Not Only Dogs, But Deer, Monkeys And Birds Bark To Deal With Con...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 07/15/2009 - 08:45

Biologically speaking, many animals besides dogs bark, according to evolutionary biologists, but domestic dogs vocalize in this way much more than birds, deer, monkeys and other wild animals that use barks.

The reason is related to dogs' 10,000-year history of hanging around human food refuse dumps, she suggests.


 

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