Media release

From: The Royal Society

Have you ever wondered: "Why do dogs wag their tails?" In our new Opinion Piece, we dive into the literature to answer that question and describe the pivotal role that domestication may have played. Dogs may be human’s best friend—one-third of all households worldwide have a dog—but they remain a scientific enigma. We suggest key research questions and the methods that can be used to address them, setting the stage for a new age of research on one of the most readily observed yet understudied animal behaviours in the world.