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Juliane Bräuer Ph.D.

About

Juliane Bräuer, Ph.D., is the head of the DogStudies Lab at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany, where she studies the cognitive aspects of dog domestication. In the past, she has studied all four great ape species, wolves, swine, and human children.

Owning a dog, a cat, and a horse herself, Juliane Bräuer has investigated how smart animals are ever since she entered university. Her research interests are dog domestication and comparative cognition. She conducts experimental studies to understand which cognitive skills different species have evolved in order to survive in their ecological niche.

She is a regular speaker on the subject of animal cognition and has co-authored books like The Clever Dog: How You Can Understand Him and Smarter Than We Think: What Animals Are Capable Of.

Books by Juliane Bräuer Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Syntax in Monkeys and Apes

Humans have language; animals do not. But do they use typical features of language?

Humans have language; animals do not. But do they use typical features of language?

Goats Are Not Stupid

Goats are smarter than you might think. Recent research proves it.

Goats are smarter than you might think. Recent research proves it.

How People Treat Their Dogs All Over the World

More than half of the world's dog population is not treated the same as they are in Western countries. How do people treat and value their dogs in non-Western societies?

More than half of the world's dog population is not treated the same as they are in Western countries. How do people treat and value their dogs in non-Western societies?

Hunting Together in the Animal Kingdom

Lions do it, hyenas do it, orcas do it—they hunt in groups. But cooperative hunting also happens between species.

Lions do it, hyenas do it, orcas do it—they hunt in groups. But cooperative hunting also happens between species.

The Chimpanzee and the Moon

New research shows another commonality between humans and our chimpanzee relatives.

New research shows another commonality between humans and our chimpanzee relatives.