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Showing posts with label TIL. Show all posts

Friday, October 19, 2012

Diabetic Alert Dogs

I've always been impressed by seeing-eye dogs. They're nothing short of amazing...
until...
I learned about Diabetic Alert Dogs.
They can smell when a child's blood/sugar levels are off and alert parents.
If you want to learn more.
What the what?
How do you even start with that idea? I can't get my dogs to stop eating the garbage.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Some Animals Have Grandparents!

Yesterday I thought to myself, "Do any animals have grandparents?"
Turns out, yep!

"In a very small number of mammal species other than humans — such as pilot whales and some monkeys — researchers have occasionally seen older adults engage in what might be grandparenting."