A simple reason for a big difference: wolves do not look back at humans, but dogs do.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Current Biology

• Publication date

  2003-04-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00263-XPMID 12725735
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