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A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

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The monogamy rate in humans may be higher than you expected... but we do it in a strange way compared to other animals.

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

Kylie M. Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, the ACT government and donations from the general public. She is a director of the ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...

Oct. 29 (UPI) --A pet monkey got loose from its owner at a Spirit Halloween store in Texas and spent more than 30 minutes swinging from rafters and poles. Arlene Pinkston said she and her daughters ...

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher ...

A curious moment where a monkey gently places its hand on a dog's head while sitting by a window. #dogandmonkey #animalinteraction #animalfriends #curiousmoment #petcompanions Law enforcement has ...