The overall sentiment is one of curiosity and agreement, seen in statements like 'reflect its lupine ancestry' and enthusiasm for educational videos, which demonstrate engagement with scientific topics; tone varies from playful to serious, contributing to a nuanced exploration of dingo and dog domestication.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions acknowledge the article's insights into dingo domestication and agree that it offers valuable understanding, especially with references like 'Shipman concluded that
InterestHigh interest
Participants show high interest, citing favorite videos, sharing studies, and engaging with the subject matter through enthusiastic comments such as 'instantly so so high up on my all-time favorite YouTube videos list'.
EngagementModerate engagement
Many commenters respond to the discussion with reflections on evolution and domestication, including mentions of scientific studies and ideas like 'who domesticated who!', indicating moderate but thoughtful engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
These discussions potentially influence perceptions of dog domestication by highlighting scientific evidence and debates, like 'what the dingo says about dog domestication,' which could impact how people think about the origins of domestic dogs.
Abstract in brief
The text explains that domestic dogs are descended from Pleistocene gray wolves and highlights the complexity of their domestication process, with the dingo serving as a key example due to its ambiguous status as a wild or domesticated canid.
It discusses various evidence—anatomical, behavioral, biogeographic, molecular—that helps understand dingoes’ place in history, noting their relationship with humans and their adaptation to the Australian environment while remaining behaviorally independent.
Overall, the article emphasizes that domestication is a long-term process rather than a single event, which helps clarify the debate over whether dingoes should be considered a domesticated species or a wild canid with some domestic traits.]
With dingoes showing behaviors somewhere between wolves and dogs and exhibiting only slight genetic ability to consume starchy foods or tolerate captivity, Shipman concluded that "A dingo is a wolf on its way to becoming a dog, that never got there."
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Michael Reagan
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The Anatomical Record
@AnatRecord · X
What the dingo says about dog domestication by Pat Shipman @PatShipman is now available in the latest issue of The Anatomical Record. #VeterinaryAnatomy #anatomy #dogs #dingo #Canis
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Tim Smith
@TimSmit02313649 · X
See the new paper on the mysteries of the dingo, in January 2021 issue of @AnatRecord, available via Open Access. https://t.co/3bfEaj6MU4 https://t.co/UBufw4VbKR
Dogs and humans developed mutual gaze behaviors during domestication, which strengthened their bond through a positive feedback loop involving oxytocin, a hormone related to social attachment.
The dingo, native to Australia, has an intriguing evolutionary history, being a domesticated animal that reverted to the wild. It plays a vital role in Australian ecosystems. Discover more about dingoes' biology and…
Two things I feel like you don’t see in post-apocalyptic media that would be core components of that kind of society are bikes and dogs.
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@Serena_Partrick Here is probably my favourite YouTuber, the amazing "Gutsick Gibbon", a Biological Anthropologist, on our relationship with dogs:
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Vou deixar aqui um dos meus videos favoritos de um dos meus temas favoritos (É em inglês). Recomendo pra quem tiver de bobeira
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this is a good explanation of how homo sapiens and canines domesticated each other. fascinating.
ngl i think about this every nite at dinner when the dogs beg for scraps and NO dogs can’t eat from the table b/c that’ll upset all the rulez
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Brook Hines
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@kenjera2 we don’t have evidence of neanderthal + canine cooperation. which is weird. they stayed as competitors.
when homo sapiens arrived, that’s when it changed. again, WEIRD.
and you have to ask…who domesticated who!
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instantly so so high up on my all-time favorite YouTube videos list: https://t.co/dOYGJMGIYZ
And absolutely my favorite 100K celebration vid.
Congrats @Gutsick_Gibbon!
Traits of the dingo reflect its lupine ancestry, a certain degree of accommodation to human company, and unique adaptations to the demands of its habitat.
Shipman 2020 @AnatRecord What the #dingo says about #dog #domestication
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Dr Kylie Cairns
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@AddisTweets @BiostatPL @Farmer_Dave999 @EuanRitchie1 @DingoResearch I’ve posted multiple studies, some are mine and some are not. All are peer reviewed. Here are some more: https://t.co/zVvnWCO3jr & https://t.co/NbodZOTZ9W & https://t.co/9A0iV04iX6 & https://t.co/Rib5OjshCk & https://t.co/wUQbaCueUw & https://t.co/hUuaXascgz
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Soharni Tennekoon
@ceylonstreetdog · X
RT @alexacapra: What the dingo says about dog domestication
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Dogs and more
@alexacapra · X
What the dingo says about dog domestication
"...improve our understanding of the ancient process of domesticating the dog? "
#dogs #perros #собака #dogbehavior #dogtraining #clickertraining #caninescience via @KubinyiEniko
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cerise_masquee
@cerise_masquee · X
RT @recherche_anima: Ce que dit le #dingo sur la #domestication des #chiens
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Société française de Zoosémiotique
@SfZoosemiotique · X
RT @recherche_anima: Ce que dit le #dingo sur la #domestication des #chiens
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Gircor, recherche animale et alternatives
@GIRCOR · X
Ce que dit le #dingo sur la #domestication des #chiens
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Aussie Canis dingo
@jennyleeparker3 · X
What the #Dingo says about dog domestication https://t.co/o0j7gsr1fj
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Nathan
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Do You Believe In Dog?
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Fraser Island Dingo.
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Cleve Hicks
@Cleve_Hicks · X
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Susan P. Cohen
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JOE WAYNE
@Waynedogtrainer · X
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Dog Cognition SE
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Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere
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Kintsugi
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Eniko Kubinyi
@KubinyiEniko · X
With dingoes showing behaviors somewhere between wolves and dogs and exhibiting only slight genetic ability to consume starchy foods or tolerate captivity, Shipman concluded that "A dingo is a wolf on its way to becoming a dog, that never got there."
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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
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What the dingo says about dog domestication https://t.co/GtPoHxge6A
What the dingo says about dog domestication by Pat Shipman @PatShipman is now available in the latest issue of The Anatomical Record. #VeterinaryAnatomy #anatomy #dogs #dingo #Canis
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Tim Smith
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See the new paper on the mysteries of the dingo, in January 2021 issue of @AnatRecord, available via Open Access. https://t.co/3bfEaj6MU4 https://t.co/UBufw4VbKR
University Press. Shipman, P. (2021). What the Dingo Says about Dog Domestication. The Anatomical Record, 304(1), 19–30. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24517
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