Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...
A few years ago, I stayed in Kenya with the conservationists Karl and Kathy Ammann, who kept a rescued chimpanzee named Mzee in their home. Even as a young adult, Mzee was generally well-behaved and ...
Domestic dogs are among the most diverse mammals on the planet. From the tiny chihuahua to the towering great dane, the ...
It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...
This post is in response to Autism and "Domestication Syndrome" in Humans By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. In the post to which this is a sequel, I reported remarkable research which suggests that, to the ...