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  1. animal behavior
    Good News, Your Cat Might Actually Care That You ExistA new study shows that cats can form attachments to their caretakers, like dogs and babies do.
    By Marie Lodi
  2. animal behavior
    Meet Cat-Fox, Your New RulerA new feline species was discovered in Corsica.
    By Marie Lodi
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    Your Cat Knows You’re Calling It — It Just Doesn’t CareA new study confirms that your cat is choosing to ignore you.
    By Claire Lampen
  4. The Challenge of Healing Animals Who Suffer From PTSDFor humans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, talk therapy can be a key part of recovery. For other species, that’s not an option.
    By Roni Jacobson
  5. Cracking the Code of Your Pet’s Facial ExpressionsOne day, we might be able to read animal emotions as well as we do human ones.
    By Mirjam Guesgen
  6. Dogs With OCD Are Helping Scientists Understand the Human VersionIn dogs, the disorder can manifest itself as compulsive tail-chasing, licking, or chewing.
    By Shayla Love
  7. Pandas Have a Romantic Type, TooMaybe they wouldn’t be so bad at sex in captivity if we were better matchmakers.
    By Roni Jacobson
  8. Turns Out Apes Are Pretty Good at Office Politics, TooThey may not have, you know, offices, but they can manipulate, plot takedowns, and build strategic alliances just as well as their human cousins.
    By Ilana Strauss
  9. Meet the Funeral Therapy Dog Who Helps Mourners Process Their GriefHis name’s Kermit.
    By Sonya Vatomsky
  10. Don’t Just Assume a Dog Is Cool With You Petting ItThere’s a right way to approach a dog you don’t know: playing it cool.
    By Cari Romm
  11. Your Dog Can ‘Catch’ Your FeelingsA new study looks at emotional contagion between dogs and humans.
    By Cari Romm
  12. Here’s Why Your Cat Loves Crawling Into Small SpacesAn explanation for that whole #Catsquare thing.
    By Cari Romm
  13. Human Behavior Toward Animals Hasn’t Caught Up to the ScienceWe’ve seen massive growth in the scientific understanding of what animals think, know, and feel. But we sure aren’t acting like it.
    By Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff
  14. Here’s an Evolutionary Explanation for Your Dog’s Guilty FaceChewed up the furniture? Pooped on the rug? Time to bust out those big, sad eyes.
    By Cari Romm
  15. Dogs Are Much Better Than We Knew at Reading Human ThoughtsNew research suggests they have something called “theory of mind,” once believed to be unique to humans.
    By Cari Romm
  16. We’re Now One Step Closer to Knowing What Cats Are Actually Thinking▶️ Cats’ emotions break down into three categories …
    By Jared T. Miller
  17. This Is Only the Third Time in 27 Years We’ve Seen This Mysterious Octopus▶️ A fascinating moment.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  18. How Both Sides of the Pit Bull Debate Get It WrongPit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon — now in paperback — warns against both deification and demonization of the breed.
    By Evan Allgood
  19. Your Cat’s Favorite Thing to Do Is Hanging Out With YouThe feeling is mutual, cat.
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. Scientists Really Want You to Send Them Your Cat’s PoopWe already know our gut bacteria can influence our health and behavior. Researchers want to investigate the same thing in your pet.
    By Cari Romm
  21. Chimpanzees Care for Dead Bodies the Same Way Humans DoFor the first time, scientists have observed another species handling the dead “in a socially meaningful way.”
    By Cari Romm
  22. Your Dog’s Not Above Lying to You to Get a SnackMan’s best friend, unless treats are involved.
    By Cari Romm
  23. Watch Underwater Footage of the Secret Life of Wild DolphinsNow we can see what they do when humans aren’t around.
    By Christine Nguyen
  24. WATCH: This Is Why Scientists Taught Bees to Play SoccerIt was a test of their cognitive abilities.
    By Jared T. Miller
  25. Why Your Dog’s Personality Is a Lot Like YoursNew research shows how pets adopt the traits of their owners.
    By Cari Romm
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    Black and grey dog in red collar, close-up
    How Dogs React When Their Humans Break UpYou’re in this together.
    By Cari Romm
  27. Empathetic People Make the Best Dog WhisperersThe more empathy you have, the better you may be at decoding dogs’ facial expressions.
    By Cari Romm
  28. Your Dog Really Loves Reggae MusicMusic — especially reggae and soft rock — helps dogs relax, a new study shows.
    By Cari Romm
  29. One Way to Make Captive Whales Happier: Let Them ‘Skype’ Other WhalesA new paper argues that a sort of long-distance whale-chat system would improve the animals’ social lives.
    By Cari Romm
  30. Scaredy-Cat Dogs Go Gray When They’re YoungerTheir distinguished looks may have been hard-earned.
    By Melissa Dahl
  31. Pigs Become Optimists or Pessimists for the Same Reasons Humans DoIs the trough half-empty or half-full?
    By Cari Romm
  32. Humans Aren’t the Only Animals Who Need GlassesA new discovery on blurry vision in the animal kingdom.
    By Cari Romm
  33. Having a Best Friend Makes Chimpanzees Less Stressed About LifeOne more thing we have in common with our primate cousins.
    By Cari Romm
  34. These Scientifically Soothing Videos Are Made to Calm Stressed PetsAnd they’re narrated by Doctor Who’s David Tennant.
    By Christine Nguyen
  35. Your Dog Wants You to Be Quiet and Just Talk With Your Hands InsteadIf you want to get through to a dog, gestures work better than verbal commands.
    By Cari Romm
  36. The Placebo Effect Might Work for Your Pet, TooSome researchers believe animals respond to placebos, even if they don’t understand how it happens.
    By Cari Romm
  37. You Probably Shouldn’t Let Your Dog Kiss Your FaceContrary to popular belief, a dog’s mouth is not cleaner than yours.
    By Cari Romm
  38. Apparently Dogs Can Tell Time With Their NosesEach day wears a new smell, and its hours mark changes in odors that only your dog is noticing.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. Bees May Have Feelings, and They’re Happiest With a Sugary SnackBees and I have that in common.
    By Cari Romm
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    Pit Bulls Turn Out to Be Unexpectedly ChillChihuahuas, on the other hand, are tiny tough guys.
    By Melissa Dahl
  41. A New Video Shows How Elephants Pay Their Respects to the DeadA mysterious mourning ritual.
    By Cari Romm
  42. Your Dog Is Too Smart to Be Fooled by Your Fake Happy Voice“Who’s a big dummy? Who’s a big dumb boy?”
    By Cari Romm
  43. Scientists Want You to Mail Them Your Dog’s SpitThey’re hoping dog DNA will help them understand some human diseases.
    By Cari Romm
  44. Your Dog Wants Praise Even More Than It Wants a SnackWho’s a good boy?
    By Cari Romm
  45. A Primatologist Just Took Sides in the Selfie Monkey’s LawsuitHe’s on team monkey.
    By Cari Romm
  46. A New Study Says Your Dog’s Secretly Kind of a Selfish JerkLassie is a lie.
    By Cari Romm
  47. Learn Something New About Evolution by Watching These Baby Monkeys SmileAn adorable way of understanding where our own facial expressions came from.
    By Cari Romm
  48. You and Your Dog Share a Language: The Feelings Written on Your FacesScientists are trying to systematically decode canine facial expressions.
    By Melissa Dahl
  49. Apparently Olympic Horses Have Their Own PsychologistsThey get their own masseuses, too.
    By Cari Romm
  50. Gorillas Talk With Their Hands the Same Way Humans DoSome gestures mean the same thing across species.
    By Cari Romm
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