Your Dog Isn't That Special, According to Science

By artappraiser on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 12:46am |

Researchers looked at hundreds of studies to determine whether dogs were exceptional when compared to other species.

By Samantha Cole @ Vice.com, Oct. 1

You might think your dog is a genius every time she shakes your hand for a treat, but the hard, scientific truth is this: Your pup is just not that special.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and Canterbury Christ Church University explored the biases toward dogs in research, and found that dogs—when compared to other, relatively intelligent species like wolves, cats, hyenas, chimpanzees and dolphins—aren’t particularly exceptional in their cognitive abilities [....]

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