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A little wildness

To salve her longing for a dog, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan chose a puppy. She found that, despite centuries of domestication, her dog still retains aspects of her wild ancestry.

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The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet

Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.

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Drawing the human animal

We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.

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Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think

Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.

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  • A man making fun of a physician because he keeps two wild animals as pets, in a tent in India(?). Lithograph by R.J. Hamerton after himself.
  • Peter, the wild boy, as an older man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.
  • On the stage of the Drury Lane Theatre, Comedy is hanged, Tragedy is stabbed, and Sheridan the playwright lies dead drunk as the theatre is given over to animal entertainments. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1808.
  • A young lady sitting under a tree tries ineffectually to attach a piece of string to a small bird's feet. Aquatint with etching.
  • A young woman playing with a bird, which she has on a string. Engraving by N. Dupuis, ca. 1727, after J. Raoux.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) holding a goldfinch with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Process print after Raphael.
  • If you own a dog you need Pro Dogs : the reason why / Pro Dogs & Pets As Therapy.
  • If you own a dog you need Pro Dogs : the reason why / Pro Dogs & Pets As Therapy.
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  • Tsetse fly host: buffalo
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