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Penguin chicks exposed to human visitors experience spike in stress hormone

Newly hatched magellanic penguin chicks in breeding grounds with a large number of human visitors show a significant spike in levels of a stress-related hormone compared to chicks hatched in areas not visited by humans, a University of Washington research team has found. It wasn't until chicks with limited human exposure reached 40 to 50 days old that they showed a stress response like the...

Penguins okay with human visitors?for now

A study published in the latest issue of Conservation Biology examines the effects of humans on Magellanic Penguins and finds no immediate, negative effects of tourism. Although first seeing people is stressful for the penguins, habituation is rapid. The authors monitored the defensive head turns and the level of a hormone secreted in response to stress (plasma corticosterone) of penguin...

Common practices at petting zoos put visitors at risk

While petting zoos pose a risk for gastrointestinal illness, most visitors aren't aware that simple prevention measures could prevent infection. In addition, some engage in behaviors that might increase their risk of infection according to several studies being presented this week at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Researchers from the CDC today release the r...
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Shorter name appeals to more online visitors for Madison firm

The former Business Filings Incorporated, an online firm with headquarters in Madison, has shortened its name across the board to BizFilings after finding that the more compact name was already more popular. The company helps form corporations, limited liability companies and non-profits. Customers prefer the shorter name of BizFilings with most of our web traffic entering through bizfil...
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Visitors At Taj Can Now Avail Of Medical Facilities

A twisted ankle or sudden palpitations while sightseeing around the Taj Mahal will now be promptly attended to by doctors stationed //in the complex of the 17th century monument to love. The Archaeological Survey of India has agreed to a request by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corp to provide space for a medical centre in the Taj complex. Medical facilities will al...

Bangkok Lures Visitors With Its Growing Gourmet Scene

In a plush Bangkok ballroom one evening in May, hoteliers, ambassadors, celebrity chefs and socialites gathered to dine on foie gras, oysters and sushi while they talked about promoting Thai cuisine. Between helpings of Alaskan king crab, French wine and melt-in-your-mouth Parma ham flown in from Italy, the assembled crowd discussed ways of putting Bangkok on the international culi...
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