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The Atlantic Seriously, stop it. Getty On Monday morning, my partner laid a carry-on suitcase down on the floor, preparing to pack for his first post-vaccination trip to visit his parents. The moment he unzipped the bag, our cat Calvin promptly clambered inside. A piece of me would like to think that Calvin was attempting to covertly join my partner on his trip, or perhaps thwart his inevitable attempt to spirit away. But I’m pretty sure #OccupyLuggage was less a heart-wrenching bid to tag al...

The Atlantic Scientists think it’s valuable, but they’re not quite sure why. Millennium Images / Gallery Stock Anyone who has ever chucked a tennis ball in the general vicinity of a border collie knows that some animals take play very seriously—the intense stare, the tremble of anticipation, the apparent joy with every bounce, all in pursuit of inedible prey that tastes like the backyard. Dogs are far from the only animals that devote considerable time and energy to play. Juvenile wasps w...

A lot of times the faces on the guilty culprit say it all. >> who did this mess? >> did you make this mess? somebody made it. who made it? who made this mess? >> dogs may look shameful after they have done something wrong but animal behaviorists are actually saying they lake shame. they say guilty looks are a reaction to how you are reacting at what they did. the reason im laughing is because i know that bob is about to explode. >> he is. >> i understand intellectually what they are saying, bob,...