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·August 5, 2010·1 min read

Animal Emotions in Scope of Research

Researchers look deeper into animal emotions for clues about decision making. New approaches in the study of animal behavior allow researchers to study the effects of optimistic and pessimistic moods on animal behavior.

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·December 8, 2015·5 min read

Dogs Have A Conscience Too

A new study reports animals may be more self aware than we previously thought.

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·January 13, 2016·3 min read

Dogs Able to Recognize Human Emotions

According to researchers, dogs are able to recognize different emotional states in humans.

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·January 19, 2016·3 min read

Emotion Matters: Dogs View Facial Expressions Differently

Researchers report on how the social gazing behavior of dogs resembles that of humans.

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·May 27, 2016·2 min read

Sharks Have Individual Personalities

Much like people, sharks of the same species have different personalities, a new study reports.

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·July 15, 2016·4 min read

Bird-Brained? Scientists Show Newborn Ducklings Can Acquire Notions of ‘Same’ and ‘Different’

A new study reveals newly hatched ducklings can quickly acquire the concepts of 'same' and 'different'.

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·August 31, 2016·3 min read

Dogs Understand Both Vocabulary and Intonation of Human Speech

A new study reports dogs have the ability to understand human speech intonation and vocabulary by using similar brain areas to humans.

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·November 23, 2016·4 min read

Your Dog Remembers What You Did

A new study provides evidence that dogs may also have episodic memory.

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·February 27, 2017·5 min read

Dogs and Toddlers Show Similarities in Social Intelligence

A new study reports two year old children and dogs show similar patterns of social intelligence, more so than human children and chimps.

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·March 7, 2017·5 min read

Brain Scans of Service Dog Trainees Help Sort Weaker Recruits From the Pack

Brain scans can help predict which dogs will make it through rigorous training to become service dogs for people with disabilities.

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·April 4, 2017·3 min read

Can People Identify a Cat’s Mood Through Its Facial Expressions?

A new study aims to find out if people can identify their cat's emotions through their facial expressions. The researchers hope their findings will help better manage the welfare and health of these popular pets.