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Thursday, 26 January 2012


Wolves can read humans eye signals
Wolves can read humans eye signals


Wolves can read humans eye signals

Wolves can read human eye signals, scientists have found…

Wolves know to follow a human’s gaze to find hidden objects, says new research by scientists at the University of Vienna.

They discovered wolves would move around an obstacle if it was in another wolf’s or human’s line of sight to investigate.

Following the gaze of another creature can be really important for animals in the wild as it can tell an animal where prey is or the direction of a threat. But figuring out that there might be something hidden behind what another animal is staring at is a thought process only seen in a few animals such as chimps and ravens.

 





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  • titanicfan (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 27 January 2012 @ 20:32

    wow cool!!! can they read our eye signals as in if we are scared etc...?

  • fjw2011 (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 12:44

    My new fave animal