Pets | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/pets/RSS feed for PetsenTue, 19 May 2026 21:06:11 +0000Likely Kicked by a Kangaroo, This Dingo Healed a Millennium Ago Thanks to Help From an Aboriginal Community That Continued to Honor It for 500 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/likely-kicked-by-a-kangaroo-this-dingo-healed-a-millennium-ago-thanks-to-help-from-an-aboriginal-community-that-continued-to-honor-it-for-500-years-180988768/New research shows how the ancestors of the Barkindji people in Australia ritually added river mussel shells to a burial site for centuries after the dingo died, suggesting they cared for it deeplyTue, 19 May 2026 21:06:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/likely-kicked-by-a-kangaroo-this-dingo-healed-a-millennium-ago-thanks-to-help-from-an-aboriginal-community-that-continued-to-honor-it-for-500-years-180988768/Does Your Cat Always Leave Behind a Half-Full Bowl of Food? New Research Points to Why Our Furry Friends Can Be Such Picky Eatershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-your-cat-always-leave-behind-a-half-full-bowl-of-food-new-research-points-to-why-our-furry-friends-can-be-such-picky-eaters-180988540/A new study suggests that domestic cats get bored of monotonous meals. Switching up their food—or even just nearby scents—could help them join the clean plate clubWed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-your-cat-always-leave-behind-a-half-full-bowl-of-food-new-research-points-to-why-our-furry-friends-can-be-such-picky-eaters-180988540/