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Sto caricando le informazioni... Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolutiondi Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger (Autore)
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Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs--household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's breeds from these village dogs, the Coppingers show how characteristic shapes and behaviors--from pointing and baying to the sleek shapes of running dogs--arise from both genetic heritage and the environments in which pups are raised. For both dogs and humans to get the most out of each other, we need to understand and adapt to the biological needs and dispositions of our canine companions, just as they have to ours. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Presenting a new idea about how dogs evolved is only a small part of this book. It covers many other topics. Why are there so many different dog breeds? How is it possible that dogs can take so many diverse shapes and sizes, yet still be the same species? How much of canine behavior is intelligence, and how much genetic or instinctual? There's a lot of detail about several working breeds: sled dogs, livestock guarding dogs, and sheep herding dogs in particular. There is heavy criticism in this book about how working breeds have now become household pets, and the breeding of dogs for show. This book held my attention all the way to the end. (Except for one boring chapter about the scientific nomenclature of canine species.)
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