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The Wolves That Became Dogs: A New Model for Rapid Domestication

Anthropology.net

Could natural selection alone turn wolves into early dogs quickly enough to match the archaeological record? Led by David Elzinga and colleagues from multiple universities, the research suggests that, under the right conditions, wolves could have evolved into dogs much faster than previously thought—possibly within just 8,000 years.