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Exodejavu Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
" ..., the wolves in this experiment might have looked at their owners."
I would like to see this new piece of evidence applied to previous observations and theories about how dogs were domesticated. Some researchers have theorized that as dogs evolved from wolves their behavior became more immature. For instance, dogs exhibit submissive behaviors that wolves do not , as if adult dogs are more like baby wolves. But the tests conducted by the Hungarian resarchers were done when the animals were only a few months old, so you would think that if dog behavior is basically the same as that of young wolves, the wolves in this experiment might have looked at their owners, too.
(There is an ending quotation mark in the end of the final sentence, but I didn't type it, and it's weird that I cannot get rid of it.)
What does (to) look at in the final sentence mean?
Does it mean to study and think about something? [Definition from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]
Thanks in advance.
(There is an ending quotation mark in the end of the final sentence, but I didn't type it, and it's weird that I cannot get rid of it.)
What does (to) look at in the final sentence mean?
Does it mean to study and think about something? [Definition from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I would like to see this new piece of evidence applied to previous observations and theories about how dogs were domesticated. Some researchers have theorized that as dogs evolved from wolves their behavior became more immature. For instance, dogs exhibit submissive behaviors that wolves do not , as if adult dogs are more like baby wolves.
- Hi, I would like to see this new piece of evidence applied to previous observations and theories about how dogs were domesticated.
- Some researchers have theorized that as dogs evolved from wolves their behavior became more immature.
- For instance, dogs exhibit submissive behaviors that wolves do not , as if adult dogs are more like baby wolves.
- ” What does (to) look at in the final sentence mean?
- I would just take the normal meaning of 'look at', as given by your dictionary.
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Hi,
I would like to see this new piece of evidence applied to previous observations and theories about how dogs were domesticated. Some researchers have theorized that as dogs evolved from wolves their behavior became more immature. For instance, dogs exhibit submissive behaviors that wolves do not , as if adult dogs are more like baby wolves. But the tests conduct
I would like to see this new piece of evidence applied to previous observations and theories about how dogs were domesticated. Some researchers have theorized that as dogs evolved from wolves their behavior became more immature. For instance, dogs exhibit submissive behaviors that wolves do not , as if adult dogs are more like baby wolves. But the tests conduct
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I don't think the Longman definition applies here, except possibly as a joke. When people study the monkeys in a zoo cage, we joke that we're not sure who is studing whom.
If, as Clive perhaps suggests, eye contact is presented in prior context as typical of mature domesticated dogs, and mature dogs are shown by the study to have certain behavioral characteristics
If, as Clive perhaps suggests, eye contact is presented in prior context as typical of mature domesticated dogs, and mature dogs are shown by the study to have certain behavioral characteristics
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Hi,
I wouldn't dismiss the Longman definition.
Consider this.
'see' usually focuses mainly on simply using the eyes.
'look' usually implies some degree of deliberation or thought.
Thus, these examples do not seem exactly the same to me.
Tom saw Mary.
Tom looked at Mary.
I wouldn't dismiss the Longman definition.
Consider this.
'see' usually focuses mainly on simply using the eyes.
'look' usually implies some degree of deliberation or thought.
Thus, these examples do not seem exactly the same to me.
Tom saw Mary.
Tom looked at Mary.
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You're right, Clive. My old Lab and I spend a lot if time looking at and studying each other. It's a habit we acquired with age. It's uncanny how he can make his wishes known through eye contact.
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