Wolf Within

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  • ISBN 9780008244453
  • Weight: 270g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Nov 2019
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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The evolution of dogs and the forces that drove its amazing transformation from a fierce wild carnivore, the wolf, to the astonishing range of comparatively docile domesticated dogs that we know today.

Sykes paints a vivid picture of the dog as an ancient and essential ally. While undoubtedly it was the mastery of fire, language and agriculture that propelled Homo sapiens from a scarce, medium-sized primate to the position we enjoy today, Sykes crucially credits a fourth element for this success: the transformation of the wolf into the multi-purpose helpmate that is the dog. Drawing upon archaeology, history and genetics, Sykes shows how humans evolved to become the dominant species on Earth, but only with the help of our canine companions.

Professor Bryan Sykes is a Fellow of Wolfson College, and Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford. Originally a medical geneticist specialising in inherited bone disease, Prof Sykes has in recent years been researching what DNA can tell us about the human past. His work has encompassed the first recovery of DNA from ancient bone, the colonisation of Polynesia, the fate of the Neanderthals, the early settlement of Britain and the link between genetics and surnames. He is the founder and chairman of Oxford Ancestors, which helps individuals explore their genetic roots using DNA.