Wudi@feddit.uk to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoShould I get a dog? What to know about pet ownership as a scientistwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
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minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoWas there also a theory that the early dogs were a kind of “down syndrome” versions, so they were more docile, more social with lower IQ. Not literaly “down syndrome” but genetic disorder that has similar affects.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoLow testoserone. They saw they could live off the scraps the humans threw away, and were willing to risk getting close to the humans for an easy meal.
Was there also a theory that the early dogs were a kind of “down syndrome” versions, so they were more docile, more social with lower IQ.
Not literaly “down syndrome” but genetic disorder that has similar affects.
Williams Syndrome.
Low testoserone.
They saw they could live off the scraps the humans threw away, and were willing to risk getting close to the humans for an easy meal.