How Dogs Know What You're Feeling
When you hear a friend’s voice, you immediately picture her, even if you can’t see her. And from the tone of her speech, you quickly gauge if she’s happy or sad. You can do all of this because your human brain has a “voice area.” Now, scientists using brain scanners and a crew of eager dogs have discovered that dog brains, too, have dedicated voice areas. The finding helps explain how canines can be so attuned to their owners’ feelings. “It’s absolutely brilliant, groundbreaking research,” says Pascal Belin, a neuroscientist at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, who was part of the team that identified the voice areas in the human brain in 2000.
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10 Healthiest 'People Foods' You Should Be Feeding Your Dog
1. Lean Meat: Energy Tayra Lucero for LittleThings Dogs need meat, as it provides them with the bulk of their energy through its protein. Lean meats like chicken, pork, and beef are also great sources of B vitamins and amino acids, which also boost energy and metabolism.
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
30 October 2013Last updated at 14:00 ET Rjukan gets no sunlight for about seven months of the year because it is in a valley surrounded by mountains, as Verity Wilde reports The people of Rjukan in Norway are celebrating the installation of giant mirrors, which have finally brought winter sunshine to their town centre. Rjukan lies in a deep valley, and during the six months of winter the surrounding mountains cast a shadow over the town even at midday. About 1,000 people, among them children in sunglasses, cheered when the main square became bathed in sun. The idea of using mirrors in Rjukan was first proposed 100 years ago.
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The dingo is originally from southern China
THE DINGO (Canis lupus dingo) first appeared in Australia's archaeological records in 3500-year-old rock paintings in the Pilbara region of WA, but the new evidence suggests they were roaming Australia long before that. DNA samples from domestic Asian dog species and the Australian dingo have shed light on how the iconic canine arrived on Australian soil. According to a study by an international research team, genetic data shows the dingo may have originated in southern China, travelling through mainland southeast Asia and Indonesia to reach its destination anywhere between 4600 and 18,300 years ago.
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All Purebred & Hybrid Dogs in ABC Order, All Dogs
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