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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

just look at stray and feral dogs today. That's what's going to happen. Well, except they couldn't take the subway anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Very clever that they know how to use the subway system that well!

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 2 points 1 year ago

I remember reading a sometime a while ago about a situation like this (humans suddenly disappearing). Some experts predicted that within about 20 generations the offspring of today's domesticated dogs would have reverted back into something very similar to wolves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It depends on the species. Some dog species can survive in the wild, it really depends on the breeds and if they came from the wild (for example, coyotes can be let go if needed). The idea that all breeds are unified under a single umbrella of "dogs" comes from the Victorian era's need to classify everything, it's not accurate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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a great video on the dogs that were left behind when Chernobyl was evacuated

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago