domesticating the dog

Illustration of a human brain and a dog brain, brain activity waves and syllable sequence.

Dogs also use consonants to recognize patterns in speech: What does this say about language development?

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The brain activity of dogs and humans was synchronized to repeated sequences of consonants in a listening experiment. The similarity is striking, but does not prove that dogs understand words or that the mechanism was created by their habitat.
What is coyote DNA doing in a Chihuahua's genome?

What is coyote DNA doing in a Chihuahua's genome?

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A new genetic ancestry tool has identified coyote-derived segments in the genome of a Chihuahua it tested. The finding sheds light on the complicated history of America's dogs—but doesn't prove they're responsible for their diminutive size.
Tuvia and the angel Raphael are walking along the road with a dog accompanying them.

“A dog shall not gnash its tongue”: Dogs in the Bible and in Second Temple Literature

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From the wandering and blood-licking dogs of the Bible to the guard dogs, shepherds, and Tobiah's companion: the ancient sources do not describe a simple development from loathing to affection, but rather complex relationships between man and dog.
Living alongside humans has changed a dog's body—and the way its brain reads us.

From sledding to recognizing smiles: How life alongside humans shaped dogs

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A new book describes how dogs around the world have evolved traits that are adapted to the environments and human cultures they live alongside; fMRI research completes the picture, showing that dog brains distinguish between human expressions of fear, anger
By examining the dog's closest living relative, the gray wolf, we can get a glimpse - albeit an indirect one - of how the social system of the common ancestor might have influenced the early process of dog domestication. Credit: Paula Pérez Fraga

Adult wolves miss their handler when separated from them, just like dogs

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Adult wolves miss their handler when separated from them, just like dogs
A domesticated fox. Photo: Kayfedewa / Wikimedia.

How to make foxes pets

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A wolf in a zoo. Photo: shutterstock

A wolf for a dog

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