
"Why dogs are friendly - it's written in their genes" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Aug 2017 3:49 p.m. PST |
"Being friendly is in dogs' nature and could be key to how they came to share our lives, say US scientists. Dogs evolved from wolves tens of thousands of years ago. During this time, certain genes that make dogs particularly gregarious have been selected for, according to research. This may give dogs their distinctive personalities, including a craving for human company…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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| XRaysVision | 08 Aug 2017 4:01 a.m. PST |
Not new news. Just about anyone who has a passing interest in genetics and domestication knows about this experiment started in '50s. link |
TheBeast  | 08 Aug 2017 4:01 p.m. PST |
Actually, there's reason to believe it may have been dogs that domesticated us. Doug |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 Aug 2017 8:01 a.m. PST |
I can't recall which ones at the moment, but there are at leas 2 episodes of the series "Dogs: The Untold Story" that deal with that very topic. Dan link link link |
| Tango01 | 12 Aug 2017 11:08 a.m. PST |
Thanks Dan! Amicalement Armand
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