Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

Ollie the Chihuahua -Dachshund mix is a blend of two breeds that boast ears on the large side, making for an over-the-top ...

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...

Let’s face it: every family has a holiday troublemaker. More often than not, that troublemaker walks on four paws. Some furry ...

And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...

Ancient climate cooling reshaped carnivoran bodies, with fossils revealing how habitats drove species diversity worldwide.

We unpack the complicated subject of dog breeding genetics and explore arguments against very selective breeding practices.

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

Pets and livestock have long been selected based on traits such as friendliness, diet, and ease of management. But not every animal that could be useful ever got the spotlight.

The innate health assessment is a checklist of 10 characteristics to look for if you’re getting a puppy or dog. A score of 8 ...