NEXT UP! 1 144 Man’s furry friend If somebody says “man’s best friend”, chances are you picture a dog. In many cultures throughout the world, dogs really are our best friends. But how did this friendship between humans and dogs start? More than 30 000 years ago, wolves were domesticated by humans. According to scientists, this first started in South-East Asia. Most likely, packs of wolves began roaming around human settlements in search of food. Over time, they must have gotten used to each other and humans started keeping the animals as guards. The wolves became more and more tame as humans used them for different reasons. Later, distinctive breeds of dogs migrated to Africa and the Middle East before they spread to most places in the world. For thousands of years, dogs have been inseparable from humans in many cultures. For example, the Alaskan Inuit have kept dogs for heavy work, such as pulling their sledges. Before reading If you could have any animal as pet, what would you choose? Freewrite for three minutes. chances are – líklegt throughout the world – um allan heim to domesticate – temja according to – samkvæmt a scientist – vísindamaður a pack – hér: flokkur to roam – reika distinctive – ákveðin a breed – tegund to migrate – flytjast the Middle East – MiðAusturlönd inseparable – óaðskiljanlegur a sledge – sleði
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