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Dogs have been man's best friend 'for 40,000 years'
UK Telegraph ^
| May 21, 2015
| Staff
Posted on 05/21/2015 10:15:08 AM PDT by C19fan
Dogs have been man's best friend for up to 40,000 years, suggests new research. The study shows dogs' special relationship with humans might date back 27,000 to 40,000 years. The findings, published in the journal Current Biology, come from genomic analysis of an ancient Taimyr wolf bone.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: agriculture; animalhusbandry; dietandcuisine; dog; doggieping; dogs; domestication; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; wolves
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The earliest date I have seen before for domestication was 30,000 years ago. This study might push that back another 10,0000 years. In comparison from what I understand cats were domesticated 10,000 years ago.
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05/21/2015 10:15:08 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:17:43 AM PDT
by
SuzyQue
To: C19fan
For the most part, I think we’ve made dogs considerably smarter.
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:19:53 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: C19fan
Cats are “domesticated”? Mine would say people are semi domesticated. My dog is humanized (if there is such a word).
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05/21/2015 10:21:32 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: C19fan
There’s a creation myth from somewhere that when the world was created, a chasm opened in the earth separating man from the animals. But at the last moment, the dog jumped across to be at man’s side.
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05/21/2015 10:21:47 AM PDT
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Bubba Ho-Tep
("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels." --Tom Waits)
To: cripplecreek
Or maybe the other way around!
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:22:34 AM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: cripplecreek
Dogs sitting around trying to figure out how to outsmart the master.They probably did get smarter.
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05/21/2015 10:23:07 AM PDT
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Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: cripplecreek
I think they made us smarter.😊
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:25:27 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
To: SuzyQue
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:25:53 AM PDT
by
OK Sun
(Freedom is not just another word.)
To: C19fan
One could argue that some ethnic groups still are not domesticated.
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05/21/2015 10:25:56 AM PDT
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TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/21/2015 10:27:28 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: TexasRepublic
But—Has Bigfoot domesticated the Hell Hound?
To: C19fan
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05/21/2015 10:29:40 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: Farmer Dean
Dogs understand some fairly complex abstract concepts.
For instance when I point at something, the dog looks for what I’m pointing at rather than at my hand.
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05/21/2015 10:38:00 AM PDT
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cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: C19fan
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05/21/2015 10:38:21 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: cripplecreek
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05/21/2015 10:40:04 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: C19fan
“The earliest date I have seen before for domestication was 30,000 years ago. This study might push that back another 10,0000 years. In comparison from what I understand cats were domesticated 10,000 years ago. “
Alas, the process for domestication of women has barely begun. They will scratch your eyes out at the slightest offense. Like implying they are still feral, just for instance.
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05/21/2015 10:40:48 AM PDT
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DaxtonBrown
(http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
To: cripplecreek
We make them smarter because we talk to them all the time. It is amazing how much language they understand.
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05/21/2015 10:43:02 AM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
I have loved dogs since my earliest days. I think I like dogs more than most people.
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05/21/2015 10:49:13 AM PDT
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Ditter
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