The Evolution of the Dog

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[@animalorigins]

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[@fleshanthos]

I skipped right the hell THRU that ad. You might want to put it at the end of the video if you want more views.

[@sang3Eta]

Could have better explained how the BearDog was the ancestor to both Bears and Wolves evolving differently due to their environment.

[@syitiger9072]

Love to see one about tigers

[@combatkiller7881]

Looks like your new to the youtube scene, so i am gonna give you some tips, as i saw a lot of corrected mistakes 1. Slow down, you dont have to talk so fast. 2. If your following a script, then why are you correcting your speech with text's? 3. The corrections are at times too quick, all i see it a blimb of text, in the split second it takes me to notice it, its gone. Need to leave it on screen a while longer. Thats my 2cents and i hope you take what i said onboard as its a really great video and hope you do more than what your currently putting out. Keep up the good work. Cheers,

[@sang3Eta]

@Tegu Iguana It's called Animal Origins though. The Beardog wasn't a cross it was the origin of both bears and dogs. Origin (noun) The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.

[@locomotivefaox]

I like to think of canids as pretty much our evolutionary co-op player.

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@locomotivefaox]

@@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600 smosh :D

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@locomotivefaox dogs are mankinds best friend forever :)

[@joeljuarez1263]

🤙

[@shinysniper9537]

Tierzoo gang?

[@andrewharris9302]

I had a pet coyote as a kid . We took the pup after her mom was ran over. He was a good boy a bit hyper tho. He died at age 8 from a wild hog attack

[@DeezNuggz]

😢

[@AdventureSupreme]

"Many dogs are very, very cute." That has to be my favoruite summary of any video I've seen on KZbin.

[@5610winston]

They can be. My Norwegian Elkhound pretending to be a lap robe or a heating pad certainly is.

[@stewartgames6697]

In medieval Japan tanuki hide was used during the process of hammering gold nuggets into gold leaf. This led to an association between tanuki and wealth, and depictions of tanuki using their "sacks" to literally store and carry around their gold stash. Merchants began to put up tanuki sculptures and paintings in their store fronts, as a sort of way to beckon wealth and prosperity to come to the property. And the bigger the tanuki's man-purse, the more luck and wealth the statue/painting would bring.

[@rickmoreau2803]

Suddenly Tom Nook makes more sense

[@kinglyzard]

Excellent video. It should be noted that the domestication of dogs was a huge milestone for our species, leading directly to shepherding and farming.

[@AL-fl4jk]

DNA phylogeny suggests we domesticated dogs three separate times in isolated events

[@shorelinefishing9213]

In all honesty it’s probably one if the most impressive yet funnest reads of human history

[@BaeBunni]

@@AL-fl4jk probably because it's a good idea, it's convergent thinking to assume a carnivorous pack animal would make a good hunting partner.

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@andrewblake2254]

Before that it led to far more effective hunting. Men and dogs together are formidable.

[@I-like-feet-pics]

this is indeed a "what da dog doin" moment

[@SatireDepartment]

Fr

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

The dog evolvin thats what its doin

[@chunkykong01]

Damn, couldn't have said it any better

[@kinglyzard]

@@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 Domesticated animals are the poster children of evolution. Dogs especially led to the domestication of other animals, including us.

[@mns188]

That was the first thing that crossed my mind

[@fathanfachri]

Alternate title: Dog lore

[@dinohall2595]

Not only was this informative, it was also hilarious! I really want to know why raccoon dogs are depicted in Japan as having big televisions now...That's what you were going to say, right?

[@mikeoveli1028]

I don't think they would have bleeped television hehe hehe

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

@@mikeoveli1028 /whoosh

[@kinglyzard]

Racoon Dogs, or Tanuki, are in Japanese legend shape shifters. I'd have like to have heard that part too.

[@lionguardfan2019]

male bits. enough said.

[@-_J_-]

The cutout was hilariously unexpected XD

[@asimovstarling8806]

Among the dogs that can climb, you left out the dingo, which can in fact climb trees. among domestic dogs, there's a breed that was specifically bred to climb cliffs and hunt puffins.

[@5610winston]

Lundehund!

[@GenericDan]

They can but aren't really that good at it, I'm assuming. They have the wrist flexibility but probably lack the claws.

[@kevmasengale6903]

Laying in bed, with my dog curled up next to me, watching this amazing video!

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

He's prolly thinking... "Shall I lick my junk now or in a little while..." Lol...

[@Pandaboss1]

I’m sitting next to my dog and watching this

[@sgvincent100]

Same. My GSD is having a field day barking at all its ancestors.

[@tobiasedwards2643]

Such a great way to end the video “many dogs are very very cute”

[@UrGirlsTurdCutterChurnedButter]

Was really hoping this video would explain how we went from wolves to an English Bulldog 😂 but still very entertaining

[@rd6203]

Well, that's pretty obvious: sadism

[@kyrab7914]

There's actually a lot of extinct dog breeds between then and now. Some of them even recent enough to have pictures; for instance, the Old English bulldog. You can also see in older photos that the dog breeds we have today... Did not always look like that.

[@UrGirlsTurdCutterChurnedButter]

@@kyrab7914 yeah I’ve seen that before and it’s crazy how much they’ve changed from overbreeding

[@kyrab7914]

@@UrGirlsTurdCutterChurnedButter it really is. Also extinct breeds blew my mind for some reason

[@mrsanity]

@@kyrab7914 The Kennel Club with some of it's Breed Standard committees seemingly comprised of Dr Moreau and his assistants don't help........

[@alcoholic2412]

I wouldn't want to live in a world without dogs

[@staffiemama]

Good information thanks. All I know is I love my dog, my best friend, my listener, never complains, when I arrive home, his so happy to see me! Unconditional love ❤ only from a pet 🐕🐈‍⬛❣

[@privaundxd4745]

As a dog lover i know now why i also love foxes

[@starscreamsghost148]

Foxes are classified as class 5 in cuteness units. Scientists theorize that there could be a class 6, but that would require something cuter than a fox. Such thing is still hypothetical though.

[@charliesmith_]

Arctic foxes have been successfully been interbred into being pet dogs. Fun fact.

[@hipponeb]

Another great video, kinda wish we still had bear dogs

[@kinglyzard]

Uh, no you don't. They'd be horrendous predators on our livestock, our pets, our kids and us! These guys ain't Scooby-Doo!

[@theomnissiah-9120]

@@kinglyzard I feel like even if they made it to our time period they probably would have been hunted to extinction by our ancestors. I mean look what we did to the wolf

[@dutchvanderlinde4713]

Waheela in Nahanni Valley are bear dogs

[@curious5887]

Please do evolution of Buffalo, Bison, and other cattle genus

[@KhanMann66]

Yes. Bovids are super underrated and looked over because of the cow being bred over millennia to be docile.

[@Decypha77]

Please upvote this guy.

[@christosvoskresye]

I would have liked a mention of the controversy around the dingo, but I suppose that must wait for the other video you mentioned.

[@beastmaster0934]

Is it about whether or not the dingo is it’s own species or not?

[@christosvoskresye]

@@beastmaster0934 That is connected to the question of whether the dog is a species or a subspecies. The more general question is the relationship of the dingo to fully domesticated dogs and to prehistoric wolves.

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@mikecampbell7950]

Now I want to see the Evolution of seals and otters

[@stevenderks8688]

I'd just like to see real proof of evolution in any thing. But they can't prove evolution....

[@kevinkingmaker7395]

Scientific conclusion of video: "...many dogs are very, very cute."

[@robertgoss4842]

Wonderful video. Technical sounding, but only because you included such intricate species detail. I will watch for more of your fine programs.

[@matthewtyppo5727]

Would be interesting to see evolution of Horses, Deer or Bears next that would be a very interesting

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

Just type In evolution of Bears you can find a bunch of good stuff on them and horses as well. Follow Sci-show I think they did one on horses

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@matthewtyppo5727]

I know that I just want to see his spin on it

[@jurassicgamer8312]

OMG YYYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHH DOGS!!!! Can't wait

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@jurassicgamer8312]

@@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600 what's your problem man? Chill

[@rd6203]

Dogs win the world. No question: best thing ever

[@carlweston4808]

Scientifically speaking many dogs are very cute

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I love Bush Dogs. I never knew they existed until recently and they are so awesome.

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@Pandaboss1]

Give a Round of Applaus for this 👏👏👏

[@TheAnimeAlliance]

A round of paws

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Fantastic video about our furry friends (not the human furries.) Can't wait to see a video on the domestication of the dog! Keep up the fantastic work, love the content you put out!

[@tikimillie]

As a furry, im gonna make so many pre historic dog furries now

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

@@tikimillie 😆All the power to ya! Best of luck to ya!

[@KhanMann66]

@@tikimillie Hell yeah. Spread more awareness of prehistory!

[@eightbitfeline1415]

@@tikimillie hell yeah! you're doing she god's work here, we need more obscure prehistoric furry characters

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@klonekingF18]

Aw yeah Dog Lore

[@bkjeong4302]

The idea the cats outcompeted the borophagine canids ignores that cats arrived in North America at the start of the Middle Miocene, BEFORE the borophagines diversified (which was in the Late Miocene)

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@rebeccawilhelm3508]

6:55 lol :D

[@boyinblue.]

I think the reason many people like dogs is how similar they are to us in social structure. I'm a cat person myself, but i love all animals and enjoy the company of three little malformed wolves. They are intelligent and family oriented just as we are. We just fit together well.

[@boyinblue.]

@@emptyglass7867 I have one, he is my little baby.

[@SamiSLodi]

well done as always !!

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@brunobucciarati3251]

weird, just earlier today i was watching the evolution of cats and just now wanted to see the evolution of dogs, didn’t expect you to upload just that today! lol

[@genekelly8467]

In ancient Ethiopia, dog judges were used. The accused was brought before the dog judge-if the dog smiles and wagged his tail, the defendant was considered not guilty and was set free. If the judge snarled and growled , the defendant was sent for punishment/execution.

[@timjosling9298]

"Many dogs are very very cute" - yall got a citation for that???????? Very interested in an originals of the dogs video.

[@mikeyoung7660]

Great video thank you. Extremely informative

[@aleksanderpopov5060]

Great and interesting with a hint of entertaining! Thank you for your hard work.

[@Logan24855]

That’s very in-depth video 😮😮 good job 👍

[@fgconnolly4170]

I think that last bit you said was the most relevant and important piece of information, dogs are indeed very cute

[@noliyoshida7486]

I wonder if the different dog breeds will be considered separate species when excavated by paleontologists milleneas later (not neccesarily humans) when they've all gone extinct because of such a wide varitey of morphology?

[@Abdullah-uv2pv]

Nah, the information presently isn't going to dissappear. They will know, we will find a way for information to last forever.

[@tjarkschweizer]

@@Abdullah-uv2pv Don't be too certain about that. Nothing lasts forever.

[@PlainsPup]

Yessss!!! Canid evolution! Thank you!

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@axolotl5327]

I can't handle this much detail

[@pumaconcolor2855]

There are a few taxa from Pliocene and Pleistocene North America traditionally assigned to Canis and regarded as being closely related, if not directly ancestral, to Gray Wolf and Coyote. These existed in the same environment as the Dire wolf ancestors after they split from the lineage that leads to the Wolf. So are they indeed part of the lineage that leads to Aencyon? Are they representative of an early (or more) instance of back migration into North America? Some other branch of the family? I can't wait to see if any new study comes out to takle this matter.

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@mikemenendez2046]

Very good video short sweet and to the point thanx

[@TheFoshaMan]

8:05 Actually, "zorro" it's the spanish translation of "Fox", so a lot of animales are referred under the term "zorros" not only the ones you're mentioning on that part xD

[@jamessparkman6604]

So that’s why the hero of early California got his name

[@TheFoshaMan]

@@jamessparkman6604 Yes mi amigo

[@Rainok]

I was hoping for a joke about Zorro but close enough

[@TheFoshaMan]

@@Rainok I'm sorry, I'll try next time if the moment is the correct one

[@joeshmoe8345]

Real cool thanks G

[@centurion2145]

Anyone know if the closing music is from a song or something that’s only for here?

[@hypercomms2001]

What about the Dingo?

[@amj.composer]

Dawgs left in the wild and then diverged

[@chaechong8199]

Nice work 👏👏👏👏

[@artworld9799]

Great video of the Evolution of dog!!

[@gamervox1707]

"domesticated dag" - Animal orgin.

[@olabaskerville]

They all are “good boy”! 🐶🐕🐩😊

[@luckyotter623]

The fox is like a perfect representation of both cat and dog.

[@StaraptorEagle]

My favourite family of mammals, hands down.

[@thefederalrepublicoferusea3900]

I like primates myself but these guys are pretty cool

[@StaraptorEagle]

Primates are awesome. I love the capuchins and lemurs. 🥰

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@Accentor100]

Great video!

[@keithfaulkner6319]

If you're going to put a note up in the corner, please leave it there long enough for us to read.

[@LiezAllLiez]

Ah, so its Tanuki, thats reponsible for that one joke: "Two Tanuki enter a bar, and leave with your wife"... or something.

[@RubRules]

6:52 😂

[@alaskajdw]

Dogs are human's best friends

[@lamar7bn]

I really like your amazing channel, but i have a suggestion if i may, a professional microphone would be great idea to make your voice purer without the faint reverb in the background. Thank you.

[@toneart1623]

I always forget the wholesome scientific naming of domestic dogs

[@fightingmachine5901]

will you make an evolution of birds video? I love your videos.

[@miguelvargasaguilar3867]

I love all the animals 😎👍

[@kj_H65f]

So what I'm hearing is the dire wolf is still closer to dogs than the gray fox is to either. Interesting!

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

"whos a good boy?? yes you are!!" :D

[@chlo_3]

POG

[@touchstoneaf]

Some recent science has indicated and some theories have come up that the main reason modern humans actually ended up ascendant is because we chose to become allies with the other main predator in our environments as we began to spread out of Africa... in a sense making both of our species a kind of super group amongst our other competitors, so that we in the end got the edge together.

[@jac7198]

more visuals of the family tree and who and who are more closely related pls

[@Dr.IanPlect]

Are asking about the phylogeny at 0:54? Ask away...

[@terrionrhodes7704]

Can you make a evolution video about parrots

[@helenabasquette7222]

dogs are kool have had a few miss them all ✌️

[@user-kh4lg9id3p]

I love Dougs!

[@maheshsuradkar]

So finally, "who let the dogs out" mystery is solved 🤣🤣

[@amriakhsan9208]

Nice, that tanuki bod caught me out of guard

[@stephanieparker1250]

It’s interesting how the snouts got longer!

[@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600]

shut up

[@wilczus222]

Borzois have a thing or two to say about that ;)

[@stephanieparker1250]

@@wilczus222 🤣💜

[@therongjr]

Must go back in time and pet a Hesperocyon! 🐶😍

[@5610winston]

Try a Norwegian Elkhound.

[@SatireDepartment]

Dog lore

[@wesleywatson2009]

Evolution of cows pls

[@Autepify]

can you do a video on sponges/cnidaria?

[@beastmaster0934]

Imagine if a few Borophagine genera survived into modern times. Perhaps they’d be the hyenas of the new world.

[@nicerock5506]

probably bison specialized

[@sgvincent100]

6:55 - lol

[@jdmj707]

If I had a spray bottle I’d be using it on you for putting the ad in the middle instead of the end.

[@justinpoliszuk9303]

Finally!

[@5610winston]

10:00 I had an conversation with a professor of paleontology who said that DNA tests had established the Florida Wolf (extinct in the late 1920s) represented the last population of dire wolves.

[@kenrudd6362]

you found a wild good boy

[@yellowflowerorangeflower5706]

New sub

[@SchroederN8]

My brain doesn't comprehend how wolves just eventually turned into pugs.

[@dudditz]

So they been cute ever since 😊

[@kierondillon4458]

Gea job!

[@user-yp7rn6tb2t]

Always remember your dog is a cute wolf

[@marble296]

Favourite subject ever

[@buttknuckles8590]

You missed the oppurtunity to title this video scientifically correct: The Evolution of a gud boi, yes a very gud boi! Otherwise splendid video!

[@AuraAraucariaceae]

Awesome

[@drrenard1277]

The mention of Arctic Fox makes me think that they were once Alopex Lagopex before being relisted as Vulpis Lagopex.

[@x2redhawk]

You should do a video on the evolution of snakes

[@bobblowhard8823]

The narrator spoke as if he was in a hurry to be somewhere.

[@gatopardoantico5657]

there is a video issue at 6:57 when you start referring to Japan :)

[@arracachita]

0:29 what are those animals name?