Zoologists Study Moscow’s Stray Dogs #
May 28th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
Apparently dogs, like people, are made peaceful by oppulence:
Adaptations by individual dogs have added up to a dramatic shift in canine culture. Begging is a submissive activity, so today there are fewer all-out interpack wars, which sometimes used to last for months, according to Mr. Poyarkov. Within packs there are more stable social hierarchies that allow the whole group to prosper.
(via kottke.org, where Cliff Kuang is making me feel like a chump)