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Dogs 'can trace origins to Central Asia'

Today's dogs can trace their origins to Central Asia, according to one of the most comprehensive genetic surveys yet.

Dogs are the most diverse animal on the planet - a legacy of thousands of years of selective breeding by humans.

But they derive from wild wolves that were gradually tamed and inducted into human hunting groups - perhaps near Mongolia or Nepal.
More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34577200

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Musher
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25-01-2016, 08:50 AM
Sadly we humans in our frailty are breeding K9's that would prove a terribly fatal choice when this grand illusion we are presently living in comes to a shattering closure.
interesting article though
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