Comment on Humans domesticated wolves into dogs. Then domesticated wolves' food. Then trained dogs to protect that food from the wolves.

Green_Mouse@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• GoatTnder@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Nope, genetically wolves and dogs are basically identical. Dogs are simply hundreds of generations of domesticated wolves.

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  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    A Wikipedia scan by a layman (me) seems to say that is something that happened after their divergence from a common ancestor.

    The dog’s similarity to the grey wolf is the result of substantial dog-into-wolf gene flow,[3] with the modern grey wolf being the dog’s nearest living relative.

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You are correct. The ancestor of the modern dog is a now-extinct gray wolf different from the ones around today.

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    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The same article says they are the same species (different subspecies) 🤷‍♂️.

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    • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      How is that an upper-limit for domestication?

      Couldn’t, theoretically, domestication of the ancestor wolves cause the divergence?

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    One could theoretically create a Chihuahua/wolf hybrid. Imagine a 150lb. wolf with the brains and attitude of a Chihuahua. The mind boggles.

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    • fubo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Chihuahuolf.

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      • cloudless@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Wolfhuahua

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• Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Dogs and wolves are the same specie - just a different subspecie. A Chihuahua could breed with a wolf.

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  • SnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Christ, what spawn of hell that pairing would make.

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    • VonReposti@feddit.dk ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Hopefully a chihuahua-sized wolf and not a wolf-sized chihuahua.

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• iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As I understand it yes, but that’s why I said it was an oversimplification in my post.

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