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For a Dog, Play Means Play (Usually) (Op-Ed)Opinion Paws forward, butt up — time to play!
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Citizen Canines? Pet Legal Status is Evolving (Op-Ed)Opinion How is America dealing with the transition of pets from property to companions with rights?
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Can Evolutionary Biology Reveal What's Kinky? (Op-Ed)Opinion Kinky is as kinky does, whether bat, bird, bee or human.
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Science Suggests 'The Dog' Doesn't Exist (Op-Ed)Opinion Do you ever stay up late wondering if there really is a dog?
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Do Dogs Really Feel Guilt or Shame? (Op-Ed)Opinion While humans aren't good at reading guilt in animals, it doesn't mean dogs don't feel it.
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Two Healthy Lions, and Their Cubs, "Zoothanized" … Why? (Op-Ed)Opinion Does conservation demand that a zoo kill healthy lions?
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Can Animals Be Too Happy, or Have Too Much Fun? (Op-Ed)Opinion Being too happy, having too much fun on the run, or being too full of oneself may actually incur significant costs to animals.
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Do Zoos Really Teach Visitors Anything? (Op-Ed)Opinion A new study claims zoos provide a learning experience, but little more.
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As Prisoners Learn of Animals' Compassion, They Connect (Op-Ed)Opinion Animals have much to teach about compassion, lessons that resonate behind prison walls.
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The 'Marius Effect'? First Do No Harm, as Another Giraffe Faces Euthanasia (Op-Ed)Opinion "Zoothanasia" is not euthanasia — there is nothing merciful about it.
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Dogs in Sochi, Swans in New York: Culling Must End (Op-Ed)Opinion There are alternatives to culling animals in cities, so why does the practice continue?
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When Wildlife TV Programs Hurt the Wildlife (Op-Ed)Opinion Allegations of abuse at Animal Planet raise questions about wildlife programs.
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Squatters Rights: Why Do Humans Need Toilet Paper and Animals Don't? (Op-Ed)Opinion Animals don't use toilet paper, and don't need it, because they don't walk tall.
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Empathic Rats Free Trapped Buddies From Restraints (Op-Ed)Opinion Rats express empathy in ways that are familiar to humans.
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Is a Rhino Hunt Really Conservation? (Op-Ed)Opinion Is it ever right to kill for conservation?
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In Elephant Society, Matriarchs Lead (Op-Ed)Opinion Elephant females call the shots in elephant society.
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2014 Begins with Oriented Animal Pooping and Pufferfish Highs (Op-Ed)Opinion 2014 is starting as a year of strange animal stories.
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Ignoring Nature No More: The State of the Animals 2013 (Op-Ed)Opinion 2013 was a good year for animals.
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Carnivores in Our Midst: Should We Fear Them? (Op-Ed)Opinion Should you fear the carnivores migrating towards cities?
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Have People Really Killed Pests Too Rarely? (Op-Ed)Opinion Death is not a humane solution for animal "pests."
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No Animals Were Harmed in that Film? Not So, Reports Suggest (Op-Ed)Opinion Yes, animals were harmed in that film.
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Speciesism Is Bad News for Animals (Op-Ed)Opinion How are animals treated in a human-dominated world?
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Do Animals Typically Think Like Autistic Savants? (Op-Ed)Opinion Do animals think in ways that mimic how some people with autism perceive their environment?
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In the Wild or at Home, Does an Aging Animal's Status Change? (Op-Ed)Opinion How are older animals treated by their companions in the wild?
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