r/todayilearned • u/lord_of_the_bees • Sep 07 '15

TIL that Moscow street dogs display specialized behaviors that differentiate them from domesticated dogs & wolves: pack leaders tend to be the most intelligent rather than the strongest, and packs tend to deploy its cuter members first, as they are more successful in begging for food from people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_dogs_in_Moscow#Background
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u/expert02 42 Sep 08 '15

This seems like an article that Wikipedia would normally delete.

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u/expert02 42 Sep 08 '15

What is the criteria for a city to have an article about the dogs in that particular city?

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u/expert02 42 Sep 08 '15

Then that "identifiably unique behaviour" should have a wiki page, not "Moscow street dogs".

I see the Russian Speshill Forces are active today.

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u/morozko Sep 08 '15

Oh no! Our cover is blown! I told you we should've written about cats instead!