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Cats may have been domesticated to control the spread of mice

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Tom and Jerry have been at it for millennia! First domestic cats appeared in Europe almost 10,000 years ago as mice spread across the continent, study reveals Cats may have been domesticated to control the spread of mice, a study finds Mice grew along with agriculture, cities and trade and domestic cats followed The house … Read more

28,500 year old dog jawbone reveals new insight into how dogs became domesticated

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28,500-year-old ‘protodog’ jawbone is found in the Czech Republic showing how dogs evolved from wolves due to their different diets Researchers found a fossilized skull and jawbone in the Czech countryside They believe it came from a ‘protodog,’ an early precursor to the dog Protodogs had split off from wolf populations and according to the greater … Read more

28,500 year old dog jawbone reveals new insight into how dogs became domesticated

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28,500-year-old ‘protodog’ jawbone found in the Czech Republic, showing how dogs evolved by crunching on bones tossed aside by humans while their wolf counterparts hunted mammoth and ate mostly meat Researchers found a fossilized skull and jawbone in the Czech countryside They believe it came from a ‘protodog,’ an early precursor to the dog Protodogs … Read more