Merry Freaking Christmas

Lauren and JJ discuss the AVMA ELVES program, reindeer eye color
changes, penguin couple updates, and Christmas movie
recommendations. Resources: 1) Join the E.L.V.E.S. to help Santa
spread cheer in your clinic. American Veterinary Medical
Association.
https://www.avma.org/blog/join-elves-help-santa-and-spread-cheer-your-clinic
2) Stokkan, K., Folkow, L., Dukes, J., et al. (2013). Shifting
mirrors: Adaptive changes in retinal reflections to winter darkness
in Arctic reindeer. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological
Sciences, 280(1773), article ID 20132451.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2013.2451
3) Ollivier, F. J., Samuelson, D. A., Brooks, D. E., et al. (2004).
Comparative morphology of the tapetum lucidum (among selected
species). Veterinary Ophthalmology, 7(1), 11-22.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14738502/ 4) Turnbull, T. (2024).
One half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies. British
Broadcasting Corporation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w78ylrq8jo 5) Carstens, E. A.
(2021). What's with all the gay penguins? Museum at Tufts
University.
https://sites.tufts.edu/museumstudents/2021/02/22/whats-with-all-the-gay-penguins/
6) Minnesota Department of Health. (2024). State reports rare human
death from rabies.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2024/rabies092724.html
7) CBS News. (2024). California teacher dies after being bitten by
a bat inside her classroom.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-teacher-dies-bitten-bat-classroom/