According to a veterinarian, the behavior some people call ‘kneading the dough’ or ‘making biscuits’ is a clue your cat feels comfortable around you.
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Don’t share your toilet with your pet, or treat your toilet like a flushable garbage bin. It could lead to dangerous diseases, and clog sewer pipes.
Catnip’s status as kitty kryptonite is due to a chemical compound called nepalacatlon, but what actually is catnip?
A formula found often in nature, many artists believe that following the golden ratio leads to the most aesthetically pleasing work. It can also accidentally turn up in musicals.
The demand was there.
Dogs are more in tune with human social cues than cats.
Cats kill a staggering 1.7 billion native animals each year, and threaten at least 120 species with extinction. Five experts analyse a parliamentary report on the problem.
The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let’s look at what needs to change.
Breeding cats for exaggerated facial features might have hindered our ability to understand them.
Different animals have different ways of showing they’re happy. Their behaviours aren’t as straightforward as you might think.
Alleviating separation anxiety is about changing the owner’s behavior, too.
There are a host of stage musicals set for film adaptation in the coming year and they are sure to draw big
When cats were introduced to Australia, they brought several diseases with them. These diseases are taking a big toll on human health and the economy — but there are things we can do.
Since women see men who own pets more favorably, you’d think online daters with cats in their profile pics would get more matches…
Compassionate conservationists believe no animal should be killed in the name of conservation. This idea is a death knell for Australia’s native species.
Yes, your cat can get coronavirus, but here’s why you don’t need to worry too much.
Framing cats as responsible for declines in biodiversity is based on faulty scientific logic and fails to account for the real culprit – human activity.
Small mammals in northern Australia have been rapidly vanishing for the last 30 years, and scientists weren’t sure why. Now, a major new study found feral livestock are largely to blame.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart was listed as critically endangered before fires ripped through 95% of its habitat. Those that survived the fires now face the threat of feral cats.
Your faithful friend’s view of the world is different than yours, but maybe not in the way you imagine.
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Researcher, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Richard Malik is a Friend of The Conversation.
Veterinary Internist (Specialist), University of Sydney
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor in Biological Sciences, Murdoch University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, UNSW
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