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Fay Ray: The Supermodel Dog

As photographer William Wegman tells it, his cinnamon-gray Weimaraner wasn't content to just sit and stay
September 2011 | By David Schonauer

Paul Rhymer

Owney the Mail Dog

For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen
September 2011 | By Arcynta Ali Childs

Ham the Chimpanzee

Famous Animal Gravesites Around the World

It's not just Kentucky Derby winners that are buried with great honor
April 28, 2010 | By Robin T. Reid

Laddie Boy with silver portrait

The White House’s First Celebrity Dog

Bo, the Obama’s First Pooch, has a legacy to live up to in Laddie Boy, the family pet of President Harding
January 22, 2009 | By Diane Tedeschi

communal dens

Who's Laughing Now?

Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters
May 2008 | By Steve Kemper

In the summer of 2005, Austrian-born field biologist Gudrun Pflueger set out on a quest to find the elusive Canadian coast wolves. "I really think that good observation of our animals is still a very important and necessary part of understanding them

Wolf Tracker

Biologist Gudrun Pflueger talks about her encounter with a Canadian pack
March 11, 2008 | By Megan Gambino

On the Job

A Westminster Dog Show judge talks about his canine career
February 11, 2008 | By Nicole Wroten

Monks and a team of St. Bernards rescue a lost traveler in the Swiss Alps, circa 1955.

A Brief History of the St. Bernard Rescue Dog

The canine's evolution from hospice hound to household companion
January 01, 2008 | By Jess Blumberg

Among the best hunters in Africa, wild dogs have a higher kill rate than lions and can take down antelope that weigh as much as 500 pounds. They are notorious for a grisly efficiency that has made some people fear and hate them, if not shoot them on sight.

Curse of the Devil's Dogs

Traditionally viewed as dangerous pests, Africa's wild dogs have nearly been wiped out. But thanks to new conservation efforts, the smart, sociable canines appear ready to make a comeback
April 2007 | By Paul Raffaele

Fighting For Foxes

A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California's diminutive island fox. Scientists hope it's not too late to undo the damage
October 2004 | By Adele Conover and Andrew Curry

New Leash on Life

In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
August 2004 | By Christina Cheakalos

Top Dogs

The Polar Inuit's ancient bond with the sled dog remains intact, thanks in part to a ban on snowmobiles. But the lure of technology threatens these "sturdy, magnificent animals"
January 2004 | By John F. Ross


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