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Nit picking here, but dogs weren't bred from wolves; they both descend from a proto-dog. Dog ancestors were scavengers that ate remains left by humans and were
by jlos 6y ago
Nit picking here, but dogs weren't bred from wolves; they both descend from a proto-dog.
Dog ancestors were scavengers that ate remains left by humans and were eventually domesticated.
- eloff 6y agoI've never heard of that. The dog was domesticated recently, long after wolves existed as a species. So I don't see how you could even reconcile that with your story.
- dagmx 6y agoI think the confusion comes from the colloquial use of "wolves" Dogs most likely evolved from a species of wolf , with an intermediary proto dog like a dingo or pariah dog in between. https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0117/Did-dogs-really-evolve-from-wolves-New-evidence-suggests-otherwise https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0117/Did-dogs-really-... However when most people say "evolved from wolves", there's a weird association with modern grey wolves without an intermediary step. So in effect you're both right, but depending on what your respective perceptions of wolf is.
- httpsterio 6y agoThey're right though. It's the same with the human, Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens are both related to Homo Erectus but not each other, like the modern dog and modern wolves do not relate to each other.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoNeanderthals and Homo sapiens are not related to each other? Modern dogs and wolves are not related to each other? This makes no sense given what I know of biology. What are you trying to say?
- httpsterio 6y agoWe share a common ancestor with Neanderthals but they're not some sort of precursor to Homo sapiens. They're actually just as far evolved as homo sapiens. If you visualize it as a family tree, Sapiens and Neanderthals are siblings with the same parents.
- lolc 6y agoMany of the people reading this thread are descendants of at least one Neanderthal. Family trees aren't trees, they're DAG.