Noldus products amongst wolves

The Austrian Wolf Science Center uses The Observer® XT and Pocket Observer™ to study the behavior of wolves.

At the Wolf Science Center, they study cognition and cooperation in wolves and dogs, in the context of their relationship with con-specifics and with their human raisers. According to their scientists, wolf-human interactions have developed into close cooperation and intimate relationships between dogs and humans during the course of domestication. Cooperation is also at the core of canine social organization. Although it is clear that human collaborative skills are exceptional, comparisons with animals may reveal the evolutionary origins and the functional relevance of cooperation. Moreover, this approach might provide the opportunity to understand how cooperation evolves during the life of the animals, and the mechanisms that shape it.

To gain a full insight into the evolutionary, emotional, and cognitive processes, as well as into the development of cooperation, the Wolf Science Center uses The Observer XT and Pocket Observer to create an integrative and comparative model. Click here to find out more about their exciting research!