The most ancient kind of animals is the dog-a tame wolf. The dog’s rights evolution occurred very quickly. There are more than five thousand breeds of domestic dogs, which owe their physical and psychological qualities of a wolf or a random mutation (the results of crossbreeding of dogs with the jackal can’t be taken into account).
There are the common ancestors for the dog and the wolf, but these mammals have gone to two different ways: some were wild and fierce, while others were pets. In spite of this, the basic quality remained unchanged for centuries: both the wolf and the dog wag its tail, expressing pleasure; tail is short, from fear, shows his teeth and growl when angry; mark their territory, they have the same period of gestation; they are subject to the same parasite and diseases.
The breeds of dogs that had already modern look began to appear in Neolithic period. There are many different breeds of dogs, because of the natural mutation, ddaptation to climatic conditions or human-separated crossings. However, modern classification of certain breeds of dogs is based on the ability to one or another kind of activity: hunting, herding, guard, working, fine.
The most credible hypothesis tells that the first distinct breed of dogs was Saluki, Arabian Hound, whose name translates from Arabic as “noble.” The first time the concept of “rock” has been defined precisely by the Arabs, in favor of this interpretation. Initially it was about horses, and then – about dogs.
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arabs and dogs
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Aegean (Greece) Cat
Friday, January 1st, 2010Country of origin Aegean Cat is Greece.
The Aegean cat (ntv. Greek breed of cat.) originated from the Cycladic Islands of Greece.
Characteristics
Aegean cat has a semi –longhaired coat without any down hair .It has a rich tail. This coat protects cat’s body in the extreme cold climatic conditions.The head is medium size, wide but not full round. White is always present in cat colors along with 2 or 3 other colors. Stripes may not be present in this breed.
The Aegean Cat has a muscular and long body. This medium sized breed has round-shaped paws and a long straight tail without any kinks. Eyes has shade of green color in them and its gives a charm to cat.Ears are wide having rounded tips and are covered with hairs.
Temperament
cats easy relationship with humans and try to win attention also good as pest controllers in the rural areas.
Dog as a subject of cult
Friday, January 1st, 2010 In some countries dogs have been the object of worship, because they are so firmly established in human life. For example, in Egypt, they placed tombstones with mournful epitaphs written on them for the dead dogs. Man, who killed the dog, was subjected to cruel corporal punishment, but for some acts of cruelty to these animals relied death penalty.
Killing of dogs is considered a crime also in Persia. According to the laws of Persia dog was defined as “the keeper of flocks and defender of rights”.
It’s enough to turn to the Greek products from clay to the sculpture and literature for understanding the role that dogs played in the mythology of this country. The Greeks believed that the dog fashioned volcano.
One more interesting fact about dogs; in pre-Columbian America after the man’s death his faithful four-footed friend was murdered and buried along with the owner.
The dogs are described as lesser beings, eating garbage on the roads, in the Old Testament. In the Bible they are mentioned about forty times, almost always pejoratively.
It’s true, that in the East the dogs were not better. There were “pocket” dogs, which were kept as ornamental and wore a kimono sleeves. However, it is known that in the III. BC. e. dog’s meat was considered as a delicacy and did not get away from the tables of aristocrats. We can meet this tradition also in our days.
Dogs motherland is china
Friday, January 1st, 2010For a long time there was a big question for scientists; where people first tamed a wild wolf from which received all domestic dogs in the world? For finding the answer to this question, they had to join efforts of geneticists from China, Sweden, Iran, Austria, Germany and the United States.
About the theory of dogs selection in particular subspecies which has happened somewhere in East Asia suggest the previous studies. It was impossible to specify the geography of their origin with greater precision.
The researchers analyzed the mitochondrial genome – the genetic material that is passed only through the maternal line, to see how and where over the world spread domestic breeds of dogs. 10 lines, which are closest to a set of genes (haplogroups), were observed in animals on the territory of China to the south of the Yangtze River. This was the greatest genetic diversity. The number of haplogroups in central China has been reduced to seven, while in Europe there remained only four. This proves that the south of China is the “homeland” of dogs.
The time of subspecies occurrence also is identified by scientists (from 5 400 to 16 300 years ago). Apparently, hundreds of tame wolves were their direct ancestors. Furthermore, the scientists note that this period coincides with the population’s shifting from the gathering territory to agriculture. So Chinese gained also the primacy in the taming of our favorite dogs, in addition to honor of the invention of gunpowder, paper, compass, and a fake “Adidas”.