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The evolution of the modern dog: Dogs after inbreeding
Just like all animals and humans, dogs too evolve over time but majorly they were inbred by humans specifically to achieve ...
They may be man’s best friend, but could we have created dogs in our own image? Scientists say that by selectively breeding the animals for certain behaviours, humans have shaped their brains. Over ...
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. We’ve moulded some of them to have large protruding eyes, sloping backs and shortened legs through selective breeding. But dogs aren’t the only animals who have ...
Are dogs really bred for function? New Chapman study challenges the assumptions about certain breeds
Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man’s best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding — ...
Learn about a new study that challenges whether dog breeds are truly specialized for tasks based on skull shape, suggesting behavior matters more than morphology. The human-canine bond began more than ...
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