Posted on 12/16/2015 8:48:59 AM PST by Kartographer
Man's best friend came about after generations of wolves scavenged alongside humans more than 33,000 years ago in south east Asia, according to new research.
Dogs became self-domesticated as they slowly evolved from wolves who joined humans in the hunt, according to the first study of dog genomes.
And it shows that the first domesticated dogs came about 33,000 years ago and migrated to Europe, rather than descending from domesticated European wolves 10,000 years ago as had previously been thought.
Scientists have long puzzled over how man's best friend came into existence but there is conflicting evidence on when and where wild wolves were first tamed.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Thank YOU!!!
Prayers for you and Jack.
I just gave our Ozzie and Chihuahua a hug of appreciation...
Dude. Get one. The years of love they give are well worth the grief at the end.
Just look at the next best thing...
No koranimals!
That is beautiful. Thanks for posting.
Because of course - dog is God spelled backwards. :-)
Pretty much the entirety of our estate is going to dog rescues. All I could ever ask in life is to be the person my dog thinks I am.
Lovely post. My little Rocky is over 15, blind, and has congestive heart failure. He is still alpha in the house. He loves the feel of the wind on his face and the sun on his body. The meds are working for now and his appetite is good. I know it won’t be too long before we will say good-bye, but the pain is worth having dogs.
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