Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster with an unfamiliar human
Abstract Forming eye contact is important in dog–human communication. In this study we measured what factors affect dogs’ propensity for forming eye contact with an experimenter. We investigated the effect of [1] cephalic index (head shape’s metric, indicator of higher visual acuity at the centre of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88702-w |