How dogs see the world is based on the structure of their eyes. Dogs are dichromats, meaning they only have two color-processing cones, while humans have three. Dogs can see colors, including yellows ...

The wild canines that our pet dogs evolved from are "crepuscular," meaning they are usually active at dusk and dawn. This means that they needed eyes that worked well in dim light, which means that ...

In a series of previous essays, I summarized the five major senses dogs use to navigate their social and nonsocial worlds either singly or by combining them into what ethologists call composite ...

Kylie M. Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, the ACT government and donations from the general public. She is a director of the ...

Like the latest iPhone model, new dog breeds drop all the time. In early 2025, the American Kennel Club officially announced the Danish-Swedish Farmdog as the 202nd recognized dog breed. It’s only the ...