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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    Neoteny appears to be one of the two forms of pedomorphism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny The citation for neoteny in the evolution of dog breeds in Wikipedia leads to something by Stephen J. Gould, where I probably saw it at one time...
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    I wasn't aware of any remarks that needed additional support. I will look forward to learning of any.
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    I recall seeing some scientific articles cited in the Wikipedia article I referenced. There are links there. As I said the article rather completely covers what I remember reading online in the last 6 months to a year. You can logically make no request, but I believe I've answered your question...
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    Everything I remember seeing in the past year or so is summarized in the Wikipedia article, "Origin of the domestic dog."
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    Really! It was like 20 feet away and I had no idea what it was. It was very cool.
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    Red foxes, the most common species, make a number of different and interesting sounds. Check out what it says under "vocalizations" in the Wikipedia entry for "red fox." There are videos and mp3 files of fox sounds online too. I was recording great-horned owl calls from my porch last October and...
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    There's been some interesting stuff published recently concerning where dogs were first domesticated. At least one study, if I recall, identified the most likely ancestors as being Middle Eastern or "southern" wolves which, I see now, do bark more than the more recently evolved northern variety...
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    As near as I can tell coyotes can be hunted and trapped anywhere in the country where hunting and trapping are allowed, and they aren't listed as endangered anywhere to my knowledge. I'd be interested, and possibly entertained, if you could show me evidence for your belief that they are. Coyotes...
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    Wild dogs howl and house dogs bark

    My understanding is that barking is a juvenile characteristic in wolves. Pups bark and adults howl. Dogs are the descendants of wolves that were bred to retain juvenile characteristics and barking, which may betray a certain "nervousness" or uncertainty, is one of them. See: "neoteny." I...
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