Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for May 06, 2012
May 05, 2012
May 07, 2012
Transcript:
verne: you know, RJ....dogs don't lick their master's faces out of affection... RJ: Maybe if I don't answer, he'll stop. verne: ...in caveman days, dogs started hanging with humans to eat their trash... Rj: He's not stopping. soon, dogs would stand guard for scraps...and some of those scraps ended up in cavemen's beards... and thus, the modern dog's face licking is merely an instinctual search for a snack.... verne: he's still talking. verne: humans...when will they learn?...always trying to anthropomorphize animals! RJ: dig it! no matter how the ipad turns, the flying pandorian smurf people always stay upright! hammy: but...what if I want to look at the smurf people upside down? verne: Sigh.
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Ol’ Moldy Shell’s actually off on this one; face-licking is older than domestication. It derives from puppies licking the faces of pack members returning from hunts, to stimulate them to regurgitate a few pre-digested noms..@Nab, perhaps you should actually study the science behind canid domestication (including archaeology, biology, and genetics) before tossing out scientists’ “silly theories” on the basis of a particular breed simply looking like some wild species. You’re putting forth a rather poor standard for any kind of science..I’m also aware of Belyaev’s Siberian fox experiments; the foxes were not simply kept in captivity but were specifically bred for tameness. The ability of any canid to be domesticated hasn’t been anywhere close to proven, as there are still wild ones we’ve hardly any knowledge of.