It hasn’t been clear how common the species was on the Cape south coast because its body fossils are predominantly from southern Africa’s west coast.
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Young queer people growing up in rural areas don’t necessarily need to flee their communities to find safety and acceptance.
When it comes to our ethical duties to animals, representation and respect should go hand in hoof.
Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech ways – today.
We’re all aware of the benefits from living with a pet. But over the last decade dogs, horses and cats have been helping people in many new ways as well - including recovery from addiction and trauma.
Horses are the supreme athletes of the large mammal world – here’s a look at the reasons why they can run so fast and jump so high.
It’s more evidence a lab leak is very unlikely.
The treatment of the horse Saint Boy has ignited fierce discussion about horses in modern pentathlon, and reanimated ethical debates about horses’ jobs beyond the Olympics.
Along with firearms and disease, the horse was a key element in occupying Aboriginal land during the colonial period and controlling the largely convict workforce on the frontier.
Victoria’s plan has flaws, but it’s still likely to bring the feral horse problem under control, and will do a lot better than the very low benchmark set by NSW.
Only a few individual animals have recognised themselves in mirrors before.
This story is not graphic, but what happens to slaughter-bound horses is, and it’s time for change.
Engaging two-year-old horses in the intensive training to prepare for competitive racing is a bit like asking a 13-year-old child to perform at the peak of their athletic potential.
Different animals have different ways of showing they’re happy. Their behaviours aren’t as straightforward as you might think.
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the US economy in the fall of 1872, showing all too clearly that horses were essential and deserved better treatment.
New research showing clear similarities between pain receptors in human and horses’ skin raises fresh questions about whether the widespread practice is ethical or even effective.
Giving racehorses baking soda in a bid to boost their endurance isn’t just dangerous and illegal - a new research review shows it doesn’t even have the intended effect anyway.
As the Melbourne Cup approaches, new research shows whipping horses really doesn’t offer the benefits its proponents claim.
Patting, shoeing, grooming, feeding, and even putting them in a stable - the list of seemingly benign human interactions that can confuse or upset horses is surprisingly long. On the eve of the official Horse’s Birthday, we explain why.
Expanding numbers of feral horses roaming the Australian Alps threaten the alp’s ecosystems, soils and unique species.
Top contributors
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of New England
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College, Western University
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Fellow, Keele University
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Lecturer, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Newcastle
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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Equine Exercise Science, Charles Sturt University
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Reader in Equitation Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Affiliate, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate (Equine Training and Welfare), The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer Animal Sciences, University of Sydney
