Prosthetic limbs aren’t just for people! In fact, the world’s first elephant hospital is now also the world’s first elephant prosthesis factory, dedicated to treating elephant amputees who have been injured by landmines in Northern Thailand. Take a look inside their hospital!...
Everyone knows about the damage that macroplastic pollution is doing, but much less is known about the dangers of microplastics. Join me in Central America to learn about what microplastics in the ocean are doing to whale shark populations, and how they are interfering with reproductive cycles....
How can a fish help a mountain lion injured in a fire? Well, amazingly, with its skin! A 5-month-old mountain lion with second and third degree burns on all four paw pads from the California bushfires is being treated with a "bandage" first tried in Brazil: fish skin. Sterilised tilapia skin has been recently recognised as an effective “biological band-aid” that provides three key benefits – mechanical protection due to the scales, a reduction in pain, and faster healing time. ...
