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Now Is the Time to Ask, 'What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs?'

March 3 is a day to take paws ... and add thumbs. And then think deeply about how humankind would be affected if cats and dogs had opposable thumbs. Thursday, you see, marks the 20th annual What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day. "It's a zen question," said holiday creator Thomas Roy of Lebanon, Pa. "I think...

Canine CPR: These Dogs Always Play Dead

Anyone who's ever been slobbered on by a dog can get a little payback these days. Canine CPR courses are cropping up around the country, offering training on life-sized canine manikins -- which means that humans can slobber all over Rover for a change. The courses, popular with law enforcement, military and security...

This Dog Is a Woman's Best Friend, Housekeeper and Personal Shopper

The phrase "working like a dog" has never been more literal than in the English town of Coventry where a 4-year-old dog named Sandie is a regular "growl Friday" for her disabled owner, Sue Line. Sandie, a crossbreed between a Sheltie-collie mom and a Staffordshire bull terrier dad, has been doing practically everything...

Me-Ouch! Oxford Says Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats

(Nov. 23) -- Who would have thought that years of growling and sniffing rear ends would make you smarter? Researchers say that over many generations, dogs' brains have grown at a faster rate than cats' brains because canines are more social than felines. Oxford University scientists tracked the evolution of the size of...

Are These Strange Animals Actually Chupacabras?

(July 14) -- Do "chupacabras" live outside the world of myth? Some residents of Hood County, Texas, believe two bizarre beasts killed near Fort Worth are real-life examples of the legendary "goat suckers" of Latin-American lore. "I'm not sure on that part. All I know is, it wasn't normal," Animal Control Officer Frank...