7 hours agoSensational: The 18,000-year-old puppy is found
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(7 years ago)Scientists are trying to determine whether an 18 - year - old frozen puppy found in Siberia is a dog or a wolf. The calf was only two months old when it died, but thanks to the icy conditions in Siberia, his body was perfectly preserved, including wool, skin, and teeth. DNA tests have [...]
The calf was only two months old when it died, but thanks to the icy conditions in Siberia, his body was perfectly preserved, including wool, skin, and teeth.
DNA tests have made it impossible to determine what kind of animal it is, and scientists speculate that the puppy can represent an evolutionary link between today's wolves and dogs, the Kosovas broadcasts.
Tests of genes have proved to be a male baby.
Researcher Dave Stanton of the Centre for Paleontology in Sweden told CNN that the animal could be the ancestor of dogs and wolves.
Scientists continue their DNA analysis and believe the findings can say much about dog evolution. The calf was called Dogor.
Today's dogs are believed to be descendants of wolves, but there are debates about when dogs are tamed. A 2017 study found this to be 20,000 to 40,000 years ago.
