Dogs came to North America with earliest humans: study

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Agence France-Presse
February 24, 2021

Scientists said Wednesday they had discovered the oldest remains of a domestic dog in the Americas dating back more than 10,000 years, suggesting the animals accompanied the first waves of human settlers.

Humans are thought to have migrated to North America from Siberia over what is today the Bering Strait at the end of the last Ice Age -- between 30,000 and 11,000 years ago.

The history of dogs has been intertwined with man since ancient times, and studying canine DNA can provide a good timeline for human settlement.

A new study led by the University at Buffalo analyzed the mitochondrial DNA of a bone fragment found in Southeast Alaska. The team initially thought the fragment belonged to a bear.

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https://www.rawstory.com/dogs-came-to-north-america-with-earliest-humans-study/

[Botany]

1. Onto Alaska

[CTyankee]

2. What an adorable dog? what is its breed?

[Botany]

3. Lab

She/he is just waiting to get inside and rip the shit out a house.

[Sneederbunk]

4. I can see it now. Dachshunds crossing the Bering Strait.

[Corgigal]

5. Had a beloved Dachshund once,

cutest puppies in the world. They will do anything they put their mind to, which can be a huge dilemma. Miss that little asshole, still ate his full lunch , then passed two hours later. No other dog in our house was getting his food. What a dog.

[Sneederbunk]

6. Me too. They are the best.

[zanana1]

7. I thought dogs were descendants of wolves.

It makes alot of sense to me.

[abqtommy]

8. I did a quick search and found out that dogs were domesticated between 20,000 and

40,000 years ago. Mainly in countries we now know as China and Belgium. For some perspective, one estimate is that the horse was domesticated 6,000 years ago. And it's
important to realize that selective breeding has made both species (and us humans) what we
are today!

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffnt&q=when+were+dogs+domesticated&ia=web

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=when+were+horses+domesticated&t=ffnt&ia=web