A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has revealed that the Oriental hornet is the only animal in nature capable of consuming alcohol chronically and in high concentrations with almost no negative effects on their health or lifespan. [Press Release]
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Recently I was reading that in Halakhah (Jewish law), animals are to be fed before humans. I had to laugh since if I tried to make my coffee before giving my angora rabbit, Freckles, a snack, she is right there with her paws on my legs and letting me know, she comes first. [Cailin Acosta]
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Rabbi Yael Ridberg, spiritual leader of Congregation Dor Hadash, the lone Reconstructionist congregation in San Diego County, has announced she will retire from the pulpit at the end of June 2025. [Cailin Acosta]
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Lionel’s Legacy was founded in 2012 by Laura Oliver, and her family. Lionel was a 15-year-old pit bull that the Olivers adopted. He inspired them to start an organization that specializes in fostering and finding good homes for senior pets. [Mimi Pollack]
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“We sampled 96 reef-building stony corals representing two types, Acropora sp. and Favites sp., in shallow sites as well as deeper sites beyond the limits of recreational diving. We were surprised to find an extensive presence of medications even in the deep-water corals which usually escape contaminations affecting corals in shallower areas.” [Press Release]
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We ShareOctober 7, 2023, marks one year since the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas. Since that time, hostages have been released and some hostages have died. Over 100 hostages are still being held. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAI had multiple texts from my husband about Freckles acting weird. She was stomping her back feet and the kids were scared since she had never done that before. In the rabbit world, that behavior either means she is upset about something, or she is alerting her rabbit friends there is danger, a predator nearby. [Cailin Acosta]
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Watching the news with my human, I heard that J.D. Vance claims that Haitian immigrants have eaten cats in Springfield, Ohio. As a dog, I know that cats don’t taste good enough to be ground up in my food. If they were delicious, I can guarantee that some entrepreneurial person would recycle dead ones into a new product called The Farmer’s Cat. [Elona Baron]
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Young vultures frequently move between roosting sites and “hanging out a lot with their friends.” In old age, however, vultures scale back on socializing, preferring to “stay home.” [Press Release]
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Fry is known in San Diego as the “pet detective” who has successfully reunited thousands of lost dogs and their owners. [Mimi Pollack]
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“Until now, it was assumed that jellyfish aggregations swim in a random manner, so that their direction is dictated solely by water currents. Thanks to innovative research methods, we discovered that along the coast of Israel, jellyfish swim toward the west, i.e., against the direction of the waves,” said Prof. Yoav Lehahn of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Haifa, the editor of the study. [Press Release]
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The last dog I met on my visit was a cute little white terrier mix named Alf. He was rescued 15 minutes before he was going to be put down at a shelter in the LA area. They thought nobody would adopt him because of a bad cough. TAP stepped in and brought him to San Diego where he was treated and is now healthy and waiting for his forever home. [Mimi Pollack]
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Like a Jewish wedding, at which celebration is mixed with sad remembrance of the destruction of the Temple (as symbolized by the breaking of a glass under the groom’s foot), so too was this year’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, August 7, celebrating cooperation between the Jerusalem Zoo and the San Diego Zoo tinged with sadness. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Local chefs, often renowned for their culinary expertise and commitment to sustainable practices, transform these farm-fresh ingredients into masterpieces. The multi-course meals are not only a feast for the palate but also a visual delight, reflecting the vibrant colors and textures of the farm’s bounty. [Miriam Gershenson]
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