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Two young boys smiling and sitting close to a large yellow dog outdoors, with greenery in the background.
A split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.
boy holding a pet cat home aviary red-masked parakeet pet adoption swimming A small brown and white hamster is gently held in a woman's cupped hands, with the woman wearing a blue shirt in the background. A seized rattlesnake kept at a shelter in Scottsdale, Ariz., where exotic pet importation is a chronic problem. Young boy feeding a carrot to a pet rabbit.
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Two young boys smiling and sitting close to a large yellow dog outdoors, with greenery in the background.
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024
Animal Factoids
Hedgehogs. Insectivores. Erinaceus europaeus. Spines. Quills. Close-up of a hedgehog rolled up.
Unconventional Pets Quiz
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - How Owning a Pet Can Reduce Stress. Nov 01, 2026
Questions and answers added. Mar 17, 2025
Media added. Jan 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Public Health - Pet�s influence on humans� daily physical activity and mental health: a meta-analysis. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Types of Pets. Apr 27, 2024
Added links. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The benefit of pets and animal-assisted therapy to the health of older individuals. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Pet Animals. Jan 18, 2023
Added cross-references. Apr 12, 2022
Add new Web site: Journal of Young Investigators - Our Furry Friends: the History of Animal Domestication. Oct 20, 2017
Add new Web site: Journal of Young Investigators - Our Furry Friends: the History of Animal Domestication. Oct 20, 2017
Added video. May 05, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pet Care. Mar 17, 2014
Added image of feral red-masked parakeets. May 26, 2010
Media added. Jan 30, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Uses for Salt for Pet Care. May 15, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Uses for Baking Soda for Pet Care. May 15, 2008
Added new Web site: KidsHealth - For Parents - Infections That Pets Carry. May 01, 2008
Added new Web site: American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Nov 20, 2006
Added new Web site: American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Nov 20, 2006
Added new Web site: Official Site of Dumb Friends League. Sep 06, 2006
Added new Web site: American Veterinary Medical Association - Care for Pets. Jul 23, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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