Dogs are domesticated by eating leftover food

According to the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, French scientists claim that right from the first days of being with humans, dogs ate human leftovers. It may be the cause of the genetic direction of the domestic dog to separate from wolves.

DNA patterns have shown the ability of dogs to digest starch in ancient times.

Researchers believe that the evolutionary direction of domestic dogs with wolves has branched nearly 15,000 years ago and unlike their ancestors, domesticated dogs are fed high-starch foods.

French biologists studied dog skeletons dating back to 8,000 - 4,000 years BC at eight ancient stops of people in Europe and Turkmenistan. DNA patterns have shown the ability of dogs to digest starch in ancient times.

But scientists have not yet reached agreement on the process of dog domestication. Some argue that the ancient hunters and gatherers used wolves as guards and assistants in hunting and gradually trained and tamed them. Other scientists argue that domestication takes place later when wolves eat food from humans and thus start living closer to humans. The results published by French scientists reinforce this view.