[ExI] nova on dogs

[spike at rainier66.com]

Amazing stuff, ja?  That Nova on dogs proposes the theory that dogs descend
from wolves who have the same sequence of genes that cause Williams-Beuren
syndrome in humans.  If they are right, it explains a lotta lotta.  

 

For so long I wondered if dogs love us for food, or just love us.  I have
seen my own dog leave his own treat to come for some lovin from his peoples.
Could he be a wolf with WBS?  I have met a human with that syndrome, and I
do see the similarities with a dog's personality traits.

 

spike

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 20 September, 2023 7:52 AM
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Subject: nova on dogs

 

 

 

I have been a fan of Nova for most of my life (the TV series.)  I now get it
on internet.  

 

The episode on dog domestication whacks it outta the park.  It answers some
questions I have wondered about for some time, such as: do dogs love us
because we feed them, or do they love us because evolutionary psychology
somehow created the brain circuitry for them to love us?

 

spike

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