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Do dogs grieve?

Brian Palmer examines the evidence for mourning in the animal kingdom...

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‘Talk white and we’ll be friends’

A researcher into friendships at UCT says racial and social divides are still strong...

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Will the dog bite? Check the paws

Scientists have found that ‘left-pawed’ canines are more aggressive towards strangers than their ‘right-pawed’ counterparts.

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Do dogs grieve?
June 18 2013 at 12:29

Brian Palmer examines the evidence for mourning in the animal kingdom...

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He found that socio-economic status, racial identity and ethnic identity, language and accent were important contributing factors in the formation of racially homogeneous friendships. Picture: Ross Jansen

‘Talk white and we’ll be friends’
June 10 2013 at 13:19

A researcher into friendships at UCT says racial and social divides are still strong...

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The left-pawed dogs scored almost twice as high for aggression than the ambilateral ones and markedly higher than the right-pawed.

Will the dog bite? Check the paws
June 3 2013 at 15:25

Scientists have found that ‘left-pawed’ canines are more aggressive towards strangers than their ‘right-pawed’ counterparts.

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Over-sharing between previously unacquainted mothers is a national pastime for roughly four-fifths of the female population in Britain.

Friends on motherhood’s muddled path
May 31 2013 at 14:15

There is something about having a baby that crosses social boundaries like nothing else, writes Charlotte Philby.

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'Pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, is probably associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.'

‘Pets may help cut heart disease risk’
May 20 2013 at 12:25

Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet.

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One in ten of those quizzed admitted being suspicious of people moving in, while 14 percent said they were less trusting of those from outside their own communities.

Half of us just not that neighbourly
May 14 2013 at 12:00

Never mind loving thy neighbour, many of us don’t even know who they are, a survey has found.

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One in five of us enjoys snuggling up to our beloved pets, surveys suggest.

Sleeping with your pet could harm health
April 30 2013 at 14:13

One in five of us enjoys snuggling up to our beloved pets, surveys suggest. But it might not be a good idea...

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Puppy dogs’ ... ostrich feather collars?
April 19 2013 at 13:54

The LoveMyDog label caters for a growing market for designer clothes for dogs.

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Local television news in the capital, Buenos Aires, discovered that the unidentified man was not alone. Another woman had been told that she was buying a chiuhuahua, but ended up with a ferret.

A toy poodle? No, it’s a ferret
April 17 2013 at 12:17

Dog-lovers at a market in Argentina who bought fashionable ‘toy-poodles’ - but found they had fluffed-up ferrets on steroids.

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The ultra-light device records a cat's every move and maps it on Google.

Keep tabs on your tabby with catnav
April 10 2013 at 14:10

Ever wondered what your cat gets up to once he’s disappeared through the cat flap? Now you can find out...

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