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Snowboarding opossum clip goes viral
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Marsupial takes to the slopes

A short video clip of a jumper-wearing opossum named Ratatouille taking to the slopes of Emmitsburg, Pennsylvania on a small Burton Riglet Snowboard has, perhaps inevitably, attracted great interest on the internet. The marsupial, with a Season Pass for the slopes at the US Liberty Ski Resort around his neck, can be seen hitting the slopes from both an external perspective and from a miniature 'board-cam'. His striped blue and lime-green jumper may not constitute normal snowboarding apparel, but Ratatouille does not appear to register any objections.

At the time of writing, the brief clip had won in excess of 600,000 hits on YouTube and had even more on other sites. It has also thus far been featured on The Today Show, Sportcenter Top 10, Good Morning America, Buzzfeed, Red Bull, Yahoo.com, AOL.com and HuffingtonPost.com, and is likely to spread even further as momentum gathers.

The clip, which is 56 seconds long, may be found here.

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk