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The idea that dogs might display autism-like traits first emerged in the 1960s, when veterinarians began noting unusual behavioral patterns that resembled symptoms seen in humans. Today, the ...

If you’re on social media, you might’ve seen the amazing videos of dogs pressing word buttons on a soundboard, evidently to communicate with their owners. When Stella, “the world’s first talking dog,” ...

Animals talking to people? That’s been a long-cherished fantasy for millennia. Only now the question is seriously being asked as PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific ...

In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. ...