Synopsis
The latest archaeology and genetics answer the biggest questions about dogs. Where did they come from? How can they all look so different? Why do they make such perfect companions?
- Programme: Dog Tales and Cat Tales
- Episode: Dog Tales: The Making of Man's Best Friend
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Biology | Reproduction, genetics and evolution | Variation | Variation
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