Cats are fascinating animals, not only because of their silly antics but also how close they are to their wild counterparts. Domestication has only influenced 13 genes in our pets. Selective breeding has had a greater impact, yielding the 73 breeds accepted by The International Cat Association (...
In particular, the translation of the story "back" into French complicates conventional distinctions of domestication and foreignization: what was originally domestication becomes foreignization, and Joyce's Irish remaking of the tale risks being overlooked....
Two instances of canine domestication occurred between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago when humans tamed wolves and turned them into dogs of various breeds, keeping the ones with the highest degree of sociality for further breeding. We now know that some of the genes associated with social behavior...
Advertisements tempt you to buy dog food because it's full of meat, and grain-free dog food seems to be a trend that is here to stay. But dogs' bodies have changed in many ways in the course of domestication, including their digestive system.A study comparing dog and wolf DNAfound that...
All throughout time, dogs have helped mankind. There is evidence of the domestication of... Read More May 10, 2021 1comments Can Pitbulls Be Service Dogs? You’ve heard of PitBulls. They’re one of the most highly debated breeds in America,... ...
Results found MDA levels increased (p<0.05), and GSH levels and CAT enzyme activity decreased, while vitamins A, E and D(3) levels did not change significantly in the brain tissue of exposed animals. In blood samples of the exposed group, MDA, vitamins A, D(3) and E levels, and CAT...
Your story was like a story within a story. It was like the writer had a conflict to decide what to write, and the cat has their own conflict, attacking the prey. And you did get cute with the prompt. 🙂 I love cat stories. It was interesting that you put the object attacked fro...
how it is. That’s why we must use extreme caution when it comes to which people (and dogs) we permit into our lives. The worst case scenario is that we could find ourselves in is looking back and saying to ourselves, “What have I gotten myself into? How did I let this happen?
Human-induced changes may happen unintentionally. The least tame lynxes may experience more stress, have shorter lives, and have fewer offspring than the lynxes that are less affected by the captive settings, leading to a process of domestication. One unwanted effect of unintended selection that is...