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XemaSab

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6. It wouldn't surprise me if the common ancestor was a lot like a dingo

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 01:39 PM

Jan 2014

The prediction would be that crossing them would result in a wolfish dog no?

But you interbreed most dogs and you get a generic yellow dog that looks like a dingo and nothing like a wolf.

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Canine Surprise: Dogs Aren’t Descended From Today’s Wolves [View all] xchrom Jan 2014 OP

This ties in with something I read maybe ten years ago starroute Jan 2014 #1

Here's something by Darren Naish that speaks to the question starroute Jan 2014 #3

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I Know This Isn't The Major Topic Of The Moment... ChiciB1 Jan 2014 #4

here you go - try this Baclava Jan 2014 #5

Thanks For This Info... ChiciB1 Jan 2014 #8

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It wouldn't surprise me if the common ancestor was a lot like a dingo XemaSab Jan 2014 #6

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To be descended from today's wolves... uriel1972 Jan 2014 #9

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No, Yahweh done made us outta clay 4,000 years ago in Eden! Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #13

I'm biased, but would love to learn that domestication began long, long ago. Orsino Jan 2014 #12