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Hungary? No, just feeling a bit ruff
You know we like to keep you in touch with the exciting developments at the forefront of international science, and so it comes to our attention that the BBC has discovered a Hungarian science programme dedicated to discovering the meaning of dog barks.
Researchers at Eotvos University in Budapest have analysed 6,000 barks to try to discover what the dog is saying – whether it has seen a ball, or is asking for a walk, for example.
Having done this, the software can recognise the emotional state of 43 per cent of dogs.
We look forward to an exciting time in the future when we can discover the interesting things that dogs have to say for themselves, such as “I want food” and “this dog’s bum smells interesting”.
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