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Animals
When animals disappear, how are humans affected?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
What happens to birds during a hurricane?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Do black dogs experience prejudice?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Do all animals yawn and stretch?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Service animals, emotional support animals, therapy animals — how are they different?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
What can dogs and cats taste?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Was bison slaughter a U.S. military tactic in the Plains Wars?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Do lemmings really commit mass suicide?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
What does it take to domesticate an animal?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Why are disease vectors such a big deal these days?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Is animal testing still common?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Can a snake tie itself into a knot it can’t get out of?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Does pig excrement kill?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Could I knit a sweater from navel lint? Plus: Why do animals like being stroked?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Are there still unexplored parts of the world where unknown animals may lurk?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
If a goat ate dynamite, could it explode?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Does Daylight Saving Time increase road kill?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Is colorblindness an evolutionary advantage?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
What’s the best animal to slice open and crawl inside to stay warm?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Is Australia the deadliest place on earth?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Animals
Has Viagra helped endangered species by reducing demand for rhino horn, etc?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Were Christians really thrown to the lions?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Have elephants begun raping rhinos in the wild?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Crabs have blue blood; why don’t we? Plus: Does your blood thicken in a cold climate?
By Cecil Adams
 
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Can animal (including human) manure be used as fuel?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
How come you never see midget animals?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
What did cows evolve from?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
What is it about cats that makes them such good house pets?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
Why do some animals have pellet poop?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
Why do Jews no longer sacrifice animals?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
What’s the origin of “cock and bull”?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
What makes some animals cold-blooded and others warm-blooded?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Animals
How do animals recognize water?
A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
By Straight Dope Staff
 
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Can dogs and cats really find their way home over long distances, as in “Incredible Journey”?
By Cecil Adams
 
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