How Did Wolves Evolve Into Man’s Best Friend?

If you are having trouble viewing this email, please visit this link. August 2 - 8 Share this story: And Man Created Dog - NEW - THIS SUNDAY at 9P et/pt WATCH A PREVIEW >> Roughly 15,000 years of human tinkering - first by accident and later by design - has created the most diverse species on Earth: dogs. This Sunday, Nat Geo tells the story of how dogs evolved from wolves and found a home with humans. Through breeding the traits we found useful in dogs, humans created animals that empowered us to move our belongings, hunt food, and protect livestock, crops and our very lives. GET THE FACTS ABOUT DOGS >>   Monster Fish: Jungle Catfish - NEW - TONIGHT at 10P et/pt Dr. Zeb Hogan explores the remote Rio Roosevelt in Brazil, battling the river's deadly rapids in an effort to survey of one of the Amazon's most remote rivers, and discover what monster fish are lurking beneath the surface. Watch a Preview >> Locked Up Abroad: Panama - NEW - WEDNESDAY at 10P et/pt Young American backpacker Mark Wedeven wanted the ultimate adventure, but was kidnapped by guerrillas while attempting to cross dense and lawless jungle from Panama to Colombia. Watch a Preview >> Naked Science: Lightning Chasers - NEW - THURSDAY at 10P et/pt Lightning is nature's most striking power but is still wrapped in mystery. See how researchers all over the world are deciphering secret after secret. Watch a Preview >> My Child is a Monkey - NEW - FRIDAY at 9P et/pt There are around 15,000 primates privately owned in the United States. For a few thousand of the owners their monkey is more than just a pet, they're treated like a child. Watch a Preview >> Fish Warrior - NEW - TONIGHT at 9P e/p Conservationist and angler Jakub Vagner treks deep into the Amazon where he goes head to head with a record-breaking piraiba catfish, a fish that's said to sometimes devour birds and monkeys. Watch a Preview >> Heat Wave 2010 Thanks to a combination of global warming and an ocean-warming El Nino event, 2010 is set to become one of the hottest years ever recorded, a new report says. Read Article >> Bahamas Caves The blue holes of the Bahamas yield a scientific trove that may even shed light on life beyond Earth. If only they weren't so dangerous to explore. View Photos >> Mon 7/26 Tue 7/27 Wed 7/28 Thu 7/29 Fri 7/30 Sat 7/31 Sun 8/1 8P et/pt Salvage Code Red: On the Rocks - NEW - Remaking the Shroud Outlaw Bikers: Hells Angels Man-Made: Ultimate Cruise Ship Dog Whisperer Viewer's Choice Delta Divers: Racing the Storm Lost Gold of the Dark Ages 9P et/pt Fish Warrior: Colossal Catfish - NEW - Devil's Bible Lockdown: Surviving Stateville Naked Sci: Birth of the Oceans My Child is a Monkey - NEW - Monster Fish: Giants of Thailand And Man Created Dog - NEW - 10P et/pt Monster Fish: Jungle Catfish - NEW - Explorer: Secret History of Diamonds Locked Up Abroad: Panama - NEW - Naked Sci: Lightning Chasers - NEW - The Truth Behind UFOs Over Phoenix Fish Warrior: Colossal Catfish Unsubscribe  |  NGC Privacy Policy You received this editorial/commercial e-newsletter from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. To unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please click on the unsubscribe link above or send your request to: National Geographic Attn: E-newsletter Program 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036