Interesting Facts: How Dogs Detect Lies
A team of researchers from the University of Vienna found that dogs can sometimes tell when people are lying to them.
They conducted experiments with hundreds of animals, reports Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Do dogs understand that they are being lied to
Dogs have lived side by side with humans for so long that they have learned to understand certain words, intonations and gestures.
Dogs remember what their owners do, even if it has nothing to do with them.
Dogs understand when they are being lied to. Moreover, they can distinguish intentional from accidental actions.
Scientists from the University of Zurich conducted an experiment and proved that dogs can manipulate people for their own benefit.
Dogs are capable of deceiving their owners and other people if it benefits them.
The lies of animals are most often a deception for salvation: we are talking about protecting themselves and their offspring from their wild brothers.
Here it is important to distinguish between instinct and conscious behavior.
