TY - JOUR
T1 - The domestication of social cognition in dogs
AU - Hare, Brian
AU - Brown, Michelle
AU - Williamson, Christina
AU - Tomasello, Michael
PY - 2002/11/22
Y1 - 2002/11/22
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1126/science.1072702
DO - 10.1126/science.1072702
M3 - Article
C2 - 12446914
AN - SCOPUS:0037159691
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 298
SP - 1634
EP - 1636
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5598
ER -