A smile can speak a thousand words but those words may remain in the wilderness if the recipient doesn't speak human. Of course animals have many ways in which to… Read the rest of the article: What can animals read from human faces?

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of the central characters is Lennie, a man with some form of mental development disability who enjoys petting mice and puppies.… Read the rest of the article: Why we enjoy stroking animals and popping bubblewrap