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Pets Are Good For Us—But Not In The Ways We Think They Are

Published 27 Nov 2017, 08:41 GMT, Updated 27 Nov 2017, 11:21 GMT
Studio portrait of Hank, who is part basset hound and part blue heeler.
Studio portrait of Hank, who is part basset hound and part blue heeler.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Creative
Downtown the tabby cat at the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Creative
A calico cat named Cassie at the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Creative
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic creative
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