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A brief history of dogs, Inspired by Keith Haring | ARTLECTURE

A brief history of dogs, Inspired by Keith Haring

/Art & History/
by David Ian Howe

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Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn’t do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you’re likely to find another species as well: dogs. So how did one of our oldest rivals, the wolf, evolve into man’s best friend? David Ian Howe traces the history of humanity’s first domesticated animal.


As anthropologist and science educator David Ian Howe explains in the animated TED-Ed lesson, trace the history of how wolves, one of humanity’s oldest rivals, evolved into the domesticated dogs we call “man’s best friend.”

Video Source: TED-Ed


Visit Ethnocynology, David Ian Howe’s Instagram page about the ancient relationship between humans and dogs.



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