Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …

The archaeological record shows the presence of medium-sized dogs with mesocephalic
skulls in Southeast South America, from at least the end of the third millennium BP to …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cultures throughout the world give plants to their dogs in
order to improve hunting success. These practices are best developed in lowland Ecuador …

Dogs have an extraordinary relationship with humans. We understand, communicate, and
cooperate remarkably with our dogs. But almost all we know about dog-human bonds, dog …

Dogs' relationship with humans is pervasive and familiar, and human-dog social bonds
serve multiple functions. Yet the breadth and depth of this variation is poorly understood …

Recent archeological finds of protodogs dating to 35,000 years ago have ignited controversy
over the function of canids in early Upper Paleolithic societies. Reconstructions nominate …

A series of Eurasian archaeological sites formed between about 40–15 ka feature unusually
large numbers of mammoth remains with abundant artefacts and, often, mammoth bone …

Dingoes are wild canids descended from primitive dogs brought to Australia by humans
around approximately 5000BP. Observations of dingoes living with Aboriginal people …

Background Hunting has been an important cultural and subsistence activity for the survival
of the human population. In the Brazilian semiarid region (Caatinga), the extreme seasonal …

Background Hunting wildlife for medicinal purposes is a widespread practice throughout
Brazil; however, studies about the animals used for zootherapeutic practices have been …