• Tattorack
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    7 hours ago

    You mean dogs can’t be taught things?

    • starik@lemmy.today
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      7 hours ago

      No, I don’t mean that.

      1. Dogs can’t teach themselves everything.
      2. That’s not a dog.
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        6 hours ago
        1. They don’t have to. Unless you think pushing a button in reach is a truly impossible feat to overcome.
        2. It’s close enough to a dog.
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          6 hours ago

          Is that what the story claimed? That a coyote just pushed a button?

          Coyotes are not as trainable as dogs because they didn’t evolve alongside humans for thousands of years.

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            5 hours ago

            I dunno. When did the first humans arrive in North America? You’re talking like we don’t have examples of other animals learning about/from humans in significantly less time than “thousands of years”.