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New DNA analysis says your pooch's ancestors were Central Asian wolves

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imageYou've come a long way, baby.moggafogga, CC BY-NC-ND

Dogs' origin story goes something like this: sometime between 16,000 and 30,000 years ago, there were some stressed-out hungry wolves whose hunting territory had been encroached upon by humans. Luckily, these wolves were resourceful and they noticed human beings have a tendency to leave delicious...

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