• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    These same regions don’t activate in dogs to anything like the same degree when they see other dogs.

    Probably because they use scent more than sight for being in tune with their own species.

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      17 days ago

      Sent is just an id for dogs. They use body language with humans and other dogs. They also pay attention to threw same parts of human faces that we do. They don’t do this with other dog faces.

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        17 days ago

        Scent is how dogs (generally) primarily experience the world.

        They don’t do this with other dog faces.

        Because dogs don’t use their faces the same way that humans do