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The Reason Your Dog Stares at You

Dogs stare for a number of different reasons.

The Reason Your Dog Stares at You

A Wily Fox With a Passion for Fashion Stole More Than 100 Shoes From a Berlin Neighborhood

The smirk.

A Wily Fox With a Passion for Fashion Stole More Than 100 Shoes From a Berlin Neighborhood

Beavers on Devon's River Otter to Become England's First Permanent Population in Centuries

Ray Scott, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY SA 3.0

Beavers on Devon's River Otter to Become England's First Permanent Population in Centuries

The Reason Dogs Are Terrified of Thunderstorms—And How You Can Help

The face of a dog who clearly knows that a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

The Reason Dogs Are Terrified of Thunderstorms—And How You Can Help

Monitor Your Cat's Health at Home With This Litter Box Sensor

The WeCare Smart Health Monitor for cats may help you save money on veterinary bills.

Lead from the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Detected in Paris’s Beehives

Veronique de Viguerie/Stringer/Getty Images

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

The mug shot of Washington's smallest (but still much too large) criminal.

A Two-Toed Sloth Accidentally Hitched a 40-Mile Ride in a Truck's Engine Bay

Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

15 Facts About Babe On Its 25th Anniversary

James Cromwell in Babe (1995).

Australia Hotel Bans Local Emus After They Learn to Climb Stairs

No room service for these emus.

Red Lobster Employee Discovers Rare Blue Lobster, Donates It to Akron Zoo

Akron Zoo

Why Do Dogs Chase Their Tails?

He's got skin (and hair) in the game.

New York Senate Passes Bill Banning Sale of Cats, Dogs, and Rabbits in Pet Stores

Who let the dogs out? The New York State Senate, that's who.

Oops! Scientists Accidentally Created a New Hybrid Fish

Two sturddlefish siblings from the experiment.

Why Do Cats Like to Chill Out in Sinks?

Cats are not sleeping in sinks solely to annoy you. That's just a bonus.

What a Whopper: Burger King’s New Commercial About Cow Farts Has Farmers Angry

A Burger King ad about cow farts is drawing controversy.