The relationship between humans and big scary wolves has come a long way to give us tiny fluffy lap dogs with very discerning tastes in expensive food.
Whose idea was it? Was it the wolves who wanted the warmth of the fire, or the humans who wanted protection from the other scary carnivores?
And take a look at the first archaeological evidence of a beloved family pet preserved with its human family for almost 15,000 years!
Featuring:
- Luc Janssens, Specialist in small animal surgery and archaeologist
- Professor Greger Larson, evolutionary genomics at the University of Oxford
- Dr Angela Perri, zooarchaeologist, Chronicle Heritage
- Professor Clive Wynne, animal psychologist, Arizona State University
Further reading:
- A new look at an old dog : Bonn-Oberkassel reconsidered
- Identification of genomic variants putatively targeted by selection during dog domestication
- Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas
Production:
- Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
- Nat Tencic, Producer
- Rebecca McLaren, Producer
- Petria Ladgrove, Executive Producer
Credits
Dogs, Archaeology, Animal Behaviour, Animals