Sentences with phrase «why domesticated dogs»

Scientists continue to debate when, where, and why domesticated dogs evolved from the ancestors of modern wolves, but they are clear on one issue: the physical alterations that mark the transformation.

That's why we domesticated dogs — they are very similar to us,» said Kershenbaum, from Cambridge's Department of Zoology.

Not exact matches

The find may shed light on why dogs were domesticated in the first place.

The finding may help explain why people domesticated dogs in the first place: to put them to work.

He thinks surveillance of an entire rural ecosystem — pigs, birds, people, as well as dogs, cats, horses, and other domesticated and wild animals — would finally yield some deeper insights into why and how flu viruses evolve.

If cats sport genetic changes akin to those of other domestic animals, why are they still a bit wilder than our other favorite domesticate, the dog?

When talking about the reasons for domesticating animals, why assume that dogs were not eaten by early humans (28 May, p 32)?

When talking about the reasons for domesticating animals, why assume that dogs were not eaten by early humans (28 May,...

This is why a domesticated canine can be referred to as dog in English, hond in Dutch, and inu in Japanese — and why it takes hard work to learn any language.

Over 1,400 rock art panels showing almost 7,000 animals (ranging from lions and leopards to gazelle and wild donkeys) have been found during the study's three - year run, but these dogs might be the most exciting find because they give us clues to when and why dogs were domesticated by humans.

That said, for those of us who have heard again and again that dogs are just domesticated wolves living in a «pack» of humans — and who hasn't heard that more times than you can count, thanks to the popularization of the concept on TV — it might be helpful to learn all the scientific reasoning behind how wolves and dogs are different (and how we misunderstood wolves and their pack interactions for a very, very long time), why those «alpha dog» approaches aren't the best way to relate to your dog (and in fact, can even cause more problems), and why alternate approaches like positive reinforcement and reading the body language of a dog as a dog and not a mini wolf do work.

Virginia law states that all domesticated dogs and cats must be rabies vaccinated by four months of age by a licensed veterinarian (this is why rabies vaccines can not be administered by our LVTs at technician appointments).

Perhaps the reason why this bad habit is most commonly seen in dogs is because we tend to spend much of our time around these domesticated animals rather than around animals like mice.

As domesticated dog owners, the thought of losing our dog to a parasitic or bacterial infection is worrisome which is why every effort should be made to treat coprophagia.

The exact reason why they eat berries isn't quite known (it could be for nutrition, or it could simply be because they taste good) but domesticated dogs also enjoy different kinds of berries.

Researchers have uncovered a genetic difference between wild wolves and domesticated dogs which explains why they interact with humans differently.