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Biologists discover that curiosity stands out as the main difference between the domesticated dog and the wolf.
How Did Wolves Evolve? | National Geographic
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[@CappitranoBellephant]

I love how he's just chillin with some random wild wolves lol.

[@Life_moreabundantly]

Ikr 🐺

[@azuldraconic5141]

But,how?

[@SusanPonce]

those wolve pups were adorable

[@paddyknuckles9366]

still trips me out that a poodle came from a wolf.

[@lizacosta6647]

Or a chihuahua 💀

[@isaacdiakite3264]

@@lizacosta6647 Or a Shi Tzu or a Yorkie.

[@sid-yq6rh]

imagine an english bulldog or pug

[@DogFoxHybrid]

An original, big poodle is a pretty big, powerful dog.

[@hulick6910]

The Wolf is more like a cousin of the dog instead of an ancestor!

[@777Skeptic]

"How do we know they're not gonna turn around and bite us at the next moment?" Because the ones that did didn't get to pass their genes on to the next generation.

[@slackerengi2401]

Yeah basically Dog's still kill people, but that's mostly negligence and or abuse from the owners

[@infinitetundra]

Natural Selection

[@SteveVi0lence]

This is how feminists want to make us all cucks

[@jesibeII]

Survival of the Friendliest

[@ryanmathis8286]

You still see dogs do that today low number of cases but you still see it

[@jonathancummings6400]

Wolf pups are just too adorable. It's clear that some fierce Ice Age hunters were able to break the Wolves they acquired as pups eventually into Dogs. They simply destroyed all Wolves that behaved normally, only allowed useful, friendly ones to live.

[@veryhonestlad9861]

Now change ice age hunters into our goverment and change biting wolve into disobedient human

[@jonathancummings6400]

@@veryhonestlad9861 No. Into the first Governments, and the Neolithic farmers under their rule. Then you have the first Civilizations, that's indeed what happened. The best known, Egypt, Mesopotamian states, and China, that is how they had achieved unity, absolute control of the populace.

[@Kingx90]

I don’t think they necessarily “destroyed” all wolves that behaved normally- but rather chose to not associate with them. Only associated with the more docile, curious ones.

[@FireChildSlytherin5]

Those baby wolves are so cute.

[@ruthymateiangel]

1:38 omg that stretch though 😭🤍🤍🤍😆 so cute!!! They look like regular dogs!

[@waringaw.m6350]

IKR!!!

[@BullyGarfield.]

yes reminds me of my puppy

[@ngannsipharo2161]

Please stop saying dog is a wolf

[@ruthymateiangel]

@@ngannsipharo2161 I said they look like dogs, dogs came from wolfs anyway.. I don’t see a problem with that. get over yourself

[@mathapelosekotlo7418]

So cute

[@OG-GenX065]

Every dog (canis familiaris) is just a wolf (canis lupus) in cute skin. When you learn dog language it's truly amazing.

[@josephmendoza9523]

And they do some of the same stuff that Wolves do. I mean, the only difference is that dogs know we will give them food. Obviously, they are aware we will feed them. That's why they relay so much on us feeding them that they lost the ability to hunt, but if there's one thing that dogs do have in common with wolves is there are overprotectiveness of the pack. Dogs Do not just see us as friends or family they see us as members of the pack. And what is it that you do in the pack? protect each other because dogs know we will protect them, so in return, they protect us.

[@StephWestgate]

I’ve been researching the domestication of dogs all day, and I think I have the word “dog” permanently engraved in my brain

[@tongampasaribu3914]

I'm still wondering how the wolves evolved into corgis

[@Thejigglerofjiggs78902]

Birth

[@godzilla964]

They're mutants. Corgi's basically have dwarfism which was caused by humans selectively breeding them to look that way.

[@mimorisenpai8540]

Human breed wolf/dog who suffered from dwarfism

[@mikewehr7887]

The mega blarr gene

[@777Skeptic]

Wolf > dog prototype that went through our trash for food > dog > explosion of breeds from English dog shows/competitions > corgi prototype > some Englishman thought the prototype was cute so he made more > corgi

[@djpx49]

Now I want a wolf pup!!! :)

[@hulick6910]

Dogs and wolves shared a common ancestor Around 40000 years ago!

[@kingofnara]

its kind of what the video is about

[@skyforgerpack3645]

Which was a wolf.

[@zakynthinosellin]

​@@skyforgerpack3645different spiecie though...just like monkeys and humans.

[@teamstudent]

I love wolves

[@ngannsipharo2161]

Same

[@ngannsipharo2161]

Wild dog

[@MrSur512]

Beautifully put

[@neokennime6756]

I'm sooooo jealous of the students

[@Kataang101]

Very interesting and informative!

[@triggerhappy899]

I like this guy, Clive, the way he talks and looks into the camera is very dramatic

[@larrycandela6193]

good video. I was apprehensive that the researchers were going to posit that wolf pups could be turned into dogs, but they correctly state that wolves are not dogs, having been separated by 40,000 years of evolution.

[@stevesonza3374]

Considered the same species however. They can reproduce and produce viable offspring. The Wolf-Dog.

[@jimini1976]

Many different levels of Wolfdogs too.

[@abelmantor2449]

One of my favorite animals

[@yayayummy04]

Those wolves are the cutest thing ever!!!!!!!

[@veryhonestlad9861]

Hows life been these 12 years

[@jeromekrupp3116]

Nice Cammaro!

[@roshoot4388]

Wolfs are my favorite animals there so cute when there babys

[@jaydenandzara3121]

I love animals 💖

[@andyroubik5760]

Interesting video. But it had nothing to do with the evolution of wolves.

[@rayrached96]

I already have two masters and this video is telling me it's time to change my major..

[@MizzStephy0703]

Sooo cute ♥

[@mathapelosekotlo7418]

THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE I SOME TIMES WANT TO TAME A WOLF CLOUDED LEPORARD AND A LION, WILD DOG

[@grendelee]

Did he just ask that wolf "Hey, hows tricks?" lol

[@BEENIECRIS]

So cool

[@dennisdmenace2416]

My theory about why wolves teamed up with humans is being itched. I have a wolf hybrid and she loves to get itched. It feels great and they can't do it themselves.

[@kadycast1673]

Look at the movie alpha. It shows u everything

[@wezlo8733]

Sure it could be a possible factor but not solely that.

[@tailorforeman7082]

meanwhile my dog ran to my laptop when the wolf sneaked the toy🤣

[@ErichoTTA]

I suppose it's too easy to assume this is the same way we got cats?

[@andrewnewsom7339]

A chihuahua came from one of the deadliest predators on the planet… the rhe chihuahua is still absolutely terrifying

[@mekaziona]

Interesting. I want to research this now:)

[@jimmieleepatterson]

I can be on board with the domesticated dog being a perpetual child. One of the big differences between wolves and dogs is adult wolves don't play with each other

[@Jaronite]

It began with a different strain of the wolves' DNA, causing them to retain their "cub" senses. This semi-evolution that never got completed then becomes an entire new species of wolves who are friendly to early humans.

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

@@Jaronite This seems like a completely unconfirmed theory lol.

[@kloeypoints9060]

My dream job is a exotic animal worker. I love animals so much!!!!!

[@Chile-ChimueloFurianocturna_YT]

Dog + Wolf

[@alexharo7925]

That would make it a hybrid known as the "Wolf Dog" which is illegal to own or keep as a pet

[@skyforgerpack3645]

@@alexharo7925 It's not illegal. There are some places that restrict ownership, but many areas where there are no restrictions.

[@rkharty]

I know that dog park! I love it-it's in sf

[@slingslang2934]

Apparently my pitbull and rottie were bred to be sweethearts

[@aveliiu]

They were breed to fight.

[@MyLifeToons]

curiosity killed the cat, in this case, the wolf

[@Anoukbetterridge]

curiosity killed the cat but kept the wolf alive.

[@HiloFarmersMarket]

omg i wana freakin wolf pup damnit!!!!

[@SubparPanda]

Interesting.

[@RizzStar_118]

3:55 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Inn0IWNL]

Confirmed: wolf pups hates racing strips

[@kasrkinmullet]

I came for the puppies

[@mcook311]

I can't wait for this to come out!

[@mustafaahmed6999]

Maybe all shepherds come from wolf but what about other's like chuawa, pug, poodle, bulldog, great Dane, mastiff and many others

[@skyforgerpack3645]

All domestic dogs came from wolves.

[@Metaphysics-for-life]

@alehax27 I don't see the practical application for dog owners either - however, if you have a wolf mix like I do it really helps explain why she behaves so differently than my other dogs!

[@AldridgeFarmstead]

They wouldn’t survive in the wild if they were not afraid because the reality is everything is most likely trying to eat u in the wild or vise versa , dont want to be injured

[@charles5895]

How do we know they aren’t going to bite us? We have trust in them, and they trust us. That’s why dogs rarely, if ever harm us on purpose unless we are not their owner and we are attacking his/her owner or the dog.

[@ngannsipharo2161]

Yes but dog are even more danger

[@unprofessionalvids]

whoops! I thought I was watching the Onion

[@BananaMike780]

@Richmunnich You could also say birds are entirely dinosaurs. After all, theres no crossbreeding there, either.

[@Snakue]

So thats why my stoopid dog killed my turtle killer instincts

[@haydencutrone6443]

I have 2 dogs a labordoodle and Yorkie

[@Chile-ChimueloFurianocturna_YT]

Hay que te amo mucho que onda Lobo

[@stephendean2896]

They have good reasons to fear humans.

[@corettaha7855]

Curiosity is juvenile.

[@Ninawena]

I was looking up Miley Cryus and this came up.

[@TheTundrawolf]

They evolved like this: Aroooooooooo!

[@StoptheEvilNWO]

This video title is misleading it's about the evolution of dogs, not wolves

[@waringaw.m6350]

Bruh it says "how did wolves evolve" which means how did wolves evolve into dogs.

[@waringaw.m6350]

Also yes I did reply to an 8 year old comment.

[@deplorablecovfefe9489]

Humans obviously found some wolf pups and kept them as a curiosity just like kids do today. The most tame stuck around... the dog was born....why do these "experts" even assume anything else? People have tried to keep ALL animals as pets at one time or another.

[@dannggg]

Where’s the full vid!!!

[@NaStYaYeLeNa]

I still dont get how a chihuahua came orginally from a Wolf...

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

Do you understand and accept evolution?

[@DanielRodriguez-cv3xb]

I didn't believe all dog breeds come from wolf's but now I reaserch it and it is true all dogs come from wolves the english bulldog to the chihuahua but they were also other canines like coyotes wild dogs foxes I don't know if the africans ever domesticated wild dogs

[@MarkDoesWork]

@patroller4u xD Scared by noise? Sounds like my dauschund ;D

[@farvision]

@alehax27 It's bad practice to always ask for practical applications of new knowledge because you will suppress the applications. In this case it may mean they can trace the genes of curiosity and find out how curiosity works in some irrelevant species called homo sapiens.

[@sydddrew]

funny moment at 3:55

[@dustinfarley]

Dogs communicate with only their given senses and are clearly meant for human beings to have as pets, not to be wilderness survived. I can't see how they have developed into so many breeds from a gray wolf alone honestly without some sort of technology that provides new ways of splicing or editing genes to develop into new breeds. Every ancient or modern living thing on earth adapts to what environment they are bred into. Dogs are much different than any type of animal on earth in my opinion. That's over centuries and centuries, going back 1000s of years. The chihuahua was around in Mexico 1900 years ago. How is that possible without some sort of special development, not basic evolution and natural selection from a gray wolf. Wolves breed with wolves. Whether smaller versions of the wolf or not, nothing can produce that of the size of a chihuahua from a gray wolf. What kind of ancient environment did they grow from to adapt to live/survive in. And they say all dogs originated from the gray wolf. To me it seems there were civilizations much more advanced thousands of years ago than led to believe. Dogs have a code that goes back to one basic code of breeding. Like they're developed from something/someone that made/created them. Animals only breed with those alike to them, lions with lions, cheetahs with cheetahs, certain breeds of birds with those distinct certain breeds of birds, rarely do they co-create. Everything has a code of conduct with breeding standards within it, that is stuck to their species, unless edited otherwise.

[@Firebird00500]

@GoogleVideoMan Uh, no. Dog breeds is an example of microevolution. Wolves are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from dogs. They're an entirely different species. Watch the video, do some research and you'll find that across breeds, dogs have similarities with how they learn (and other things) and those similarities do not exist with wolves. This means that wolves are a classic example of macroevolution.

[@amazingscout278]

I believe dogs should be like wolves and they should be outside all the time like a wolf

[@Whocares158]

Agreed.

[@ryanspivey8969]

I don’t see why you believe that. Dogs are basically a human creation and have been socialized by humans. They even indicated in the video that one of the first steps to domesticating wolves was spending 24\7 with them for a few weeks to build a social bond with a human. Artificial selection has taken place and believing that a dog should be kept outside 100% of the time and spending much of it’s time away from the person whom it has a social bond with is counter intuitive to the dog’s species. What you’re saying is the same as implying that humans should be treated the same as primates and spend all their time out in the jungle or African plains.

[@genuinely.faking]

4:33 Pudge, pudge. ^.^

[@luvtwinkie1993]

1:05 that girls looks alot like jake gyllenhaal

[@xtianity2023]

Can we domesticate Wolves even we did before? Maybe there new type of Dogs. Just wondering

[@wurcowejcif9664]

What if they did this with lions.

[@sydddrew]

@sablechicken or how dogs evolved from wolves.

[@samanthatorres6749]

Wolves are amazing pack leaders

[@leonesperanza3672]

Are you sure pugs ancestors are wolves? 😂😂

[@alehax27]

why does this matter? I don't see any practical applications.

[@iFoxOnTop]

I AM IN 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@alitlweird]

They evolved?

[@Mr.Quinnn]

I learned this 8th grade. Smh

[@husnihassan9037]

That hot blonde lives in Chicago. I'm gonna look her up.

[@sablechicken]

Need to fix the title....Maybe "How dogs evolved?" or "How wolves evolved into dogs"

[@yungcashregisterakalilbroo5486]

God is #1

[@intelin123]

Not true. You cant say the same about cats.

[@kadycast1673]

Cats werr tigers once and share gentics with tigers

[@skyforgerpack3645]

@@kadycast1673 No they weren't. The only relation they share with Tigers is that they're both felines.

[@skyforgerpack3645]

Yes true, and cats didn't evolve from cats such as tigers or lions.

[@GhostyInTheGraveyard]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Cutest damn furrah bastards evar!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@anamarianeaga3342]

Wolf ar dogs in the wild

[@caiusKeys]

Neoteny...

[@dragonsissiy]

@jgq85 Ok that explained nothing. How about some facts behind that? Also, ever heard of DNA and how we can trace it to things? Yeah you might want to look into that before you comment on something that has many facts behind it.

[@zakynthinosellin]

Many dogs can survive by their own and we have seen it in the countryside every day....just let them in the wild and you will understand.😊

[@farvision]

@GoogleVideoMan read about ring species. explain tiktaalik and hundreds of other transitional fossils. Explain phylogenetic trees. Read original scientific papers on evolution at pubmedcentral. Stop making a fool out of yourself.

[@unordinarywolf4154]

Wolfs would never kill dogs wolfs and dogs are family just like cats and lions

[@slackerengi2401]

Goddam that's ballsy to just be with a pack of wolves Talk about the ultimate dog's though

[@mgtowtalk3402]

So their claim is dogs came from wolves because some wolves thousands of years ago weren't as self reliant? How can you prove they evolved? I know what it means, but how can you prove that's what happened?

[@monkeysign123]

Some wolves became "Friendly" with people that fed them. Some pups were captured and keep as "Pets'. The nice wolves were bred and once again the pups were keep as pets. And after decades of doing this, you got dogs.

[@Shootskas]

DNA

[@oliverbeaumont8000]

Complete bollox, no experts present. Failure method of research and experiment.

[@skyforgerpack3645]

This has been demonstrated through genomic research.

[@Dayonetheone]

@DarkAnima696 ahahaha

[@Abbie_Loves_John]

They Did Not Evolve

[@walteriamusic5556]

Abbie, You are very correct, there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE to back up their claim. Thank you...

[@TomFuIp]

fake

[@portalwalker]

what my dog didn't evolve from no satan evilution.