Mankind's hubris knows no bounds
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I'd love a worg for a pet
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We need to revive other mega fauna first, otherwise they'll just eat us as the next best choice. Big predators require big prey.
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So, like short-hair Tibetan Mastiffs, or just straight up grizzlies, then? I mean, at some point on that arc, you leave "canine" behind and find out for yourself what that mage who invented owlbears must've felt — before being formally introduced to their own intestines.
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We need to revive other mega fauna first, otherwise they'll just eat us as the next best choice. Big predators require big prey.
"Otherwise"? By the proximity alone inherent in the implied domesticity, humans'd never be off-menu.
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Add a dash of beagle for pure mayhem.
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We had a dog until recently (RIP my sweet girl) that was part Tennessee Tree walker who was also part Pyrenese (this was all confirmed by DNA test because no one could figure out what she was.) The result was that she was 2-3X as big as any other tree walker. Picture a beagle that stood waist high to an average man, Great Dane sized.
Now imagine if we did this with a Chihuahua,
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There is an experiment in Russia that has been breeding foxes for over 50 years now. The goal is to understand how domestication changes an the physiology of an animal. They breed the foxes that show the most tame and docile behaviors towards humans in an effort to recreate the process of changing wolves to dogs.
On the flip side, they also breed the foxes that are most aggressive and hostile towards people. One day they will get too powerful and get loose...
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Poor doggies would probably have hip dysplasia.
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We had a dog until recently (RIP my sweet girl) that was part Tennessee Tree walker who was also part Pyrenese (this was all confirmed by DNA test because no one could figure out what she was.) The result was that she was 2-3X as big as any other tree walker. Picture a beagle that stood waist high to an average man, Great Dane sized.
Now imagine if we did this with a Chihuahua,
Ah, so that's where chupacabras come from.
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Jurassic Bark
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good idea
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There is an experiment in Russia that has been breeding foxes for over 50 years now. The goal is to understand how domestication changes an the physiology of an animal. They breed the foxes that show the most tame and docile behaviors towards humans in an effort to recreate the process of changing wolves to dogs.
On the flip side, they also breed the foxes that are most aggressive and hostile towards people. One day they will get too powerful and get loose...
The coolest thing about that experiment is that just selecting for tame and docile foxes also caused them to develop floppy ears and curled tails.
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Breed every type of dog in a huge bracket and end up with the ultimate mutt. It will probably live 20 years.
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Jurassic Bark
Why are my eyes leaking?
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The coolest thing about that experiment is that just selecting for tame and docile foxes also caused them to develop floppy ears and curled tails.
What I have to wonder about that, is if those genes are actually connected to behavior, or if humans just perceive animals with floppy ears and curly tails as friendlier and accidentally select for that as well
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We need to revive other mega fauna first, otherwise they'll just eat us as the next best choice. Big predators require big prey.
Baleen whales would like a word
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What I have to wonder about that, is if those genes are actually connected to behavior, or if humans just perceive animals with floppy ears and curly tails as friendlier and accidentally select for that as well
From the show I saw, the early choice was between foxes that would immediately try to kill you versus foxes that would be willing to let you live. The floppy ears and curly tails happened very gradually in the process.
The "not selected" foxes were snarling and snapping and generally being nasty as hell.
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Why are my eyes leaking?
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If it takes forever I will wait for youFor a thousand summers I will wait for you
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So, the thing is, the genes for size don't add up or multiply, they overlap and the dominant ones win. If your goal is bigger then it's better to just pick the biggest ones from many litters and breed them, as is the origin of many of the large breeds listed.
Pictured here is Irish Wolfhound.
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But am I still allowed to pet?
If theres wolves in the mix, then no. They're emotionally different from dogs, though they can be very loving they can express their loving nature by biting and holding onto people, not allowing them to leave without them.
