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November 22, 2002
Doggies!
Evolution of dog-human bond studied
DNA data now indicates that dogs were domesticated in East Asia, not Europe or the Middle East. (Personally, I'm not overwhelmed by it, but I'm not a scientist.) Another study shows that dogs understand human communication better than even chimpanzees. I've long been of the opinion that the human-dog bond is of a different order than any other (which in part is why I can't stand that certain East Asian countries look upon dogs as primarily a food source) and I'm glad to see a little confirmation.
Posted by Mac Thomason at November 22, 2002 01:48 PM