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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•26 days agoThey might be the only animal that actively chose to become domesticated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•25 days ago“Choose” really isn’t an applicable concept here, and even then dogs more likely stem from wolves hanging around of their own volition rather than kidnapped pups. And then there’s honey bees.
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They will probably have domesticated us, instead of them.
They might be the only animal that actively chose to become domesticated.
“Choose” really isn’t an applicable concept here, and even then dogs more likely stem from wolves hanging around of their own volition rather than kidnapped pups. And then there’s honey bees.