Pets & Domestic Animals

Dogs Hear More Than Praise: How Their Brains Combine Words and Tone

A brain-imaging study of 13 dogs found separate responses to word meaning and vocal intonation—and a stronger reward response when…

The Cat Slow Blink: What a Small Eye Movement Can Tell Us About Feline Communication

A pair of experiments found that cats were more likely to return a person’s slow blink—and, in one test, approach…