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Dogs respond to humans crying

The only trace remaining of dogs that lived in the Americas before Europeans arrived: A common canine tumor.

When the beast was found, its features led to some pretty wild speculation about whether it was a dire wolf, a dog-wolf hybrid or perhaps a dog-human hybrid (seriously, people?).

Nobody would ever say to this cow, "Why the long face?"

Scientists are concerned that dogs could be the source of the next flu pandemic.

Yes, there's a vaccine for the plague, one of the most notorious diseases known to humanity. But unfortunately, this vaccine isn't for humans — it's for prairie dogs.

Laurie Santos, a cognitive psychologist at Yale, demonstrates how dogs can sometimes be more rational than humans.

There's no debating it: Puppies are adorable. But is there an age when they reach "peak" cuteness?

For one woman in the U.K., a dog scratch turned into a much bigger ordeal than she could've expected.

Two dogs at a Wisconsin animal shelter recently tested positive for "strep zoo," a potentially lethal respiratory infection in animals.