Some dog breeds were developed for speed, others for guarding livestock or helping hunters track game across fields and ...

Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds. But dachshunds are increasingly hot dogs.

The lists can reflect the nation's love of an enduring breed or show that other breeds are moving up, or down, in popularity.

Nature is weird, if you haven't noticed. Waxwing birds get drunk on fermented fruit, there are sharks that lay eggs which look like corkscrews, and Brazil has a tree so huge it looks like a lush, ...