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For years, scientists could only prove that DOGS existed for 10,000 years — until now

NPR | By Henry Larson,
Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published March 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT

A new study genetically shows dogs existed almost 5,000 years earlier than scientists could prove.

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