The difference between hypoallergenic and anallergenic pet foods is subtle but important. The Greek prefix hypo- means 鈥渓acking鈥 or 鈥渓ess.鈥 Hence, someone who is hypothermic is lacking in heat, and...
Since the pandemic began, news of animals becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 has been trickling in from across the world. From a 17-year-old Pomeranian in Hong Kong to a tiger from the Bronx Zoo,...
Want to cuddle cats but can鈥檛 stand the coughing? Want to romp with Rover but avoid the red eyes? Allerpet markets itself as the product for you! Sadly, though, it doesn鈥檛 work.
This surprising fact was initially聽discovered聽by聽researchers聽at the Bronx Zoo who compared twenty-three different perfumes鈥 abilities to attract tigers鈥 attention. One of the least successful was...
16th century Italians looked on black cats with a wary eye. Especially if one snuggled up to a bedridden patient. The cat鈥檚 affection, they thought, signaled that death was approaching. Oscar the...
Cat urine is not really different from other animals鈥 urine, yet many people think of cat urine as one of the hardiest smells in nature. Urine is a concentrate of metabolic waste and is comprised...