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DID YOU KNOW?Dogs were the firstanimals to bedomesticated, more than15,000 years ago.ANIMALSsomanyfacts.com

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Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated, more than 15,000 years ago.

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Dogs descend from an ancient population of wolves and were domesticated by hunter-gatherers well before farming began. They were tamed long before any crop or other animal.

Source: Domestication of the dog (Wikipedia)

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