Bolshoi in Russia: Stray dogs in Moscow's metro

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5-25-2008 @ 2:28PM

Artem said...

Iva, those dogs- they do know where they're going. There have been several studies conducted in Russia, and the researchers actually found out that the stray dogs in Moscow have evolved dramatically over the past 10 years. They listen to the announcements and/or they count stations, and that's how they know where to get off. They do it to gather food more efficiently - having the entire city before your claws beats one lonely junkyard!

5-23-2008 @ 12:09PM

Craig said...

The question isn't whether they know what they're doing, but why. Why did they learned this and where are they going? What are they trying to accomplish?

Do they share certain high-food-density stations as a community by taking shifts? (Too many dogs all at once could prompt a sweeping-up by the authorities.) Do they grind out a 9-5 in one station, then hitch a ride back to the suburbs to relax for the evening at their home station? Are their vacation stations? 100 stations to see before you die?

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