Daily Mail cites UMaine dog research in article on domesticating animals
A study published by University of Maine researchers in 2011 was cited in a Daily Mail article related to the history of rabbit domestication. Experts at Oxford University used DNA to explore the origins of the domestic rabbit, and they found it impossible to pin down domestication to a single date or event, according to the article. Instead, the creation of tame bunnies appeared to be a cumulative effect stretching back to Roman times and possibly the Stone Age, the article states. In a related story, “When did people start keeping animals as pets?,” the Daily Mail cited the UMaine study which found evidence that dogs were being bred, and eaten, by humans living in Texas about 9,400 years ago.