▶ Your Answer :
The reading passage contends about
three theories that explains the dog domestication. On the other hand, the
lecturer brings up several points that contradict these theories.
First, the
lecture argues that dogs were not evolved from wolves. At that time, humans and
wolves had different method of hunting. This means that wolves could not assist humans in hunting. Also, it was demanding for human to
train wolves because they were aggressive. Hence, wolves were not able to be
absorbed into human societies and current forms of dogs could not arise. This contradicts the argument that dogs are descendants
of wolves.
Also, according
to the lecture, it is unlikely that dogs domesticated 16000 years ago. Recently,
footprints of a young boy and a dog who walked together were founded. Experts
concluded that the footprints were made 26000 years ago which is far earlier
than 16000. This casts doubt on the author’s assertion that since 16000 years ago,
dogs domesticated in this world.
The final points
made by the lecture is that dogs were not domesticated in China. Diverse
fossils were found in multiple areas such as Europe, Middle East Asia. Furthermore,
DNAs of fossils show that dogs have 4 distinctive ancestors from different regions. This refutes the
reading passage’s claim that dogs were domesticated solely in China.
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