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SentientMeat777 t1_j8i5vrq wrote

Reply to comment by Cinade in Upon hearing recordings of wolf howls, older family dogs from more ancient breeds respond with longer howls — suggesting that genetic similarity with wolves affects dogs’ repertoire by marketrent

Chihuahuas are an ancient breed arent they?

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Cinade t1_j8i7371 wrote

True, it seems they were Aztec heating pads/tasty side dishes depending on the day of the week.

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rysworld t1_j8pdyrr wrote

Something like more than 95% of the DNA of any given modern chihuahua is post-columbian. There was an ancient breed called a chihuahua, and then there was another breed later made to look kind of like them.

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