How old is The Human-Dog Friendship? | Man's Best Friend
Human-Dog Friendship | Man's Best Friend The dog is an ancient pet and which has a long history of connection with humans. Consequently, understanding the history of dogs will not only support us to understand their history, but it will also support us to understand our own history; Researchers say. Both these mammals (dogs and humans) have lived together since long. However, it is challenging to know the history of correlation between humans and dogs. A new study observes the structure of the genomes of dogs originate 11,000 years ago and sheds light on the history of this creature and the role of humans in development of 'best friend of man' . Headed by Andreas Bergstrom, a postdoctoral fellow at the Francis Kirk Institute and head of the research team, studied the structure of genomes of 27 earliest dogs in Europe and Asia. She discovered 5 main breeds of dogs worldwide which spread 11000 years ago. This study revealed that the genetic history happened during the Pale...