Word learning dogs (Canis familiaris) provide an animal model for studying exceptional performance

Abstract Exceptional performance is present in various human activities but its origins are debated and challenging to study. We report evidence of exceptional performance and qualitative variation in learning object-names in dogs. 34 naïve family dogs and 6 knowledgeable individuals that knew multi...

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Main Authors: Claudia Fugazza, Shany Dror, Andrea Sommese, Andrea Temesi, Ádám Miklósi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93581-2