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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For NowAn etching by J.E. Ridinger, an 18th-century German artist, of an auroch.

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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For NowAn etching by J.E. Ridinger, an 18th-century German artist, of an auroch.
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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For Now

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16,000-Year-Old Dog From Türkiye Is World’s Oldest Domesticated CaninePalaeolithic dog jawbone from Gough's Cave

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16,000-Year-Old Dog From Türkiye Is World’s Oldest Domesticated CaninePalaeolithic dog jawbone from Gough's Cave
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16,000-Year-Old Dog From Türkiye Is World’s Oldest Domesticated Canine

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The Natural Selection Of Stray Dogs Is Being Impacted By The War In UkraineWar Dogs: a trio of stray dogs roam a destroyed street in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast.

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The Natural Selection Of Stray Dogs Is Being Impacted By The War In UkraineWar Dogs: a trio of stray dogs roam a destroyed street in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast.
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The Natural Selection Of Stray Dogs Is Being Impacted By The War In Ukraine

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People In China Kept Leopard Cats As Pets For 3,500 Years, Before Domestic Cats Arrived Via The Silk RoadLeopard cat

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People In China Kept Leopard Cats As Pets For 3,500 Years, Before Domestic Cats Arrived Via The Silk RoadLeopard cat
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People In China Kept Leopard Cats As Pets For 3,500 Years, Before Domestic Cats Arrived Via The Silk Road

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How Did Ancient Wolves Get Onto This Remote Island 5,000 Years Ago?View from the cave Stora Förvar on the island of Stora Karlsö in Sweden.

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How Did Ancient Wolves Get Onto This Remote Island 5,000 Years Ago?View from the cave Stora Förvar on the island of Stora Karlsö in Sweden.
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How Did Ancient Wolves Get Onto This Remote Island 5,000 Years Ago?

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How Come Wild Animals Don't Have Floppy Ears? The Clue Is In Your DogA wold with prciked up ears next to a basset hound with long drooping ears

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How Come Wild Animals Don't Have Floppy Ears? The Clue Is In Your DogA wold with prciked up ears next to a basset hound with long drooping ears
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How Come Wild Animals Don't Have Floppy Ears? The Clue Is In Your Dog

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We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We ThoughtCat

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We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We ThoughtCat
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We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We Thought

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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-LikeA North American raccoon in a city trash can dumpers

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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-LikeA North American raccoon in a city trash can dumpers
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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-Like

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Why Don't We Ride Zebras?A zebra spotted in Kenya.

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Why Don't We Ride Zebras?A zebra spotted in Kenya.
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Why Don't We Ride Zebras?

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Friendly Falkland Islands “Wolf” Was Actually The Last Stronghold Of A Fox Domesticated In South Americadrawing of falkland islands wolf

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Friendly Falkland Islands “Wolf” Was Actually The Last Stronghold Of A Fox Domesticated In South Americadrawing of falkland islands wolf
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Friendly Falkland Islands “Wolf” Was Actually The Last Stronghold Of A Fox Domesticated In South America

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Prehistoric Wolves May Have Willingly Turned Themselves Into DogsPack of wolves

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Prehistoric Wolves May Have Willingly Turned Themselves Into DogsPack of wolves
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Prehistoric Wolves May Have Willingly Turned Themselves Into Dogs

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Around 4,200 Years Ago, Humans Started To Spread Domesticated Horses Across EurasiaA photo of a man wearing traditional Mongolian clothing riding on a horse as he tries to guide and capture wild horses. He is rising in a grassy field that is almost uniformly yellow from sun exposure. He has separated out a small light coloured horse while three others move away in the background.

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Around 4,200 Years Ago, Humans Started To Spread Domesticated Horses Across EurasiaA photo of a man wearing traditional Mongolian clothing riding on a horse as he tries to guide and capture wild horses. He is rising in a grassy field that is almost uniformly yellow from sun exposure. He has separated out a small light coloured horse while three others move away in the background.
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Around 4,200 Years Ago, Humans Started To Spread Domesticated Horses Across Eurasia

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Foxes May Have Been Humans’ Best Friend Long Before DogsPatagonia fox

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Foxes May Have Been Humans’ Best Friend Long Before DogsPatagonia fox
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Foxes May Have Been Humans’ Best Friend Long Before Dogs

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Are Horses Secretly Just Big Dogs?Small black dog (left) and brown horse (right) both rearing on a grassy field

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Are Horses Secretly Just Big Dogs?Small black dog (left) and brown horse (right) both rearing on a grassy field
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Are Horses Secretly Just Big Dogs?

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Why Dogs Really Wag Their Tails: New Theory Could Help Solve MysteryDog wag tail

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Why Dogs Really Wag Their Tails: New Theory Could Help Solve MysteryDog wag tail
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Why Dogs Really Wag Their Tails: New Theory Could Help Solve Mystery

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