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Anatomical Study and CT Scan of the Scleral Ring in the Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2026.
The scleral ring in Athene noctua predominantly consists of 15 quadrilateral ossicles, with a rare anatomical variation of 16 ossicles observed unilaterally in one specimen. Structural Morphology: The ring displays a distinct bipartite architecture, featuring an anterior tubular segment with a near‐circular cross‐section and a posterior funnel‐shaped ...
Omid Zehtabvar, Majid Masoudifard, Hesameddin Akbarein, Arman Shahbazi, Setayesh Karimi, Sara Binesh, Elnaz Khalilzadeh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Neocolonial Tightening of CITES: How Northern Narratives Marginalize Southern Conservation

Conservation Letters, Volume 19, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT CITES has demonstrated a persistent trend of regulatory tightening over five decades, raising critical questions about both equity and effectiveness in global conservation governance. This study examines how structural power imbalances and dominant Northern narratives within the Convention have systematically marginalized pluralistic ...
Youmin Lian, Md. Ziaul Islam
wiley   +1 more source

First report of an outbreak of the oriental eye-fluke, Philophthalmus gralli (Mathis & Leger 1910), in commercially reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Zimbabwe

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2005
A total of 17 commercially reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) from Msengi farm, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, observed with swollen eyes, severe conjunctivitis and constant lacrimation accompanied by a purulent exudate, were restrained for further clinical ...
S. Mukaratirwa, Thokozani Hove, Z.M. Cindzi, D.B. Maononga, M. Taruvinga, Elizabeth Matenga   +5 more
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Nutrients composition in fit snacks made from ostrich, beef and chicken dried meat [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of the study was to compare three types of meat snacks made from ostrich, beef, and chicken meat in relation to their nutrients content including fat, fatty acids, heme iron, and peptides, like anserine and carnosine, from which human health may ...
Atanasov, Atanas, De Smet, Stefaan, Hoffman, Louwrens, Horbańczuk, Jarosław, Huminiecki, Łukasz, Jóźwik, Artur, Lipińska, Paulina, Marchewka, Joanna, Sieroń, Aleksander, Sieroń, Karolina, Stelmasiak, Adrian, Strzałkowska, Nina, Van Hecke, Thomas, Wierzbicka, Agnieszka, Zdanowska-Sąsiadek, Żaneta   +14 more
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Impact of Season, Semen Collection Frequency and Between‐Male Variation on Ostrich Seminal Plasma Composition

Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Volume 61, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of season, semen collection frequency, and male variation on seminal plasma composition of farmed ostriches. Five South African Black ostrich males (4.47 ± 0.95 years of age) were used in spring 2011 and winter 2012.
Pfunzo Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Irek Malecki, Kevin Douglas, Pieter Swart, Schalk Cloete   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain [PDF]

, 2014
Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by analysing how they negotiate single-step obstacles that create a ...
Alexander, Altendorfer, Bhounsule, Biewener, Biewener, Biewener, Birn-Jeffery, Blickhan, Blickhan, Blum, Blum, Bock, Byl, Carrier, Cavagna, Cavagna, Chang, Christiansen, Clark, Dai, Daley, Daley, Daley, Daley, Daley, Dial, Dietz, Dingwell, Donelan, Doube, Engberg, Erez, Ernst, Farley, Farlow, Ferris, Ferris, Full, Gatesy, Geyer, Grimmer, Guo, Hedrick, Holm, Hoyt, Hoyt, Hutchinson, Iriarte-Díaz, Jackson, Jindrich, Jindrich, Karssen, Kilbourne, Kohlsdorf, Kram, McMahon, McMahon, Minetti, More, Moritz, Moritz, Moritz, Moritz, Müller, Nagy, Nishikawa, Olberding, Padian, Rice, Roberts, Roberts, Rubenson, Sato, Schmitt, Seyfarth, Spagna, Sponberg, Srinivasan, Srinivasan, Taylor, Tobalske, Vejdani, Verheyen, Vogel, Walter, Watson, Westervelt, Yen   +87 more
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A note on feeding habits, Ectoparasites and measurements of the Black-Backed Jackal Canis Mesomelas from Addo Elephant National Park

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1980
DsitSi from a small sample of black-backed jackals confined to the National Park indicated that they were opportunistic feeders taking various insects, molluscs, reptiles, birds, mammals and fruits as available.
A.J Hall-Martin, B. P Botha
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