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  1. www.britannica.com › animal › dogDog | History, Domestication, Physical Traits, Breeds, & Facts

    17 hours ago · One study contends that wolves were domesticated 16,300 years ago to serve as livestock in China, whereas another reports that early dogs dating from about 12,000 to 14,000 years ago came from a small strain of gray wolf that inhabited India. Genetic evidence also reveals that dogs did not accompany the first humans to the New World more than ...

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      canine, (family Canidae), any of 36 living species of foxes,...

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      dog, Domesticated mammal (Canis lupus familiaris) of the...

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  2. www.msn.com › the-9-oldest-dog-breeds › ss-BB1mZCv2The 9 Oldest Dog Breeds - MSN

    1 day ago · While some research has pointed to the earliest dogs being domesticated 40,000 years ago, fossil evidence also points to dogs becoming man's best friend about 14,000 years ago.

  3. www.discovermagazine.com › the-sciences › jamestownJamestown Residents Ate Indigenous Dogs During ‘Starving Time ...

    3 days ago · Researchers determined that, based on archeological evidence indicating butchering, Jamestown residents ate dogs during the first few years of settlement, during the ‘Starving Time’ of the winter of 1607, and in the period following that from 1610 to 1617. By analyzing DNA from Jamestown archeological dog specimens that dated from 1609 to ...

  4. www.enotalone.com › article › petsHow Many Breeds of Dogs Are There? (12 Facts) - Pets - eNotAlone

    2 days ago · The domestication of dogs is believed to have started over 15,000 years ago, making them one of the first domesticated animals. This process involved selective breeding, where early humans chose dogs with desirable traits for companionship, hunting, and protection.

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  6. www.boredpanda.com › dogs-throughout-history-pics90 Of The Sweetest Dog Photos Taken Throughout History That ...

    1 day ago · “The domestication process and the willingness to associate or avoid humans is the first—and I would argue—the most important piece in the domestication process. You cannot domesticate animals that actively avoid humans. This final statement may be overly simplistic, but it is true.”

  7. www.smorescience.com › how-did-wolves-become-dogsHow Did Wolves Become Dogs? - Smore Science Magazine

    5 days ago · To date, the dog is the only successfully domesticated large carnivore. To put that in perspective, dogs are older than the first successful agricultural civilization. Archaeologists believe that the first wolves to be domesticated were from Asia. In contrast, some even believe that wolves were domesticated twice—once in Asia, and once in Europe.

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