Whether it’s determining how much your dog understands when you speak, or how worried you should be about the common brain parasite living in your cat’s litter box, Inverse’s Nina Pullano and Ali Pattillo discuss what the latest scientist research says about our relationship with our pets.

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https://www.inverse.com/science/can-dogs-understand-human-words-research

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cat-brain-parasite-immune-system

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