Valnao@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe oldest dog in the world was a puppy that lived 16,000 years ago in Turkey and ate fishenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkThe oldest dog in the world was a puppy that lived 16,000 years ago in Turkey and ate fishenglish.elpais.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoWhat a weird way to phrase it. I mean, if it was old, why call it a puppy? Do they mean the oldest bones found but the dog was actually young? Why use the word “was?” Is it dead? I thought the point was that it was 16,000 years old.
What a weird way to phrase it.
I mean, if it was old, why call it a puppy?
Do they mean the oldest bones found but the dog was actually young?
Why use the word “was?” Is it dead? I thought the point was that it was 16,000 years old.