Nature has a fascinating way of creating creatures that appear strikingly similar yet are distinctly different. It's eas ...

The chameleon may be the world’s most recognizable color-changing animal, but that doesn’t mean that it’s the only creature ...

She wore the fake fur robes for her introduction to the Lords ... Traditional robes are made from ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat. The Wildlife Trust describes stoats as ...

Members of the House of Lords traditionally wear red robes trimmed with white stoat fur, known as ermine, at ceremonial occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament. The clash took place as ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers conducted a metatranscriptomic investigation of Chinese farmed fur mammals suspected to have died from viral diseases to elucidate if ...

Infectious-diseases researchers are calling for stricter biosafety measures in farms that breed animals for fur, to stop dangerous pathogens from jumping from animals to people. Fur farms can be a ...

A study led by Uppsala University found 36 previously unknown viruses in fur-bred animals, including mink and red foxes. The research, published in Nature, uncovered 125 virus species, with 39 posing ...

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Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said Wednesday. Since the COVID-19 ...

There's a troubling array of viruses present in fur-farmed animals across China, with several showing a high risk of crossing over to humans, new research in the journal Nature has unveiled.

Novel and potentially dangerous viruses, including coronaviruses and influenza, are harbored in raccoon dogs, mink and other animals farmed for fur in China, scientists found in the first in-depth ...