From The Tribune staff reports
PINSON The old saying goes, “Never forget where you came from.” For two young women who grew up in the Rusk Mobile Home Park, it is apparent they have not forgotten the community that built them. Now, they are helping the community rebuild after a tornado destroyed homes in the park.
Kasey Cupido, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, came back to the park to give back. Cupido is majoring in criminal justice and minoring in accounting, but on Wednesday, Jan. 27, she put her studies on hold to count donations.
“Right now, we have a lot of food so that’s great. People are getting fed,” said Cupido. “We have clothing items but at this point, a lot of things that we need are a lot of working hands and materials to rebuild.”
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Asian elephants in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average human and are no more likely to be overweight than their wild cousins, a new study shows.
There have been fears the giants of the animal kingdom may be overweight and this could be causing low birth rates - potentially leading to a fertility crisis.
This prompted researchers to test the captive elephants - by feeding them heavy water they were able to determine the amount of fat levels in the animal.
Experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham completed a range of tests on captive elephants including fitting them with a large Fitbit-style tracker.