Teaching young wolves new tricks: Wolves are considerably better imitators than dogs

Friday, January 31, 2014 - 14:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Although wolves and dogs are closely related, they show some striking differences. Scientists have undertaken experiments that suggest that wolves observe one another more closely than dogs and so are better at learning from one another. The scientists believe that cooperation among wolves is the basis of the understanding between dogs and humans.

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