Did Dogs Start As Wolves at Lily Devore blog

Did Dogs Start As Wolves. There’s general scientific agreement on that. From precious pomeranians to mangy mutts, all domestic dogs (canis familiaris) seem to be descended from the eurasian gray wolf (canis lupis). Traditionally, the experts studying the evolution of modern dogs believed that domestication was a conscious effort of. Scientists argue that friendly wolves sought out humans. New findings from an unprecedented collaboration of geneticists and Since 2008 zsófia virányi, an ethologist at the wolf science center in austria, and her colleagues have been raising the two species to figure out what makes a dog a dog—and a wolf. Gray wolves and dogs diverged from an extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. Came in from the cold and onto our sofas, we tend to give ourselves a little too much credit. But what we still don't know is exactly when. Dogs, the thinking now goes, domesticated themselves, with the tamest wolves able to approach ancient human campsites and feast on leftover carcasses.

But what we still don't know is exactly when. Scientists argue that friendly wolves sought out humans. Came in from the cold and onto our sofas, we tend to give ourselves a little too much credit. Traditionally, the experts studying the evolution of modern dogs believed that domestication was a conscious effort of. From precious pomeranians to mangy mutts, all domestic dogs (canis familiaris) seem to be descended from the eurasian gray wolf (canis lupis). Gray wolves and dogs diverged from an extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. There’s general scientific agreement on that. New findings from an unprecedented collaboration of geneticists and Since 2008 zsófia virányi, an ethologist at the wolf science center in austria, and her colleagues have been raising the two species to figure out what makes a dog a dog—and a wolf. Dogs, the thinking now goes, domesticated themselves, with the tamest wolves able to approach ancient human campsites and feast on leftover carcasses.

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Did Dogs Start As Wolves But what we still don't know is exactly when. Scientists argue that friendly wolves sought out humans. Traditionally, the experts studying the evolution of modern dogs believed that domestication was a conscious effort of. Came in from the cold and onto our sofas, we tend to give ourselves a little too much credit. Gray wolves and dogs diverged from an extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. There’s general scientific agreement on that. New findings from an unprecedented collaboration of geneticists and Since 2008 zsófia virányi, an ethologist at the wolf science center in austria, and her colleagues have been raising the two species to figure out what makes a dog a dog—and a wolf. But what we still don't know is exactly when. From precious pomeranians to mangy mutts, all domestic dogs (canis familiaris) seem to be descended from the eurasian gray wolf (canis lupis). Dogs, the thinking now goes, domesticated themselves, with the tamest wolves able to approach ancient human campsites and feast on leftover carcasses.