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"Here, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie!
Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more
than strangers, according to a study that has implications both for the story
of canine domestication and our broader understanding of the natural world.
Holly Root‑Gutteridge of the University of Lincoln, a co-author of the paper
that appeared in
Animal Cognition this week, told AFP a longstanding theory
held that dogs' ability to distinguish human voices was a consequence of
generations of selective breeding.
"So we wanted to look at wolves because, obviously, nobody has been selecting
so that wolves can recognize human voices," she said.
Root‑Gutteridge and colleagues carried out experiments across five zoos and
wildlife parks in Spain, involving a total of 24 gray wolves, both male and
female, aged between one and 13."
Via Rixty Dixet.
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