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Dogs Track Consonant Patterns in Speech, Study Finds

Research shows dogs segment speech by focusing on consonants, a capability previously observed only in humans.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 24 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 24 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 24 September at 18:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 0 min later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 24 September at 18:00 UTC.

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  1. Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  2. Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak New Scientist

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