11 papers
Operant Conditioning in Indian Free-Ranging Dogs: Effects of Positive and Threatening Cues on Sociability
Srijaya Nandi, Dipanjan Roy, Abantika Adak +2
Sociability toward humans is a key adaptive trait in free-ranging dogs, enabling them to access resources while navigating risks associated with human interactions. In this study,…
Trick or Treat? Free-ranging dogs use human behavioural cues for foraging
Rohan Sarkar, Sharmistha Maji, Tuhin Subhra Pal +9
Animals that display behavioural flexibility and adaptability thrive in urban environments, due to their ability to exploit novel anthropogenic resources. Since humans are an impor…
Food, Affection and Gaze: Which Cues do Free-Ranging Dogs Consider for Engaging with Humans?
Srijaya Nandi, Dipayanti Aditya, Tithi Chakraborty +2
Free-ranging dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) constitute the majority of the global dog population and rely heavily on human-derived resources. Studies show different levels of respon…
Exploring Scavenging Strategies and Cognitive Problem-Solving in Indian Free-Ranging Dogs
Tuhin Subhra Pal, Srijaya Nandi, Hindoli Gope +4
Animals employ strategic decision-making while carefully weighing nutritional benefits against the risks presented by aversive or harmful stimuli in their natural environment, to m…
Assessing Gaze and Pointing: Human Cue Interpretation by Indian Free-Ranging Dogs in a Food Retrieval Task
Srijaya Nandi, Dipanjan Roy, Aesha Lahiri +2
The urban habitat provides a landscape that increases the chances of human-animal interactions, which can lead to increased human-animal conflict, but also coexistence. Some specie…
Sight, smell and more: What cues do free-ranging dogs use for decision-making while scavenging?
Rohan Sarkar, Tuhin Subhra Pal, Sharmistha Maji +12
Finding food is a fundamental activity for survival of all living organisms. Free-ranging dogs have been known to use their olfaction to assess the quality and type of available fo…
An Eye for a Treat: Human Gazing Modulates Begging by Free-ranging Dogs
Sourabh Biswas, Srijaya Nandi, Tuhin Subhra Pal +5
Interspecific communication plays a critical role in mediating human-animal interactions, particularly in contexts involving access to anthropogenic resources. This study investiga…
Treats or Affection? Understanding Reward Preferences in Indian Free-ranging Dogs for Bonding with Humans
Srijaya Nandi, Aesha Lahiri, Tuhin Subhra Pal +3
Free-ranging dogs constitute approximately 80% of the global dog population. These dogs are freely breeding and live without direct human supervision, making them an ideal model sy…
How Much is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis
Sourabh Biswas, Kalyan Ghosh, Sumedha Touhid +6
Free-ranging dogs (Canis familiaris) thrive in diverse landscapes, including those heavily modified by humans. This study investigated the influence of resource availability on the…
When Life Gives You Lemons, Squeeze Your Way Through: Understanding Citrus Avoidance Behaviour by Free-Ranging Dogs in India
Tuhin Subhra Pal, Srijaya Nandi, Rohan Sarkar +1
Palatability of food is driven by multiple factors like taste, smell, texture, freshness, etc. and can be very variable across species. There are classic examples of local adaptati…
Free-ranging dogs quickly learn to recognize a rewarding person
Srijaya Nandi, Mousumi Chakraborty, Aesha Lahiri +3
Individual human recognition is important for species that live in close proximity to humans. Numerous studies on domesticated species and urban-adapted birds have highlighted this…