The Queen gets to tell everyone what to do, and she chooses a few males to breed with, we believe,” says Kerns. “However, she can have one of the largest litters of any mammals, over 30 babies at a ...

The war in Ukraine has claimed an unlikely victim - the stray dogs. Bombs and bullets have killed some of them, but a bigger impact has been seen on the natural selection of stray dogs. Scientists ...

Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

A Old Town Scottsdale favorite has opened its third location in metro Phoenix, bringing the upscale aesthetic, duck carnitas ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. — Terron Brady says not a day goes by that he doesn’t see stray dogs roaming around Greenville. “Most times they come through, but it’s like they just keep going,” said Brady, a ...

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When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...

Research suggests they learn as well as 1.5-year-old toddlers. Long recognized as a skill used by toddlers who are learning to understand language, scientists have discovered that a rare subset of ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps more likely, “time for dinner.” Some particularly intelligent canines can ...