Why cats meow at humans more than each other
This is a story that goes back thousands of years.
This is a story that goes back thousands of years.
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2024
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A study from researchers at Durham University has found that the process of domestication and selective breeding has limited the ability of domestic dogs to use facial expressions to convey effective states (emotions) as ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2024
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It's a common belief that purebred dogs are more prone to disease than mixed-breed dogs, but a new study led by researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has busted this myth.
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2024
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Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. We've molded some of them to have large protruding eyes, sloping backs and shortened legs through selective breeding.
Evolution
Apr 23, 2024
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Nothing says canine cuteness like a smush-faced French bulldog. Unless it's a dachshund toddling along on short little legs.
Veterinary medicine
Apr 8, 2024
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Small, long-nosed (or dolichocephalic) dog breeds such as Whippets have the highest life expectancies in the UK, while male dogs from medium-sized flat-faced (or brachycephalic) breeds such as English Bulldogs have the lowest. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 1, 2024
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Dogs have been working with people for centuries. Think hunting dogs, herding dogs, police dogs or search and rescue dogs. But have you heard of conservation dogs?
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2024
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Dogs are humans' best friends. Need to quickly locate a bomb? There's a dog for that. Can't see very well? There's a dog for that. Searching for a lost hiker in the mountains or survivors in an earthquake, diagnosing illness, ...
Veterinary medicine
Jan 3, 2024
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For many of us, dogs are our best friends. But have you wondered what would happen to your dog if we suddenly disappeared? Can domestic dogs make do without people?
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2023
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As researchers continue to delve into the effects—both negative and positive—of spaying and neutering dogs, data included in a recent scientific publication in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2023
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