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LifeWho reined the dogs in
New genetic data reveals that Fido likely originated in the Middle East.
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AnimalsClimate change may favor couch-potato elk
With drought and rising temperatures in Wyoming, migratory animals suffer while stay-at-home members of the same herd thrive
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EcosystemsBats, wolves feel the heat
News from the annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in Laramie, Wyo., June 11-15
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PaleontologyOldest dog debated
A fossil jaw may, or may not, come from the oldest known example of man’s best friend.
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LifeStarchy diet may have transformed wolves to dogs
Gaining the ability to digest carbohydrates may have been an important step in domesticating dogs.
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AnimalsTamed fox shows domestication’s effects on the brain
Gene activity changes accompany doglike behavior in foxes bred over more than 50 years.
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HumansHumans
New World’s oldest dog may have been dinner, plus worrisome PTSD and the benefits of artful dodging in this week’s news.
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PaleontologyDNA analysis reveals extinct type of wolf
New genetic analyses of the remains of gray wolves found in Alaska indicate that a distinct subpopulation of that species disappeared at the end of the last ice age, possibly because of its dietary habits.
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