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Juliane Kaminski of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, began exploring the verbal gifts of dogs when she saw a television show about a border collie named Rico--an animal that to all appearances could fetch dozens of different objects in response to their names. Kaminski put Rico to a rigorous test and confirmed that the dog could learn names for more than 200 toys, balls and other items. "I think Rico is a highly talented dog," says Kaminski, "but we've also found new dogs that do what Rico...
Going to the Dogs Some scientists acquired their fascination with dogs directly, but Hare's grew out of his research on chimpanzee cognition in the late 1990s, when he was part of a team of primatologists led by Michael Tomasello, now at Max Planck. A chimp can follow the gaze of other chimps and figure out what they can and cannot see. That's a skill that seems to be limited to great apes and humans. Tomasello and his team wondered if such a rare ability extended to hand gestures and tested chimps to see if they could understand pointing...
...18th spot—along with Johnson & Wales’ Jordan Meltzer—at +4 on the weekend. Grillo was up one stroke on Pollak after the first round (68-69), before the two switched spots (74-73), and then finished the tournament matched at 72. Local boy Max Campion etched a spot for himself on the roster in his debut campaign. The rookie finished in a four-way tie at 64th. Shooting +13, Campion did exactly what his teammates were hoping he’d do. “I think Max is a really good player...
...there in four weeks time. I think we’ll be ready for the Ivy Championships.” It only remains to be seen how such a race will shape up after Harvard unveils the full strength of its roster next week. —Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...Atkinson, Sophomore Mike Katzer, and Thompson each netted two goals, while Voith, sophomores Luka Babic and Evan Zepfel, and freshmen Max Eliot added one score a piece. Eliot enjoyed another strong tournament, building on his Northern Division Rookie of the Week honors from last week...