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After nearly a century of exploring the continent, and sometimes being food, dogs were kicked out of Antarctica via an international agreement.

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Discover how Basket the 7-year-old border collie from Manhattan amazes researchers with her advanced word-learning abilities, comparable to 18-month-old children.