World's first dog lived 31,700 years ago, ate big

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 13:35 in Psychology & Sociology

An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first known dog, which was a large and toothy canine that lived 31,700 years ago and subsisted on a diet of horse, musk ox and reindeer, according to a new study.

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