{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621cc5a140c0770013581ceb/649eac704f166400108a1289?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dogs: Domesticating Wolves, Inventing Breeds (& Killer Beavers)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621cc5a140c0770013581ceb/1647353366383-f2f1db1c89f28176b418dca0906055fd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How do we go from wolves to modern dogs? And where do Killer Beavers fit into the story?</p><p><br></p><p>Humans domesticated wolves long before any other animal (or even any plants). Yet what exactly happened is shrouded in mystery.</p><p><br></p><p>We cover ancient origins, the explosion of breeds in the Victorian era, and some very strange experiments in Soviet Russia.</p><p><br></p><p>Dallas’s guest today is Greger Larson, an evolutionary geneticist at Oxford University.</p><p><br></p><p>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, James Holland, Mary Beard and more.</p><p>Get 50% off your first 3 months with code<a href=\"http://access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=patented&amp;plan=monthly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> PATENTED</a>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at <a href=\"http://historyhit.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">historyhit.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"History Hit"}