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09-28-2008, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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| Dogs That Changed The World: The Rise of the Dog this is the focus of the show "Nature" on PBS tonight - 7 pm central time. It is part 1 of a 2-part show (and apparently a repeat, but I haven't seen it and figured someone else might have missed it) The epic story of the wolf’s evolution, how “man’s best friend” changed human society and how we in turn have radically transformed dogs. From the tiniest Chihuahua to the powerful and massive English Mastiff, modern domesticated dogs come in a bewildering array of shapes and sizes, with an equally diverse range of temperaments and behaviors. And yet, according to genetics, all dogs evolved from the savage and wild wolf — in a transformation that occurred just 15,000 years ago. In Part One, “The Rise of the Dog,” you’ll learn about how the domestication of dogs might have taken place, including the theory of biologist Raymond Coppinger that it was the animals themselves — and human trash — that inspired the transformation. The genetic analysis of Peter Savolainen of the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden has placed the origins of domesticated dogs — and those of the first dog — in East Asia. You’ll also discover 14 dog breeds that controversial genetic studies show are the most ancient — and the best living representatives of the ancestors to all living dogs.
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09-28-2008, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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| wow that sound like a very interesting show, thankyou for sharing this info with us |
09-29-2008, 09:35 AM | #3 | |
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Yaeh it not a theroy of Coppingers at all it is pretty much accepted what he has learned is fact. It is stated that way so the genral public does not wet itself that dogs actually domesticate us and are not wolves and have not been for a long time and thinking of them as such is full hearty at best. Seen bits of this show it good. JL
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