Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.
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New research shows that certain breeds tend to live longer than others, and this could help potential owners decide which companion is best for them.
If we weren’t here to shape, feed and care for our dogs – how might they change?
Archaeological data alone can’t always help to answer researchers’ questions: multiple lines of evidence are needed.
Evolutionary biology and the fossil record reveal a great deal about the origins of chickens and eggs.
For more than a century, scientists have been puzzled by the set of shared changes that happen to many animals when they are domesticated.
The first high-quality Australian dingo genome gives a multi-thousand-year-old snapshot into the evolutionary history of dogs.
While humans domesticate plants and animals, these relationships are surprisingly rare in other species. Our new study found a species of fish that appears to have domesticated a kind of tiny shrimp.
A new study of ancient Botai horses turns our knowledge about wild and domestic horses on its head.
Scientists have shown the origins of today’s popular ‘tabby’ cat.
An animal science expert explains why Crufts teaches us so much about man’s best friend.
With humans providing lots of easy leftover food, wolves had a great incentive to ‘self-domesticate’.
There has been much debate about how cats went from hunting in the wild to a much-loved pet. That is because we know little about their domestication. Now researchers have found the earliest case of cat…
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