Jealousy was as soon as thought of a strictly human emotion, however some folks suppose canines really feel it, too.
A examine revealed in April within the journal Psychological Science wished to check how canines show jealous habits. First, every canine watched their proprietor subsequent to a pretend canine. Next, a barrier blocked the canine’s view of the pretend canine whereas the proprietor appeared to pet the fake canine.
Even when the canines couldn’t see the rival canine, they displayed jealous habits (forcefully tried to achieve their proprietor), which indicated they have been performing jealously over an imagined state of affairs, one thing that’s by no means been demonstrated earlier than.