"The way our dogs live nowadays doesn't give them the opportunity to always express most of their intelligence. Domestication didn't make them stupid, but made them really capable of reading us and communicating with us."
"The results reveal that, taken together, modern dog breeds, dingoes, village dogs and Late Neolithic dogs had a 32% smaller brain than their wolf ancestors."
Research indicates that dogs' brains started to decrease in size at least 5,000 years ago, providing insights into their domestication. Despite smaller brains, dogs are not less intelligent than their wolf ancestors. The study suggests that modern living conditions limit dogs' ability to express their intelligence. The relationship between humans and dogs is ancient, with genetic evidence of domestication dating back over 15,000 years. The study analyzed CT scans of skulls from prehistoric and modern dogs and wolves, revealing a 32% reduction in brain size in modern breeds compared to their ancestors.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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