Scientists translate dog barks

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited January 2008 in Science & Tech
Scientists captured over 6,000 barks produced from sixteen Hungarian Sheep Dogs and digitized them on a computer. Scientists discovered that the computer could identify the type of bark produced in stranger, fight, walk, alone, ball or play scenarios. The accuracy of the translations topped out at 43%.

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  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    I don't think the link is working. It's not displaying anything for me, at least. Loads the page without it's body.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Works okay here with cleared cache and two ISPs.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Forum link had a problem; fixt.
  • RADARADA Apple Valley, CA Member
    edited January 2008
    THAT'S JUST GREAT! THANKS THRAX (butthead...grumble, bitch, moan)

    Now that I can understand my neighbors dog, I have to listen to a 12 hour chorus of:

    "Woof, WOOF, bark, bark, howl, woof, ROOF!"

    Translated that means:

    "I LOVE to lick my own N*ts!":eek:






    :bigggrin:
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