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Bears, mountain lions, tigers and ferrets at the Oakland Zoo in California are the first of about 100 animals set to receive an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus this summer.
Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, is donating 11,000 doses of the vaccine to about 70 zoos, as well as sanctuaries, universities and other animal conservation sites in 27 U.S. states and the Oakland Zoo is one of the first to benefit. The vaccine is solely for animals, goes through a different approval process than for people and cannot be used to protect humans.
James Gorman, The New York Times
Published: 04 Jul 2021 02:51 PM BdST
Updated: 04 Jul 2021 02:51 PM BdST A photo provided by Zoetis/Oakland Zoo shows a staff member at the Oakland Zoo giving a ferret an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The zoo started this week with bears, mountain lions, tigers and ferrets, the first of about 100 animals that are set to receive an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus over the summer. Zoetis/Oakland Zoo via The New York Times
The Oakland Zoo in California started this week with bears, mountain lions, tigers and ferrets, the first of about 100 animals that are set to receive an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus over the summer.
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You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species.
Named Triamyxa coprolithica, the tiny beetles are also the first insects to be described from fossilized feces or coprolites and were visible by a scanning method that uses strong X-ray beams, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology. Besides the discovery of the beetles in a coprolite, the scientific name also refers to the Triassic period, which lasted from roughly 252 million to 201 million years ago, and the suborder of bugs called Myxophaga small aquatic or semiaquatic beetles that eat algae.
Updated 5:00 PM ET, Fri July 2, 2021
This is an anterior view of a 3D model of Triamyxa coprolithica, a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species. (CNN)You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species.
Named Triamyxa coprolithica, the tiny beetles are also the first insects to be described from fossilized feces or coprolites and were visible by a scanning method that uses strong X-ray beams, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology. Besides the discovery of the beetles in a coprolite, the scientific name also refers to the Triassic period, which lasted from roughly 252 million to 201 million years ago, and the suborder of bugs called Myxophaga small aquatic or semiaquatic beetles that eat algae.