Maybe they are descended from wolves but never really became dogs?
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Researchers: Dogs co-operate as well as wolves
“The researchers point out that, although the kind of coordination shown in the present study may rely on more simple mechanisms than full, conscious cooperation, … ” Surely no one thinks that dogs or wolves have a theory of co-operation?
Researchers: Purebred dogs are not “biological species”
Their assertion shows, of course, what as mess the biological species concept is. If anyone does think all those breeds of dogs are really species, well…
What’s the difference between a wolf and a dog? Terminology, it seems…
Perhaps most groups of canines have never been very separate for any length of time and that fact may have served them well.
New Scientist: Monkeys “look like” they are domesticating wolves
Then that is the monkeys’ mistake, not the wolves’: In the alpine grasslands of eastern Africa, Ethiopian wolves and gelada monkeys are giving peace a chance. The geladas – a type of baboon – tolerate wolves wandering right through the middle of their herds, while the wolves ignore potential meals of baby geladas in favour Read More…