A first of its kind study suggests that dogs are not only man’s best friend but also it process emotions in similar way to humans. According to the researchers, dogs have brain areas that are totally dedicated to dealing with voice and acoustic emotional cues in a similar fashion as humans do. The researchers conducted first of its kind study and compared brain function between humans and … [Read more...]
Dogs not as genetically close to wolves as thought
A new research says dogs and wolves are not as closely related as previously thought. There is a common notion that both the animals share a common ancestor somewhere from 11,000 to 34,000 years ago. But this is not totally correct, the study concludes. Brushing aside the old-age belief that dogs evolved from gray wolves, the study says that the common ancestor of dogs and wolves went … [Read more...]