Watch Chimps Speak With Scottish Accents

Researchers have always known chimpanzees were smart, adaptable creatures, but it now appears they’re even picking up new accents.

After growing up in the Netherlands, nine chimpanzees who moved to the Edingburgh Zoo in Scotland five years ago are now reportedly sporting Scottish accents, apparently learned from their new Scottish zoo-mates.

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Adorable Cats Giving Love…Will Make Your Heart Smile (Video)

Watch as these adorable cats give love to their humans! It is especially rewarding to know the love of a cat, because they don’t give their love to just anyone.

8 Reasons Homeless People 'Deserve' to Have Dogs

I was walking in the West Village in Manhattan last weekend and saw a sweet interaction between a homeless woman and her dog. The woman readjusted her posture on some cardboard; and her dog reacted, looking at her with an expression that said: "I'm checking in. Is there something we should be aware of now?" The woman looked back at the dog like he'd just awakened her from a daydream, then pet him on the head and leaned back against the wall.

The exchange touched me because I'd seen my old dog wearing that exact expression; and because it was obvious the woman and her dog looked out for each other.

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A Family Rescues What They Think is a Puppy…What Was It?…

When a family in Canada came across what they thought was an abandoned puppy, they brought it to an animal rescue center for help. The newborn "pup" was just one week old.

When wildlife officials tried to find a surrogate mother for the animal, they discovered that it wasn't actually a dog. At first, it was believed that it might be an otter or even a wolverine. Now, since the animal has had more time to develop, officials think it's a fox because of a white tip at the top of its tail, which is an early development pattern of young foxes.

Since the little animal has been fostered by humans, it won't be released into the wild anytime soon, but will instead be raised in a wildlife sanctuary.

Did You Know? More Than 75% of Pets Over Age 3 Have Some Level of Dental Disease - Take a Look at These Pictures

More than 75% of pets over age 3 have some level of dental disease. Regular cleanings are an important part of your pet's oral health.

Take a look at these before and after examples:

Controversy Over "Lost Dog" Super Bowl Spot

It appears not everyone is happy with Budweiser’s “Lost Dog” Super Bowl commercial. The Center for Biological Diversity has started a petition urging Anheuser-Busch CEO Thomas W. Santel to pull the spot because it’s “demonizing an endangered species” — namely, the wolf.

In the commercial, a Labrador makes a perilous journey to his home — a farm that was featured in “Puppy Love” and “Brotherhood” Budweiser Super Bowl spots. But when the puppy gets close to home, a wolf blocks his path. Fortunately, the dog is saved by the farm’s Clydesdales, who force the predator to flee.

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Humping: Why Do Dogs Do It?

At a local dog park in Atlanta, the other dog owners have a nickname for Lois Gross’ dog, a Dutch shepherd. “They say ‘Here comes Humping Taz,’” the Atlanta resident says of her 5-year-old, spayed female, Taz. “She doesn’t want to play or run, she just wants to hump all the other dogs in the park. We kind of joke about it, but some people get really upset when she gets on their dog so I have to watch her constantly.”

Although the image of a dog humping a person’s leg, a pillow, or another dog can draw a laugh in a movie or on television, in real life it can be annoying, embarrassing, and even cause fights between dogs.

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Diabetes in Dogs - Treatment and Prevention - Holistic Approach

Diabetes falls into the category of hormonal diseases where the body, more precisely the pancreas, loses its ability to produce insulin, or there is an overproduction of glucose releasing hormone - glucagon.

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