The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the
domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of
wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers.
The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000
years ago and before the development of agriculture. Due to their long
association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a
starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.
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