Turtles and tortoises, recognized for their hard shells and ancient lineage, thrive in various environments. Turtles are ...

A crucial later stage in the conveying of water was, of course, its disposal. Rome’s Cloaca Maxima sewer, which flowed into the Tiber River, became the model for urban sanitation. By the time ...

(Since hens both lay eggs and defecate through the cloaca, you can guess where some external contaminants might come from.) Although the bacteria in question, Salmonella, doesn't make hens feel sick, ...

It excretes urates through a cloaca, the same cavity from which feces come out. Brumation is a dormancy period similar to hibernation. Bearded dragons brumate for a few weeks to a few months—in ...

As millions of migratory birds wing their way to our shores, avian influenza surveillance is ramping up. Here's how teams of ...

High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) have caused major epizootics in the last years with devastating consequences for poultry and wildlife worldwide. Domestic and wild ducks can be ...

It is important to access the vein at a location caudal to the cloaca to avoid damaging the hemipenes in males. The needle should be long enough to reach the vertebral body and of an appropriate ...