The Wolf Within

Autor

Professor Bryan Sykes

Wydawca

William Collins

Data wydania

2019-11-14

Ilość stron

304

Język

angielski

Okładka

miękka

Format

12,9 x 19,8 cm

ISBN

9780008244453

52,00 

Na stanie

Opis

The evolution of dogs and the forces that drove its amazing transformation from a fierce wild carnivore, the wolf, to the astonishing range of comparatively docile domesticated dogs that we know today.

Sykes paints a vivid picture of the dog as an ancient and essential ally. While undoubtedly it was the mastery of fire, language and agriculture that propelled Homo sapiens from a scarce, medium-sized primate to the position we enjoy today, Sykes crucially credits a fourth element for this success: the transformation of the wolf into the multi-purpose helpmate that is the dog. Drawing upon archaeology, history and genetics, Sykes shows how humans evolved to become the dominant species on Earth, but only with the help of our canine companions.