Contributions

  • Fogg, Brandy R., author - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Yale University Press, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC636.7009
  • LCCSF427
  • LCCQL737.C22 P54 2017

Alternate Titles

  • How wolves and humans coevolved

Description

"Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and, in turn, humanity's best friend. Rather than recount how people mastered and tamed an aggressive, dangerous species, the authors describe coevolution and mutualism. Wolves, particularly ones shunned by their packs, most likely initiated the relationship with Paleolithic humans, forming bonds built on mutually recognized skills and emotional capacity. This interdisciplinary study draws on sources from evolutionary biology as well as tribal and indigenous histories to produce an intelligent, insightful, and often unexpected story of cooperative hunting, wolves protecting camps, and wolf-human companionship"--Dust jacket flap.

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