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shepherdjerred on Oct 12, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Meterorite chunk crashes into house, bedroom, pill...

It’s lucky that our ancestors selectively bred them so that we get to benefit from them today.

lovemenot on Oct 13, 2021 [–]

It's lucky that there were innate characteristics in dogs' ancestral species, which allowed for their domestication.

Tail-wagging in juvenile wolves and foxes was selected for in adult dogs. Their acutely sensitive hearing and olfactory sense complements our eyes etc.

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