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. They believe that they have …
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 is when and where it …
The primary reason for the existence of dogs and cats nowadays is that they are companions to humans. They entertain us, make us happier and more relaxed. However, Rhys Blakely, The Times’ science correspondence writes today that there was a time when they were employed …
This is a picture of a plaster cast of a dog at Pompeii. It is the right time to show it on this website. In A.D. 79, on this day, Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. It was one of the deadliest in …
The domestic dog is a domesticated grey wolf plus thousands of years of evolution as a domestic animal plus selective breeding. We all know that the wild ancestor of the domestic dog is the modestly-sized wolf from Asia. I am thinking of the Indian wolf …
The Industrial Revolution in the UK started about 1760 and ended some time between 1820 and 1840. It was an era of the rapid development of industry due to the introduction of machinery. The machines were powered by steam. Factories sprung up and the mass …
It is probably universally agreed today that the domestic dog’s wild ancestor is the Asiatic wolf. They lived in the warmer parts of the planet and their build is similar to that of the feral dogs of today. It is possible that some people imagine …