Dogs (not chimps) most like humans

[SoulManX]

Chimpanzees share many of our genes, but dogs have lived with us for so long and undergone so much domestication that they are now serving as a model for understanding human social behavior, according to a new paper.

Cooperation, attachment to people, understanding human verbal and non-verbal communications, and the ability to imitate are just a handful of the social behaviors we share with dogs. They might even think like us at times too, according to the paper, which has been accepted for publication in the journal Advances in the Study of Behavior.

While there is no evidence to support that dogs and humans co-evolved their laundry list of shared behaviors over the past 10,000 to 20,000 years, the researchers believe adapting to the same living conditions during this period may have resulted in the similarities.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29895614/

 

[pyromaniac]

I've always thought this was true. I've seen my dog act so human like I had to stop and marvel at how close he mirrored an human emotion. I think we all know it anyway, this article just confirms it.

Cats on the other hand...

 

[SoulManX]

I've always thought this was true. I've seen my dog act so human like I had to stop and marvel at how close he mirrored an human emotion. I think we all know it anyway, this article just confirms it.

Cats on the other hand...

Make humans do their bidding

 

[AlteredEgo]

I've always thought this was true. I've seen my dog act so human like I had to stop and marvel at how close he mirrored an human emotion. I think we all know it anyway, this article just confirms it.

Cats on the other hand...

more closely resemble satan.

 

[Majin Boo]

the problem is dogs have small brains, while chimps have a bigger brain, so its only natural that one day and chimp will evolve and take over this planet.

 

[SoulManX]

the problem is dogs have small brains, while chimps have a bigger brain, so its only natural that one day and chimp will evolve and take over this planet.

I for one welcome our Chimp master

 

[Erzengel]

Is it cause we make love like them?

 

[Sentinel X]

Dogs are awesome

 

[TEDDY]

Chimpanzees share many of our genes, but dogs have lived with us for so long and undergone so much domestication that they are now serving as a model for understanding human social behavior, according to a new paper.

Cooperation, attachment to people, understanding human verbal and non-verbal communications, and the ability to imitate are just a handful of the social behaviors we share with dogs. They might even think like us at times too, according to the paper, which has been accepted for publication in the journal Advances in the Study of Behavior.

While there is no evidence to support that dogs and humans co-evolved their laundry list of shared behaviors over the past 10,000 to 20,000 years, the researchers believe adapting to the same living conditions during this period may have resulted in the similarities.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29895614/

I already know this. I watched Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

 

[SuBe]

I wuv my pwuppies.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

the problem is dogs have small brains, while chimps have a bigger brain, so its only natural that one day and chimp will evolve and take over this planet.

Doesn't stop them from throwing poop.

 

[The Battousai]

It's not surprising that they're the most like humans from a social/behavioral standpoint.

 

[TNC9852002]

Dogs will actually sit quietly with humans and watch TV WITH us. What other animal will do that?

 

[Majin Boo]

turtles

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I've always thought this was true. I've seen my dog act so human like I had to stop and marvel at how close he mirrored an human emotion. I think we all know it anyway, this article just confirms it.

Cats on the other hand...

Tell that to my cat who won't stop talking at the dinner table.

 

[Voorhees]

I always thought that dogs had some humanistic characteristics about them. Screw chimps, those little bastards are said to be so smart yet constantly throw their poop. As said above, dogs will sit quietly and watch TV with you....not many animals do that.

 

[The Battousai]

If you were a leopard trying to get a sneak-attack on a group of chimps, would you keep advancing when they start throwing their **** at you? No?

Exactly

 

[pyromaniac]

Tell that to my cat who won't stop talking at the dinner table.

Jon Arbuckle, is that you?

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

Jon Arbuckle, is that you?

 

[Bill]

I always thought that dogs had some humanistic characteristics about them. Screw chimps, those little bastards are said to be so smart yet constantly throw their poop. As said above, dogs will sit quietly and watch TV with you....not many animals do that.

Dogs lack hands. That keeps them in front of the TV sitting quietly.

Otherwise.....world domination.....and poop pitching.

 

[bunk]

Doesn't stop them from throwing poop.

At least they don't eat it.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

At least they don't eat it.

There are at least 10 videos on YouTube that say otherwise. Hell, there is one of a chimp peeing into his own mouth.

 

[bunk]

There are at least 10 videos on YouTube that say otherwise. Hell, there is one of a chimp peeing into his own mouth.

"Where you been spendin' your nights?"

 

[Spidey-Bat]

"Where you been spendin' your nights?"

It's either do my homework or look up stuff on YouTube. I usually pick the latter.