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> the informal word-button experiments suggest that non-avian animals like cats and dogs I always wanted to see long form content on this. Like I'm sure the ch

by Frotag 7mo ago

> the informal word-button experiments suggest that non-avian animals like cats and dogs I always wanted to see long form content on this. Like I'm sure the cherrypicked clips make it look more impressive than reality but I've owned enough pets to believe they can understand more than just individual words / tone.

Cieric 7mo ago
Here is a video that I actually just watched recently on that exact thing. https://youtu.be/jfLAaGtNc7U https://youtu.be/jfLAaGtNc7U
- gambutin 7mo ago
  I get: The uploader has not made this video available in your country :( didn’t know that this was a thing
  - Cieric 7mo ago
    Neither did I, feel free to email me or message me on discord and I can try to download the video and send it to you.
andsko 7mo ago
It's your lucky day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJfK1wR_w0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJfK1wR_w0 Buddhism, Out-of-Africa, Talking Dogs | Robert Sapolsky Father-Offspring Interviews #96 Research implies that - no, pets don't have complex understanding of word combinations, beyond the usual commands. But, in terms of recognizing words individually - some of the gifted ones show abilities on par with 18-month-old humans.