Neil McIntosh looks at the life of the world's oldest wild bird - and at the likely lifespan of our much-loved pets.

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Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise among pet owners. Here are answers to some common questions about animal vaccines. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth Over the last few years, public health experts ...

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) -- A fire in a unit of a three-story Long Beach apartment building killed 32 cats and a dog Sunday. The fire was reported at 7:15 a.m. at the Lindenwood Apartment Complex in ...

A devastating fire at an apartment building in Long Beach early Sunday morning claimed the lives of 32 cats and one dog, leaving the building’s residents shaken but unharmed. The blaze broke out ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The resident of the apartment told fire officials that the animals were in the process of being adopted. Dozens of ...

Certain dogs can not only memorize the names of objects like their favorite toys, but they can also extend those labels to entirely new objects with a similar function, regardless of whether or not ...

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 ...

We've all been asked if we're cat people or dog people, and some of us may be able to answer that question more quickly than others. But do we really have to choose? No! There are several dog breeds ...