Dogs are our oldest animal companions and have probably lived alongside humans for at least 15,000 years. Over many centuries, careful breeding has produced dogs that vary hugely in shape and behaviour. All dogs are said to share the same wolf ancestors – but do they?
For a long time, scientists have wondered where and when humans and the wolves first learned to live together (a process called domestication). However, different approaches to the question have produced lots of answers. Now a new study suggests an explanation for the confusion – our modern canine pals may be descended from two different groups of wolves that learned to live with humans in separate events.
An international team of scientists, led by Pontus Skoglund of London’s Francis Crick Institute, collected remains from…
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