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It is believed that the first domesticated animal was the dog. But the dog that our ancestors tamed was unlikely to resemble any modern breed. It may also have been different from the wolves and jackals we know. Most likely, humans tamed a common ancestor of many representatives of the canine family. This could have happened in several ways. Hunters could have brought puppies of animals killed during a hunt to their camps. According to another version, these creatures constantly lived near human camps, feeding on discarded bones. Gradually, this neighborhood turned into a beneficial symbiosis. This happened in Southeast Asia about 30 thousand years ago. It was then that the genetic separation of dogs and wolves began. Of the existing dog breeds, the Australian dingo looks closest to the common ancestor. How We Domesticated Dogs - The Real Evolution of Canines | Age of Dinosaurs
It is believed that the first domesticated animal was the dog. But the dog that our ancestors tamed was unlikely to resemble any modern breed. It may also have been different from the wolves and jackals we know. Most likely, humans tamed a common ancestor of many representatives of the canine family. This could have happened in several ways. Hunters could have brought puppies of animals killed during a hunt to their camps. According to another version, these creatures constantly lived near human camps, feeding on discarded bones. Gradually, this neighborhood turned into a beneficial symbiosis. This happened in Southeast Asia about 30 thousand years ago. It was then that the genetic separation of dogs and wolves began. Of the existing dog breeds, the Australian dingo looks closest to the common ancestor. How We Domesticated Dogs - The Real Evolution of Canines | Age of Dinosaurs
