There are few topics in the world of pedigree theory—and for that matter in the Thoroughbred community as a whole—that are more emotive than the subject of inbreeding. On one hand, inbreeding, and ...

Inbreeding and the health and reproductive issues that come with are causing leopards to be more vulnerable to extinction the study found A new study from Panthera, a global wild cat conservation ...

Climate change is rapidly melting sea ice in the Arctic, causing "large-scale changes" in how polar bears are able to function, according to a new study. In Norway, scientists found, the bears are ...

Read full article: Five displaced, home lost after house fire in Galax Emergency Manager Josh Turner highlights the importance of preparation and coordination among departments, while residents share ...

At TrueNicks we are continually trying to improve the data in our reports in order to help you make a more informed and intelligent decision in your breeding and selection efforts. In that regard, in ...

Signs of Inbreeding Among SoCal Mountain Lions Raise Extinction Fears Researchers have long had genetic evidence of inbreeding, but the malformed sperm is the first evidence that inbreeding is ...

Purebred dogs might look flawless on the outside, but their beauty often hides a disturbing genetic truth. For generations, breeders have prioritized traits like coat color and snub noses over genetic ...

There are many ways to examine the social worlds of fact and fiction, and whether or not they are similar. In an article for* The Atlantic*, I examined the social networks of superheroes, a ...

The killer whales that summer in Puget Sound have been breeding within their own family groups, raising concerns among scientists that the region’s troubled orca population actually may be more ...

Generally speaking, inbreeding is a bad thing. To be clear, I am not making cultural commentary regarding the social taboo of sleeping with your cousin. I am saying that literally inbreeding is not ...