• Question: What animal evolved into the dog

    Asked by Lennen to Deborah, Euan, Maheen, Rob, Stu on 16 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Deborah Prunty

      Deborah Prunty answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      Wolves are the closest relatives to dogs. They have a common ancestor. Some of the common ancestor were taken in by early humans and domesticated. Over selective breading and a long time, the domesticated creature became all the different types of dogs that we know today.

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