Domesticated animals were likely kept for practical reasons ... Paintings and carvings found by archaeologists in ancient campsites and tombs also indirectly show that dogs may have been kept ...

One of the first animals domesticated by humans is the dog. Researchers believe that the first domestic dogs acted as hunting companions and guard dogs for ancient peoples. However, this has only ...

The analysis reveals that dog domestication can be traced ... "Dogs are our oldest and closest animal partner. Using DNA from ancient dogs is showing us just how far back our shared history ...

The genetic history of the aurochs, an extinct cattle species, was a mystery until scientists analyzed DNA found in the bones ...

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets—animals kept for companionship, not for food or ...