Nature & Environment
Dogs (not chimps) most like humans
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T.K. RandallMarch 28, 2009 ·
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A new study has shown that dogs, rather than chimps, are most like humans. Dogs have undergone so much domestication that they now serve as a model for the understanding of human social behaviour.
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."
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