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Dachshunds at the center of research centering around a rare and deadly form of epilepsy offer clues to future treatments for animals and children.

Pet owners throughout the U.S. love their dogs. They treat them like another member of the family, and are concerned for their well-being, particularly when they’re away from home. While sending their dog to a kennel or calling in favors with friends and family members to pet-sit or dog-walk is an option, it’s often a last resort.

Service dogs for returning veterans suffering from PTSD are an effective tool for helping them cope. Thanks to two congressmen supporting the 'Pups for Patriots Act,' the wait for receiving the animals could be significantly reduced.

Okay, the University of Colorado mascot is a Buffalo but  the news came out yesterday that there is a badger wandering around the sprawling campus. Is this just a quirk of nature or a spy sent here to become embedded by the University of Wisconsin Badgers before the school year gets started. Let the conspiracy theories start flying. This little critter could derail the whole football season!

Adam Smith, the father of modern-day economics noted in his seminal work The Wealth of Nations that Homo economicus was the only species on the planet who engaged in commerce. The ability to “exchange one thing for another,” he declared, “is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.”

A calf from Kerrville, Texas entered the world sporting KISS-like black & white facial markings that impressed not just her owners but Gene “The Demon” Simmons himself.

The posting of animal and plant photography to your Instagram, Snapchat, Rabadaba and Facebook social networks just got a lot easier. With a new app launched by iNaturalist, you can now identify flora and fauna, while you are getting up close and personal with them with your smartphone camera.

Most of us remember the excitement of getting to go on a sleepover when we were kids. For most girls the slumber party was a significant rite of passage. You can rediscover the joys of those nights in a whole new way -- by getting to have your sleepover with sloths at the Zoological Wildlife Conservation Center in Rainier, Oregon. It is an experience you will never forget!