors, but one woman in particular stood out.



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