Speaking of Psychology cover image

Survival of the Friendliest with Brian Hare, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

00:00

Dog Evolution From Wolves - What's Domestication?

When we normally think about domestication, we think about humans controlling animal breeding and animal reproduction. But there's actually what we think based on some experiments. An earlier stage of domestication that influenced many species is a big part of the story of dog evolution from wolves. It's when natural selection shapes animals and really kind of pushes them in a direction towards being domesticated.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app