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   The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

   Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods

   Genius means that someone can be gifted with one type of cognition while being average or below average in another.

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   There are many definitions of intelligence competing for attention in popular culture. But the definition that has guided my research and that applies throughout the book is a very simple one. The genius of dogs — of all animals, for that matter, including humans — has two criteria:

   1. A mental skill that is strong compared with others, either within your own species or in closely related species.
   2. The ability to spontaneously make inferences.

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