Episode 397
Dogs evolved with climate change not prey
New research suggests that dogs evolved following climate change.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
August 23, 20153m 54s
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Show Notes
In the UK we are a nation of dog lovers but how did man's best friend become the speedy, bouncy animal we know today? Well for a long time it has been thought that dogs got faster as their prey did, in a sort of arms race, but new research from Professor Christine Janis and a team at Brown University has shown that actually, long term climate change may have been the key. Connie Orbach finds out more. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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