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Are Dogs Smarter than Cats?

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« on: August 09, 2009, 02:38:51 am »

Are Dogs Smarter than Cats?
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posted: 17 June 2009 09:57 am ET
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The answer to this question probably won't change the fact that dogs and cats are the most popular pets. But it's a good argument starter.

In an experiment, scientists gave cats string with a treat on the end. The cats would pull the string and get the treat. Faced with two strings — one bearing a treat, the other not — the cats were befuddled.

Dogs figured the two-string experiment out, however. "Cats do not understand cause-and-effect connections between objects," the researcher says. Perhaps that explains how they can sneak up and scratch you, again and again, even though you make it clear you do not like it. Dogs, well, they learn to please, don't they?

A study in 2007 found dogs could use touch-screen computers to accurately classify color photographs by recognizing the concept of a dog vs. a photo with no dog.

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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2009, 02:40:47 am »



Cats and dogs remain the most popular pets, with more households owning a dog, but more cats owned than dogs. Nearly half of all pet owners own more than one pet. Credit: Kristian Sekulic/Dreamstime.com
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2009, 02:43:06 am »



Canines and felines do best together if introduced when young. And they can even learn each other's body language. Credit: Dreamstime
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