I often wondered why our dog would sit down in front of me and stare…and stare…and stare? For no reason I thought. I was wrong. Maybe our dog was being loyal and overflowing with devotion like Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, or Scooby-Doo? And what does Scooby Doo bring to mind? Food! He was simply waiting […]

We’ve often wondered what cats see when looking at colors? Can they discern all of the beautiful colors of a rainbow or the deep green color of the grass in which they play when romping about on the lawn? Or are colors to them merely a dull, greyish blur? Pretty Colors Scientists have been researching […]

You don’t have to be an ornithophile to feel awful when a bird has taken a kamikaze dive at your window. All of us have been in this situation. You’re reclined near your window on your sofa, engrossed in a novel or binge-watching a Netflix show, when you nearly jump out of your skin because […]

Nowadays, I’d rather spoon with my dog while binge-watching the latest series on Netflix. I like to think Thisbe just enjoys being close to me, but she seems to perk up during certain scenes. Then there’s my cat, Peter, who thinks the moving pictures are an interactive experience made just for him. There’s even a […]

Have you ever noticed how your sudden movement in the vicinity of your aquarium sends your goldfish into a panic? The reason is the goldfishes’ vision can see distances only up to around 15 feet. Beyond that and any simple movement may startle your fish, unlike sudden close moves and gestures which preserve the relative […]