Author

Natalia Cardenas

A licensed veterinary technician since 2004, Natalia Cardenas assists clinicians at an accredited zoo animal hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She writes for Biology Insights, examining zoo animal health and captive breeding. Her background includes years in exotic companion animal clinics. In the zoo hospital, Cardenas helps examine primates, carnivores, and hoofstock, and tracks animal lineage records. She graduated from Columbus State Community College with an associate degree in veterinary technology.

Do Animals Get Alzheimer’s Disease Like Humans Do?Zoology
Are There Gay Lions? The Science of Same-Sex Animal Behavior Zoology
Why Do Chimps Rip Faces Off? The Science of an Attack Mammals
Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease: A Contagious Cancer Cancer
Are Gibbons Dangerous? Assessing the Real Risk Mammals
What Mammals Go Through Menopause Besides Humans?Zoology
What Are Pheromones in Animals and How Do They Work?Zoology
Animal Diets: Key Factors Influencing Health and Research Zoology
Depressed Monkey: Signs, Causes, and Controversies Zoology
Why Are Monkeys Mean to Their Babies?Zoology
Tardigrade in Space: How Did This Animal Survive?Bugs
Fox DNA Insights: Subspecies Variation and Coat Genetics Genetics
Do Animals Have Different Blood Types?Zoology
Do Animal Bones Carry Diseases? What Science Says Immunity
Monkey Vagina: Anatomy, Function, and Behavior Mammals
Are There Female Predators? The Biological Reality Zoology
Fellatio: Impact on Animal Mating Behaviors and Health Zoology
When Do Maggots First Appear on a Dead Body?Bugs
Bonobo Vagina: Anatomy, Sexual Behavior, and Social Cues Zoology
Do Animals Do Incest? The Science of Animal Inbreeding Zoology
Arboreal Primates: Adaptations and Behavior in the Canopy Zoology
Stress in Animals: Key Mechanisms and Health Impact Zoology
What Is a Necropsy: The Animal Autopsy Explained Zoology
Why Do Gorillas Have Fangs If They Are Herbivores?Mammals
Are Any Other Animals Self-Aware?Zoology
Do Monkeys Have Feet or Hands? A Look at Primate Anatomy Mammals
Why Do Tigers Pace? The Causes of Stereotypic Behavior Zoology
Do Bison Get Cancer? A Look at Wild Ungulate Health Mammals
Are Bonobos Smarter Than Chimps? A Look at the Evidence Mammals
Why Do Male Primates Practice Infanticide?Zoology