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Category Archives: history

Dog domestication started 23,000 years ago

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 26, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 26, 2021
Wolf drawing

A lot of work has been done on when the first wolf was domesticated to become a domestic dog. The scientists behind a recent study believe that they have come to a definitive conclusion as to when dog domestication started. … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged dog history, domestication of the dog, history, wolf | Leave a reply

Why do we call a bad dream a nightmare?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 20, 2020 by MikeBDecember 20, 2020
The mare from the word nightmare

A Swiss artist, Henry Fuseli (7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) is the person who introduced a female horse, a mare, into the description of a bad dream which is called a “nightmare”. We don’t know why Fuseli introduced … Continue reading →

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When were dogs first domesticated?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 5, 2020 by MikeBDecember 14, 2020

The best scientists in the world don’t know for sure when dogs were first domesticated (or where). I think the question is incorrectly formulated. It should be when were gray wolves first domesticated? But I’m being pedantic. The bigger issue … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged dog history, history, wolf, wolves, working dogs

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