Did you too dreamed to be like Dr. Doolittle and talk with animals? What would that language be like? Then, this blog is for you! Wild “language” Communication in the animal kingdom takes on many on many shapes and forms, and is often highly sophisticated. For example, whales from different regions communicate using series of… The post If whales have accents, can monkeys talk? appeared first on Genius Dog Challenge.| Genius Dog Challenge
Ethology, you might have heard the word before but you are still not sure what that means? And dog science? What does your fluffy have to do with science at all? Keep reading and we will answer these questions. So, what is ethology? Ethology is the science of studying animals’ behavior in their natural… The post Lab Dogs – not what you thought appeared first on Genius Dog Challenge.| Genius Dog Challenge
What does the word “ball” mean to a dog? Does he understand it the same way we do? Dogs with an extensive vocabulary of object names, or as we call them, Genius Dogs, can help us answer this question. In last week’s article we reviewed the very first experiments conducted with Genius Dogs. Those… The post The First Genius Dogs (2nd part) appeared first on Genius Dog Challenge.| Genius Dog Challenge
In this article we will review some of the world’s smartest dogs, and their contribution to science. We will also use the example of “fast mapping” to show how the scientific path turns and twists when old findings are observed under a new light. The first genius dog Rico, an 8-year-old male border collie… The post The First Genius Dogs appeared first on Genius Dog Challenge.| Genius Dog Challenge