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The domestication of social cognition in dogs.

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Hare, B; Brown, M; Williamson, C; Tomasello, M
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
November 2002

Dogs are more skillful than great apes at a number of tasks in which they must read human communicative signals indicating the location of hidden food. In this study, we found that wolves who were raised by humans do not show these same skills, whereas domestic dog puppies only a few weeks old, even those that have had little human contact, do show these skills. These findings suggest that during the process of domestication, dogs have been selected for a set of social-cognitive abilities that enable them to communicate with humans in unique ways.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

November 2002

Volume

298

Issue

5598

Start / End Page

1634 / 1636

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolves
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Species Specificity
  • Social Behavior
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Memory
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology
  • Food
  • Dogs
 

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Hare, B., Brown, M., Williamson, C., & Tomasello, M. (2002). The domestication of social cognition in dogs. Science (New York, N.Y.), 298(5598), 1634–1636. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1072702
Hare, Brian, Michelle Brown, Christina Williamson, and Michael Tomasello. “The domestication of social cognition in dogs.Science (New York, N.Y.) 298, no. 5598 (November 2002): 1634–36. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1072702.
Hare B, Brown M, Williamson C, Tomasello M. The domestication of social cognition in dogs. Science (New York, NY). 2002 Nov;298(5598):1634–6.
Hare, Brian, et al. “The domestication of social cognition in dogs.Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 298, no. 5598, Nov. 2002, pp. 1634–36. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.1072702.
Hare B, Brown M, Williamson C, Tomasello M. The domestication of social cognition in dogs. Science (New York, NY). 2002 Nov;298(5598):1634–1636.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

November 2002

Volume

298

Issue

5598

Start / End Page

1634 / 1636

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolves
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Species Specificity
  • Social Behavior
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Memory
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology
  • Food
  • Dogs