Search results for: dogs
Police in China have trained squirrels to act as sniffer dogs
VIDEO 2-18-2023 |
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Squirrels capable off sniffing out narcotics have been trained by police in the city of Chongqing in southwestern China.
Are dogs predominantly left- or right-handed ?
1-12-2023 | 2
Most of us write with either our left or our right hand, but is 'handedness' also a thing in the animal kingdom ?
Can your dog actually understand what you are saying?
2-1-2022 | 16
Prof Sophie Jacques takes a look at just how capable dogs are at understanding human speech.
Boston Dynamics' robots have moves like Jagger
VIDEO 11-1-2021 | 2
A line-up of Spot robot dogs feature in a new viral video recreating the energetic performance of The Rolling Stones.
Dogs are able to tell when someone is lying
7-28-2021 | 4
A new study has indicated that our canine companions can often tell whether or not someone is telling the truth.
Ghost-like anomaly captured on pub CCTV
VIDEO 5-5-2021 | 15
The intriguing anomaly, which looks like a figure with two green orbs, was filmed at the Twa Dogs Inn, England.
US Air Force base is guarded by robotic dogs
VIDEO 11-23-2020 | 5
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is replacing human guard patrols with a new type of four-legged robot.
Can dogs smell the passage of time ?
12-9-2019 | 12
Some dogs seem to have the uncanny ability to know exactly when their owner is returning home, but how ?
A mystery illness is killing dogs in Norway
9-8-2019 | 6
Authorities have been struggling to get to the bottom of a spate of dog deaths involving an unidentified disease.
Puppy dog eyes are an evolutionary trait
6-18-2019 | 11
Scientists have discovered that dogs have evolved eye muscles to help make them more appealing to humans.
'Wolf dogs' could wipe out Europe's wolves
5-29-2019 | 11
Scientists in the UK have warned of the threat posed by packs of wolf-dog hybrids in the wilds across Europe.
10 robotic dogs pull truck along in new video
VIDEO 4-17-2019 | 38
A small army of Boston Dynamics' dog-like robots have been filmed hauling a truck through a parking lot.
'Dog suicide bridge' mystery solved at last ?
3-28-2019 | 42
A pastor believes that he may have determined why dozens of dogs have been leaping to their deaths.
New report exposes 'cat cannibalism' research
3-22-2019 | 6
A disturbing new report highlights some of the unsavoury animal experiments carried out by government scientists.
CIA experimented with mind-controlled dogs
12-12-2018 | 8
Newly declassified documents have revealed the CIA's efforts to control dogs through electrical brain stimulation.
Could canine intelligence be overrated ?
10-1-2018 | 34
Scientists have determined that dogs are no more intelligent than several dozen other animal species.
Dogs have lost the ability to make up
7-4-2018 | 5
A new study has revealed that, unlike wolves, dogs seem to have lost the ability to reconcile after a fight.
Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs
5-13-2018 | 4
A new company is planning to rejuvenate dogs with the eventual goal of attempting the same thing in humans.
Man dies after dog accidentally shoots him
1-22-2018 | 13
An experienced hunter from Russia has died in a freak accident involving one of his own hunting dogs.
Dogs could 'talk' using AI within 10 years
VIDEO 1-13-2018 | 30
A university professor in Arizona is working on a system that can translate animal noises in to English.
