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Interesting Facts: Evolution of Cats – Amazing Nature
It is believed that cats were first domesticated in the Middle East when humans began farming. In the article you will find out who the ancestors of domestic cats were and how and why people domesticated these popular pets.
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Evolution of Dogs: Interesting Facts – Amazing Nature
Many people know that domestic dogs are descendants of wolves that were domesticated by humans.
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Nature is amazing: Learn more about animal hybrids
Most people assume that only animals of one kind can procreate, but it's actually not always true. Hybrids appear when two similar kinds of animals have babies, and these babies can have some unique features in terms of appearance.
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Learn more about nature: Artistic skills – animals that can surprise you
While people might think that only humans know what art is, some animals might have unusual artistic skills that might surprise you. Lots of animals, birds, and even fish have their own sense of beauty, so they use it for various benefits.
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Learn more about nature: Social parrots – it's evolutionary beneficial
When talking about different adaptations animals have, you can't help but mention social skills of some animals. For example, parrots are extremely social birds, and it can be easily explained by evolution.
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Cow: Evolution – Interesting Facts
The ancestor of the wild cow is considered to be the aurochs, which became extinct in the seventeenth century - a primitive wild bull that lived in the steppes of Africa, Asia and Europe. At first, the domestication of aurochs was carried out solely for the purpose of obtaining meat.
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A new discovery: Long faces – why does evolution do that?
Horses have long faces because they can, according to evolutionary biologists. Large mammals often have longer faces compared to their smaller relatives due to adaptations for feeding.
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Interesting Facts: Evolution of Horses - You Didn't Know About It
The evolution of horses began in the Eocene, about 55 million years ago.
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Surprising Animal Adaptations: Nature Is Amazing
Evolution is quite an amazing thing, so lots of animals have quite surprising adaptations that help them survive. It happens to both underwater and land animals, and their adaptations help them survive in various harsh conditions and situations.
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How bats' jaws evolve: A new study
Darwin's finches and a group of bats have stories that help us understand evolution. Darwin's finches, living on the Galapagos Islands, have special beaks for their favorite food.
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Farming has changed: Gardening insights
Farming is one of the oldest activities people use to create food and building materials for themselves. This activity changes constantly, because new technologies improve and evolve constantly, making everything safe and effective.
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Horses used to have more toes: A new study on horses' evolution
Evolution changes the world constantly, carefully selecting the most useful and effective combinations. Lots of animals used to look completely or partially different from their modern version, including horses.
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Complicated bones lead to less diversity: A new study on birds
Evolution can go different ways sometimes, and that's why some species become more and more complex with time. Modern scientists have noticed that birds with complicated skeletons tend to be less biodiverse, so they've started a study.
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Secrets of cat evolution: A new study on felines
Animal evolution is a quite exciting process, so scientists still research it to find more information. One of the latest studies shows that we still have lots of things to learn in terms of cat evolution.
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It changed everything: Plant selection history
Modern gardening and farming are pretty similar to what they used to be throughout all human history - but it's way better now! Some things like plant selection have helped us a lot, so now we have amazing harvests and lots of fruits we can enjoy.
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How animals avoid overheating: Nature is amazing
While people can always use air conditioning systems and fans, animals have to cope with overheating differently - and they are pretty successful! To avoid overheating, animals use their natural adaptations, and also some useful habits that can make hot summers more bearable.
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Animals speaking like humans: Can evolution do it?
When we were kids, we used to dream about our pets being able to speak like humans, so we could talk to them. Now we know that's impossible, but is it? Can evolution make some animals talk like us?
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Modern dogs are different from their ancestors: How evolution has changed our pet friends
Evolution happens slowly, but steadily - and that's why modern dogs are so different from what they used to look. While people have created lots of different breeds on their own, nature also has changed dogs a lot.
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Why birds can't evolve further to become as intelligent as humans: Evolution has limits
Some varieties of birds are extremely intelligent: they can use tools, they can mimic human voices and live for many years. At the same time, they aren't as smart as humans, and research published on National Library of Medicine explains, why.
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