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Of course, they were wolves at the time. It must have been quite an interesting relationship.
by Filligree 5y ago
Of course, they were wolves at the time. It must have been quite an interesting relationship.
- selcuka 5y agoIt was and still is possible to domesticate wolves. They are harder to train but it is perfectly possible [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_as_pets_and_working_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_as_pets_and_working_ani...
- fsckboy 5y agodomesticating dogs refers to multigenerational breeding and selecting for genetic traits. in the sense of domesticating meaning training, I wouldn't call what you can do with a wolf "perfect". Don't leave the baby alone with them.
- leephillips 5y agoI guess people sometimes say “domesticate” when they mean “tame”.
- sjg007 5y agoI like to think humans stole the pups or took the abandoned ones.
- k_ 5y agoSaw this [0] on HN a couple months ago, which could hint at how it started. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28272893 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28272893