• The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 months ago

    Dogs are also guilty of adapting their natural behaviors to communicate with humans too, and it’s really interesting. Things like eye-contact or being extra expressive with their “eyebrows”

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      6 months ago

      My understanding is that wolves don’t have “eyebrows” at all. The fact that many dogs have them is either an evolved or selected trait specifically to communicate with humans.

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        6 months ago

        I think one theory is that they were sort of accidentally selected for because they made dogs appear more friendly or attentive, making them seem like a better fit for companionship.

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      6 months ago

      Or how dogs react to the same side of the face as humans do. Think it’s the right side but can’t remember now.