In the rainforests of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands lives a small species of lizard that could make even the Hulk envious with its unusual trait: Its blood is bright toxic green–a feature that is ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – Many of the small ...
Inside a subzero freezer at a Northern California pet hospital sit rows of carefully labeled bags of fresh frozen plasma. Each pouch could save a pet’s life: a retriever that ingested poison, a corgi ...
Eating liquid blood (formally known as hematophagy) is a moderately popular way of life in the animal kingdom. Red blood cells are good sources of protein and iron. But they’re low in vitamins and ...
Transfusions have become an important part of veterinary medicine, but cat and dog blood is not always easy to come by. Jolie, a blood donor, giving blood at a DoveLewis Blood Bank in Portland, Ore., ...
Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution. Dr. Lily Parkinson, a clinical ...
Inside a subzero freezer at a Northern California pet hospital sit rows of carefully labeled bags of fresh frozen plasma. Each pouch could save a pet’s life: a retriever that ingested poison, a corgi ...