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5,000-year-old wolves found on remote island rewrite what we know about domestication
Scientists discovered 5,000-year-old wolves on a remote Baltic island, indicating humans brought them there and possibly cared for or selectively bred them before modern domestication. The findings suggest an early, complex relationship between humans and wolves.
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