Scientists a step closer to finding out why some dogs are ‘gifted word learners’
by Nilima Marshall
Dec 14, 2023
2 minutes
Some “gifted” dogs have a unique ability to learn the names of hundreds of different toys, and scientists believe they are a step closer to finding out why.
These very rare pooches are known as gifted word learners (GWL), with some showing a talent for spontaneously picking up names of up to 125 different objects.
The researchers said this is first
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