Gordon Burghardt kept a lion cub named Meg in his home at the behest of the Knoxville Zoo. To help Meg get out some energy, Burghardt and his wife would often play with Meg in their wooded, unfenced ...

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It's been 30 years since a deadly infectious cancer was first detected in the Tasmanian devil, threatening to send the ...

Treating your dog like a child may seem like a modern practice, but it actually has ancient roots. Cultural historian Ainsley Hawthorn dives into the fascinating history of pet ownership in this piece ...

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There’s a place in Mineral Point, Wisconsin where the phrase “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” isn’t just a saying—it’s practically a religion. Crazy Frank’s Flea Market stands as a ...

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Modern dogs offer a living record of change shaped by proximity to people. Over time, research shows that brains respond to ...

The domestication of dogs began at least 17,000 years ago, marking the first major interspecies relationship in human history ...