LiveScience Topics: Pets

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  The Human-Dog Hybrid Hoax

  Photo shows a strange half-woman, half-dog (or pig) hybrid mother nursing its young.

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  Thanks, Fido! Cancer Drugs Tested on Pets

  Pets with cancer can help scientists develop novel therapies against the disease

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  Dogs as Smart as 2-year-old Kids

  Dogs are looking smarter every day.

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  Babies Grasp Dogs' Emotions

  Babies can distinguish between and angry and friendly dog bark.

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  Cats Do Control Humans, Study Finds

  Some cats may manipulate their owners with their meows, a new study finds.

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  Why Don't Dogs Pop Wheelies?

  The longer a dog's back, the faster it can accelerate without flipping over backward.

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  Ultrasound: Dr. Larry - The Pet Vet

  Dr. Larry Cohen and Dr. Skye Stanley painlessly reveal the soft tissue structures under your pet's skin: How sound waves become diagnostic images - and what veterinarians can see with them.

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  'Guilty Dog' Look Is a Myth

  Dog owners have no one to blame but themselves when they think they see their canine pals give them that familiar "guilty look."

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  Red Pandas Have a Sweet Tooth

  Red pandas found to have taste for aspartame, could lead to better understanding of sweet receptors.

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  Surviving Salmonella: What You Can Do

  Lettuce, chicken, tomatoes, peanut butter and now pistachios. Pistachios?

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  The Energy Footprint of Bottled Water

  Study breaks down energy needed to produce and transport bottled water.

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  New Software Helps Track Endangered Tigers

  Software helps scientists identify and track endangered tigers in Asia.

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  Scary Headlines Inflate Radiation Risk

  The average American’s exposure to radiation from medical procedures has risen, but the hype may be unwarranted.

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  Rare Cheetahs Photographed

  Four Saharan cheetahs have been photographed in Algeria as part of the first camera-trap survey of the central Sahara.

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  Growling at Your Dog Won't Work

  Growling at or hitting your dog is not likely to improve its aggressive behavioral problems.

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  Smokers Would Kick Habit for Pet's Sake

  Smokers might care more about Fido than they do about themselves, it would seem, given a new study.

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  Hidden Cameras Capture Remote Jaguars

  Remote cameras capture rare photos of jaguars in the wild.

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  Ancient Fossil Suggests Origin of Cheetahs

  Today's cheetahs likely originated in the Old World.

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  Scientists No Closer to Curing Hangovers

  Hangover cures vary worldwide, from tripe soup in Mexico, vitamin concoctions in America, and pickle juice in Poland, connected by one fact: They don't really work.

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  Stealthy Cats’ Achilles Heel Discovered

  Researcher film cat movement, find is energy inefficient, but keeps them stable.

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  Dogs Feel Envy

  Dogs feel simple form of envy when rewarded unfairly compared to another dog.