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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

So our beloved man's best friend are just derived from the dumbest of the wolves?

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Kind of...

    The domestication of dogs brought out a lot of neoteny traits -- juvenile traits retained into adulthood. Our beloved man's best friend are derived from wolves that never fully grew up and instead remained puppy-like for their entire lives. This makes them smaller, friendlier, more submissive, and easier to train (among other things) ... but it also does make them a bit stupider.

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