Dogs (Canis familiaris) recognize their own body as a physical obstacle.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82309-x
Abstract: Mental representations of one's own body provide useful reference when negotiating physical environmental challenges. Body-awareness is a neuro-ontogenetic precursor for higher order self-representation, but there is a lack of an ecologically valid experimental approach to… read more here.
Keywords: recognize body; self representation; familiaris recognize; canis familiaris ... See more keywords