It was thought dogs only played fetch thanks to thousands of years of domestication, but a new study has found that even wolf pups will run for a ball.
Researchers from Stockholm University, Sweden made the serendipitous discovery during an unrelated behavioural test on 13 wolf puppies from three different litters.
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Tags: It was thought dogs only played fetch thanks to thousands of years of domestication, Researchers from Stockholm University, Sweden made the serendipitous discovery during an unrelated behavioural test on 13 wolf puppies from three different litters, The research suggests the ability to interpret human social cues to catch a ball and bring it back also exists in modern wolves and may be innate to all canine species, The Swedish team of researchers study wolf and dog puppies from 10 days old, The team raise wolf and dog puppies from the age of 10 days and put them through various behavioural tests to understand how domestication affects behaviour, They did not expect to see the wolf pups running after a ball or bringing it back, They thought that dogs only developed the ability to fetch a ball thanks to millennia of humans selectively breeding only those canines able to respond to commands, Three eight week old wolf puppies spontaneously played fetch with a stranger, Three eight-week-old wolf puppies spontaneously showed interest in a ball and returned it to a perfect stranger upon encouragement, Wolves can play fetch: Cubs shock researchers by retrieving balls just like dogs - Ryan Morrison - dailymail.co.uk VIDEO
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