Dogs
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Why Did the Ancients Bury Their Dogs like Family Members?
Man’s best friend was also man’s first buried pet.Photograph by Pavlina Trauskeova / Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . As a kid, when my pet turtle died we had a funeral—of course—and buried him in the backyard. When the family dog passed, his remains were cremated and placed […] -
How We Really Tamed the Dog
A daring experiment builds a new tame species in just 60 years. -
Only Street Dogs Are Real Dogs
Purebreds don’t satisfy the biological definition of a species. -
If You Can’t Beat Diseases, Domesticate Them
A tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) sucking blood from human skinMarco Uliana via Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . For most of our history, wolves have been a menace to humanity. Sharp teeth, raw speed, and pack coordination put us at serious risk. Their howls still send chills down […]