Dogs Have Been ‘Man’s Best Friend’ For Over 20,000 Years
January 27, 2021 8:59AM EST
How long have dogs been ‘man’s best friend’? More than 20,000 years, scientists say.
A new study released this week claims that the first humans to migrate into North American 15,000 years ago brought their dogs with them.
But the human-canine connection goes back even farther than that – it’s believed that dogs were first domesticated in Siberia some 23,000 years ago.
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