Stories
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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.
Hamerton, Robert Jacob.Reference: 21823i- Books
The animals reader : the essential classic and contemporary writings / edited by Linda Kalof and Amy Fitzgerald.
Date: 2014- Books
Animals and society : an introduction to human-animal studies / Margo DeMello.
DeMello, MargoDate: [2012]- Books
Beastly London : a history of animals in the city / Hannah Velten.
Velten, HannahDate: 2013- Books
Exotic pets / Clive Roots.
Roots, Clive, 1935-Date: [1972]