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?
Are There Gay Lions? The Science of Same-Sex Animal Behavior
What Mammals Go Through Menopause Besides Humans?
What Are Pheromones in Animals and How Do They Work?
Animal Diets: Key Factors Influencing Health and Research
Depressed Monkey: Signs, Causes, and Controversies
Why Are Monkeys Mean to Their Babies?
Do Animals Have Different Blood Types?
Are There Female Predators? The Biological Reality
Fellatio: Impact on Animal Mating Behaviors and Health
Bonobo Vagina: Anatomy, Sexual Behavior, and Social Cues
Do Animals Do Incest? The Science of Animal Inbreeding
Arboreal Primates: Adaptations and Behavior in the Canopy
Stress in Animals: Key Mechanisms and Health Impact
What Is a Necropsy: The Animal Autopsy Explained
Are Any Other Animals Self-Aware?
Why Do Tigers Pace? The Causes of Stereotypic Behavior
Why Do Male Primates Practice Infanticide?
Do Monkeys Eat Their Babies? Explaining the Behavior
Can Animals Get Dizzy? The Science of Animal Vertigo
Do Baby Monkeys Cry? The Science of Primate Distress Calls
What Animals Eat Dirt and Why? The Science of Geophagy
What Is an Orangutan’s IQ? Measuring Their Intelligence
Do Lemurs Have Two Tongues? The Truth About the Sublingua
Can Animals Have Identical Twins?
Do Primates Have Culture? Evidence From the Wild
Do Monkeys Get Cramps? What the Evidence Shows
Can Animals Smell Water? The Science Explained
Do Monkeys Steal Babies? The Science of Primate Kidnapping
What Animals Have Endocannabinoid Systems?