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This Nonprofit Pairs Service Dogs With Those in Need at No Charge

The symbiotic relationship between canines and humans has provided plenty of fodder for heartwarming stories. Dogs are adept at helping the people who love them — from providing emotional support to alerting their families to danger — and for individuals with disabilities, the animals can serve as crucial lifelines.   Florida-based nonprofit Southeastern Guide Dogs provides […]

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Meet the American Pika: This Pint-Sized Mountain Mammal Gathers Wildflowers and Has a Distinctive “Bark”

For humans, a bouquet may be a gesture of appreciation meant for a loved one, but for American pikas, bunches of flowers are a means of survival. Native to North America, these pint-sized herbivores live off a diet of weeds, wild grasses, tall wildflowers, and other plants, so as the colder months approach, they have

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Flower Power - This Pika has clipped off flowers and is running to its secret storage hiding place to store them for a cold winter's day.

Your Guide to the 2023 National Dog Show: What to Expect and How to Watch

Like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and pumpkin pie, the National Dog Show is an American holiday tradition. As many as 2,000 of the top American Kennel Club sanctioned dogs competed this year in the most widely viewed dog show in the United States, which took place Nov. 18-19 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

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"Best in Group" dogs wait backstage before competing for the "Best in Show" award that a Bulldog named "Thor" won at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on November 16, 2019 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Featuring over 2,000 dog entrants across 200 breeds, the National Dog Show, now it its 18th year, is televised on NBC directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and has a viewership of 20 million.
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