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Science 11 June 2004:
Vol. 304. no. 5677, pp. 1605 - 1606
DOI: 10.1126/science.1099899
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Perspectives

BEHAVIOR:
Can a Dog Learn a Word?

Paul Bloom

Language is considered a uniquely human trait. In his Perspective, Bloom discusses exciting new findings with a border collie called Rico that might challenge this view. Rico has a vocabulary of 200 words and can fetch an item according to a command from his owner. Bloom ponders whether this ability is indeed word learning akin to that of human babies.

The author is in the Department of Psychology, Yale University, Post Office Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205, USA. E-mail: paul.bloom{at}yale.edu

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)