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Dogs may have domesticated themselves because they really liked snacks, model suggests (www.livescience.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For predators generally yes, but for prey not necessarily

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

pretty sure if you stop providing grass for the horses, they'd leave too (or at least try to)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that's accurate. They'd leave if they have no access to grass, but you don't have to actively give it to them for them to stay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yeah but I meant in both cases, they stay for the food

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I got that, but I don't think it's true. Humans don't provide them with food (except during winter, but that's also more recent), we prevent escape. Otherwise why are pens necessary? We'd just pile up food, and the animals would keep coming back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

ok you might be right about that