EPISODE · Jan 19, 2024 · 9 MIN
What are the origins of BC's first dog breed?
from Mornings with Simi · host Curiouscast
Dogs were domesticated over 10,000 years ago as they accompanied the first people to reach North America from Eurasia. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Coast Salish people in the Pacific Northwest bred a unique type of dog known as “Woolly Dogs.” Guest: Dr. Audrey Lin, Paleogeneticist and Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dogs were domesticated over 10,000 years ago as they accompanied the first people to reach North America from Eurasia. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Coast Salish people in the Pacific Northwest bred a unique type of dog known as “Woolly Dogs.” Guest: Dr. Audrey Lin, Paleogeneticist and Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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