The research was based on something called the Neural Crest Domestication Syndrome (NCDS) hypothesis, which describes traits ...

On a wind-battered rock in the Baltic Sea, archaeologists have uncovered a puzzle that cuts to the heart of how dogs first ...

A new study has shown that Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication. The University of Arkansas found that urban ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Ancient wolves found on a human-occupied Baltic island reveal unexpected and complex forms of prehistoric human-animal interaction. Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

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A new study published today reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes Horses were probably first domesticated by the ...

"Normally you think of domestication as something that happens at the hands of humans," said Brian Hare, a Duke University evolutionary anthropologist and co-author of a bonobo research review ...