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Standish and Jill
Photo: Tim Standish and Jill enjoy a morning walk in sunny Southern California, courtesy of Dr. Standish.

Monkeys Versus Dogs — More on Animal Intelligence

A biologist and lifelong pet owner recounts personal experiences with a long-tailed macaque. Read More ›
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dog
Photo: Ozzie, by Gregory Berns via Emory University.

Defense Department-Funded Study Finds that Dogs Relish Praise and Hot Dogs

This is indeed cutting-edge research. Given that, did you wonder if they’d bring evolution into it? Of course they do. Read More ›
Pet shop
pets
Photo: Pet shop that sells pets, by Rept0n1x (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

California to Outlaw Pet Stores Selling Many Pets

The purported goal here is to prevent pet stores from obtaining their dogs from puppy mills and selling these abused animals to an unwary public. I’m not buying. Read More ›
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infanticide
Photo credit: Dave Parker, via Flickr.

Jerry Coyne, Infanticide, and the Evolution of Morality

I’m confident Coyne will be outraged by this proposal -- as he should be. However, this is exactly how we treat dogs. Read More ›
Golden Retriever
dog
Photo credit: © koszivu — stock.adobe.com.

No, Your Dog Is Not a Barking Exemplar of Macroevolution

They are yet another evolutionary icon that Jonathan Wells, perhaps in his next book, could handily leash and take for a walk. Read More ›
prairie dog
prairie dog
A prairie dog, by Nilfanion (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

Dogs Communicate, So Do Prairie Dogs – So?

It’s all in the spin, isn’t it? Chirping chipmunks – sorry, prairie dogs – knock down the “the last bastion encircling human exceptionalism." Read More ›
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Fry of Salmon
Image Credit: imagenavi - Adobe Stock

“Happy Salmon” and Other Wonders of the Fish World’s Migrating Marvel

Salmon may not be happy when we eat them, but we're happy learning about them. Read More ›

Proving Evolution, Doggy-Breeding Style

I admit it: I’m something of a Snoop Dogg fan. We’re from the same hometown, went to the same high school, and Snoop is basically revered like a god among my hometown friends. In Snoop’s words, “I’m somewhat brain boggled” by a recent press release issued by Darwinist researchers at the University of Manchester who are claiming that evolution is supported because “changes to the shape of [the St Bernard] breed’s head over the years can only be explained through evolution and natural selection.” And what is their evidence for “evolution and natural selection”? You have to see this to believe it: “over time … breeders selected dogs that had the desired physical attributes. … we can be confident that Read More ›

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