Dogs, survival of the friendliest - 60 minutes

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[skylucy]

1. Just watched that on TV. That was a fascinating segment!

[Deuxcents]

2. I watched it, too. First I've watched 60 minutes in a while

They had 2 segments on dogs.. this one and about cancers in dogs n humans..very interesting

[question everything]

3. Yes, and unfortunately I cannot find it on YouTube

[NJCher]

4. the comparison to wolves

was very interesting. Little wolfie just wasn't going to make it as a pup dog.

[ItsjustMe]

5. How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends

[wnylib]

6. A related sideline. Our nearest ape relatives, chimpanzees,

do not respond to pointing, either. Dogs and cats do, but chimps do not.

[Bayard]

7. My cats only look at my finger

[wnylib]

11. I watched a video about a study on chimp behavior

narrated by Alan Alda which showed chimps being tested on how they act in various situations. When they failed to respond to pointing, dogs were shown to respond. Alda mentioned that cats also respond to pointing.

The cat that I had at the time would always respond when I pointed to something on the floor with my foot, but rarely when I pointed with my finger. My current cat often, but not always responds to finger pointing. But, like my previous cat, she does respond every time to pointing with my foot.

[Bayard]

8. It was a pretty interesting story

Comparing wolves to dogs, and dogs to humans, for genetic traits.

[emulatorloo]

9. Thanks for posting this n/t

[Scottie Mom]

10. Recommend. EOM