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August 21, 2004
Pet Dogs Became Dingoes
Once again, studies of mitochondrial DNA have revealed something interesting about the ancestral origins of species:
Aug. 3, 2004 — Dingoes, Australia's wild dogs, are descended from Asian domesticated dogs, not wolves, according to international research.
[Discovery Channel News, reporting on this PNAS abstract]
I love stuff like this. It reminds us that we humans (and our domesticated pets, for that matter) are not the pinnacle of evolution. More bad-ass stuff is yet to come. Take a look at this dingo, for example. Do you think Lassie would have a chance in an all-out claws and fangs battle with this puppy?
Kind of makes you wonder what house cats are going to evolve into...
Posted by canton at August 21, 2004 05:48 PM
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Hey! That's not it's real mouth. ;-) tee hee...
Posted by: at August 23, 2004 01:47 AM