Posted on 02/16/2017 5:52:57 PM PST by RoosterRedux
Humans and dogs have lived side-by-side for centuries, and new research has given us even more insight into the feelings of man's best friend .
Researchers at Kyoto University's department of psychology in Japan have worked out that dogs - as well as some species of monkey - have an almost human-like sense of morality.
During a series of experiments, they found that our canine chums were less likely to interact with anyone they perceive as acting rudely or unfairly.
The Japanese team set up three experiments and documented their findings in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews .
One experiment involved watching a dog watching two people (one of which was its owner) arrive with three balls each. One asked the other for their balls and, in some cases, that person obliged - handing over all their balls. Next, the person who had given up their balls asked for them back - again, sometimes the person obliged and other times they declined.
Following this exchange, the dogs were offered treats by both parties. And the researchers found that the dogs were less inclined to accept treats from the person they had observed as being selfish.
The researchers claim both the dogs and the capuchin monkeys that were also tested, made social judgements similar to those that a human might make.
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That’s awesome!!!
...Even if it’s faked in some way, it’s still awesome!
Thx. Bttt
“Ah gobber bah. Aigh ‘ere.”
And a great insult to humans created in the image of God.
If dogs don’t go to heaven, when I die, I want to go where they go.
“Satan can fool humans, but he can’t fool a dog!”
- Twilight Zone, 1959
And in real life.
Dogs are cool.
I think that was Mark Twain!
Yep
Yep.
Don’t forget the cats...
I had a cat that acted like the disciplinarian for my other 2 cats.
She would often break up fights between my 2 other cats. The 2 other cats were young and brats and often getting into fights. But, the “motherly” cat, after observing the fights, would seem to decide when “enough is enough” and would jump in and scatter the 2 other cats. Some fights would be short and others lasted longer than the “motherly” cat could tolerate, so, it was only then that she would jump in and break them up.
I miss that cat. She died of cancer 3 years ago. My 2 other cats are still with us, and they still fight, but not as often and not as long as they used to; guess getting older will change their behaviors and energy levels.
Sorry to hear that. They are such a part of our lives. It’s really hard to get over the loss of a beloved pet.
I trust dogs more than most people.
Me, too.
I saw this bumper sticker:
THE MORE I GET TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE THE MORE I LOVE MY DOG
Right, their own farts somehow can be an alarming mystery, but they have morality nailed down. I don’t know man.
Freegards
I would move right now, even if I had to live in the bed of my pickup truck; life is a whole lot less without my dogs.
Sign in a hotel in Cape May ...” Pets welcome, humans tolerated. ;)
Good one!
I am a cat lover first. But love all God’s creatures.
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