How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault - new research
Human fashion can be as powerful as millions of years of evolution – and it’s harming our pets.
Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast •
conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~7 min
May 2, 2025 • ~7 min
Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people’s perceptions and biases about animals based only on their color.
Tyus Williams, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
• conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
The ‘bully cats’ bred to resemble American bully dogs and how fashion is creating mutant pet breeds
The mutant breed was created by crossing munchkin and sphynx cats.
Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
• conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 • ~7 min
Oct. 16, 2024 • ~7 min
Cats and dogs both like to play fetch − it’s rooted in their hunting instincts
About 80% of dogs and 40% of cats will fetch, a new study finds. Domesticating turned these carnivores’ hunting methods into a game.
Judith Stella, Senior Research Scientist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University •
conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 • ~8 min
Sept. 4, 2024 • ~8 min
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