Mummified Ice Age Wolves Reveal The Mysterious Dual Ancestry Of Pet Dogs


Jun 29, 2022

DNA extracted from the bodies of preserved ancient wolves has shown researchers the origin of humanity’s best bud, the domestic dog. Reporting their findings in the journal Nature today, their huge analysis shows that all modern dogs have a dual ancestry that can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves.

Despite our close relationship with canines, scientists are still not totally certain how dogs became domesticated. The current consensus says dogs were first domesticated from a now-extinct gray wolf population during the Neolithic period somewhere between 29,000 and 14,000 years ago, but many chapters of the story are missing.



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