December, darkness, holiday lights, songs about partridges in pear trees and turtledoves and calling birds – what the heck ...

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India's native dog breeds, long overlooked, are gaining recognition for their deep historical roots and remarkable ...

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Mississippi considers some animals to be inherently dangerous and others are considered to be public resources.

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MERIWETHER COUNTY, Ga. — A family in Meriwether County is living in fear after their animals were attacked and killed by dogs during the week of Halloween. And they aren’t the only ones being ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...