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Interview Archives: Animals
Friday June 01, 2012, 11:06 AM
Dog Care and Behavior
Jim Kuehl, Dog Trainer
Carole Lindholm, Dog Trainer
Host: David Inge
Categories: Animals
Monday May 14, 2012, 11:06 AM
Games Primates Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships
Dario Maestripieri, Ph.D., Professor of Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago
Host: David Inge
Every day we interact with many other people, both friends and strangers. Although we might not be aware of it, these interactions are governed by rules. And they are very old rules. Other primates play the same games. We’ll talk with Dario Maestripieri from the University of Chicago. He has studied primate and human social behavior for many years, and in his book "Games Primates Play," he looks at the many parallels between the games we play in our relationships and those played by our closest animal relatives.
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Categories: Animals • Behavior
Monday May 07, 2012, 11:06 AM
Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
Dame Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E. M.B.S., Kenyan Conservationist; Writer
Host: David Inge
We’ll talk with Kenyan author and conservationist Dame Daphne Sheldrick. For 20 years beginning in the mid 1950s, she was co-warden, along with her husband David, of Kenya’s Tsavo National Park. She is the first person ever to have successfully hand-raised newborn elephants, and rehabilitated many different animals, including rhinos and zebras. She will share stories from her African childhood and her 50 years of work in the field of wildlife conservation. That’s the subject of her memoir "Love, Life and Elephants."
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Categories: Animals • Conservation • Africa • Kenya
Friday May 04, 2012, 11:06 AM
Dog Care and Behavior
Jim Kuehl, Dog Trainer
Carole Lindholm, Dog Trainer
Host: David Inge
Dog trainers Jim Kuehl and Carole Lindholm join us. Carole and Jim are with the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana. Jim raises Malamutes. Carole has a Golden and a Doodle. If you share a passion for dogs and the bond we share, join us. Your phone calls and email messages about dogs will be invited
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Categories: Animals
Monday April 23, 2012, 10:06 AM
The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms
Amy Stewart, Writer, Speaker, and Artist
Host: David Inge
Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. He wrote that few animals had played such an important part in the history of the world. Before Darwin few scientists thought the earthworm worthy of study. But author Amy Stewart says Darwin knew that worms were capable of much more than most scientists gave them credit for. We will explore the contributions of this humble creature, the subject of Amy Stewart’s book The Earth Moved.
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Categories: Animals • Behavior • Science
Friday April 13, 2012, 10:06 AM
Talk with the Veterinarians
Brendan C. McKiernan DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-SAIM, Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Illinois
Scott Austin, DVM, Diplomate ACVIN-SAIM, Professor, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
We’ll be looking for your questions on the care of companion animals. We’ll have two guests from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, doctors Brendan McKiernan and Scott Austin. Dr. Austin has a special interest in horses and Dr. McKiernan works with smaller animals, particularly those with respiratory problems. We can take a wide range of questions including routine care for cats and dogs, diet and nutrition, and the ways our animals change over the course of their lives.
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Categories: Animals
Friday April 06, 2012, 11:06 AM
Dog Care and Behavior
Jim Kuehl, Dog Trainer
Carole Lindholm, Dog Trainer
Host: Celeste Quinn
Joining us will be dog trainers Jim Kuehl and Carole Lindholm from the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana. Jim raises Malamutes. Carole has a Golden and a Doodle. If you share a passion for dogs and the bond we share, join us. We invite your phone calls and email messages about dogs.
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Categories: Animals
Wednesday March 28, 2012, 11:06 AM
Feline Veterinary Care
Keri M. Carlson, D.V.M., Veterinarian specializing in feline medicine and surgery
Host: Celeste Quinn
Lots of us live with and love cats. More cats share our homes than dogs. There are more than 73 million cats in American homes. Thirty percent of U.S. households have at least one cat. We’ll talk about feline veterinary care with Dr. Keri Carlson. Her practice is devoted to feline medicine and surgery. We welcome your questions.
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Categories: Animals
Thursday March 15, 2012, 11:06 AM
The Animal Human Bond
Jane Desmond, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, and Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Animals have been an essential part of human culture for a very long time. We humans have defined ourselves by stressing the differences we saw between us and them. But in recent years, a growing number of scholars has begun to look more closely at what we have in common, with the same goal, helping us to think about what makes us human. Our topic will be the human-animal bond.
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Categories: Animals
Friday March 02, 2012, 11:06 AM
Dog Care and Behavior
Jim Kuehl, Dog Trainer
Robin Haggard, Dog Trainer
Host: Celeste Quinn
We’ll talk about our faithful friend, the dog. Dog trainers Carole Lindholm and Robin Haggard will join us on our monthly program about dog training, care and behavior. Robin subs this month for Jim Kuehl. Carole and Robin are with the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana.
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Categories: Animals
