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   ma𝕏pool (maxpool@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 12-Jul-2025 14:39:47 JST ma𝕏pool

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   @johncarlosbaez

   The open question is, did humans do all the work, or how much did wolfs self-domesticate under evolutionary pressure of snack dispensaries.

   "the prevailing domestication hypotheses posit that humans selectively bred wolves that were more docile. However, a competing hypothesis states that wolves that were less hostile towards humans would essentially domesticate themselves by naturally selecting for tamer wolves since that would allow for easier access to food from human settlements."

   Rapid evolution of prehistoric dogs from wolves by natural and sexual selection emerges from an agent-based model
   12 February 2025 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2646

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-domestication