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The moment you look away from those adorable eyes, these mischievous creatures will sneak out of your lab.

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Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

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20 laugh-out-loud photos of animals in the wild

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20 laugh-out-loud photos of animals in the wild

Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican
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Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican

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The "Lowe's cat" went missing after wandering onto a delivery truck. But there's a happy ending.

Photo credit: Lowe's (cropped)
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Cat living at Lowe's wanders onto out-of-state delivery truck. Volunteers come to the rescue.

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Jane Goodall's haunting answer for the 'most important' lesson we can learn from chimps

It's all about reconciliation.

Angela Rafuse, founder of My Grandfather's Cat, Mackenzie the cat that started it all, re-homing pets
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Adopting her grandfather's grumpy cat turned into a movement to place senior pets

A grumpy cat stole her heart and gave her an idea

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FaceTime for dogs? Man's best friend will soon be your favorite phone contact.

Scottish scientists are working to get your pets online.

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Sorry, Milo. You just missed being the number one cat name again.

Here are the top 10 most popular cat names in America.

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Should you sleep with your dog? Vets share the one thing you must do to keep everyone healthy.

There's a right way and a wrong way to sleep with your fur baby.

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A sick cat in Morocco wandered up to a vet clinic and wound up with the perfect job

He became the clinic's "emotional support" animal.

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Drone pilot helps missing dog escape from coyote in dramatic video

The technology helped save the dog's life—in more ways than one.

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Brave pit bull saves unconscious owners by flagging down stranger

“This dog wanted me to follow him.”

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Researchers reveal that people's dogs have specific taste in what TV shows they like

And that knowledge could have real-life applications.

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After their beloved dog died, a family adopted a lookalike. A DNA test blew their minds.

"There was a feeling that I could not explain."

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Abandoned dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive cars in order to help them get adopted

The campaign has created a huge surge in dog adoptions.

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Paddle-boarding woman frees shark from rope with her bare hands in suspenseful video

“The rope is tied around its teeth.”

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Dogs can spot a bad person and there's now science to prove it

Your dog might actually be smarter than you're giving it credit for.

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Giant African rat celebrates retirement as a hero against tuberculosis

Carolina the Rat detected more than 3,000 cases of tuberculosis in seven years.

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