African Golden Wolves

[Valerion]

There is an African species called Canis Aureus - Golden Jackals. They look exactly like Eurasian Golden Jackals, and have always been thought to be the same species (C. aureus). However, genetic testing have shown that the animal is actually not related to Golden Jackals, but is instead closer related to Dogs and Wolves. It has since been renamed to Canis Anthus or African Golden Wolves.

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015 ... den-wolves

This is also the animal used as the head for Anubis in Egyptian mythology. Does this mean that Anubis should now be called a Wolf-headed god?

[Rakuen Growlithe]

This is also the animal used as the head for Anubis in Egyptian mythology. Does this mean that Anubis should now be called a Wolf-headed god?

People have been saying for years now that Anubis was actually a wolf because jackals didn't exist in Egypt at the time.

[Kangee Gold]

Pimp Daddy Mistah Gold is the only golden thing around these parts. Imma slap a ho-wolf for hustlin muh turf.

In all seriousness something like this has a lot of repercussions in other sciences like the mentioned Egyptian Mythology. What else might need to be adjusted in this regard?

[Animew]

Everything that is studied is a science. The science of history, the science of mythology, it's all different fields of science.

Science: the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

What distinguishes a science from a non-science field of study is the application of the Scientific Method.

Scientific Method: a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

You can't experiment with history, it already happened (unless you have a time machine). Same goes for mythology, you can't quantify something that never existed.

MAN! that’s what i said last time and i was steam rolled by zealous fanaticism to the great gods of science!
<_< also you can apply the scientific method to history... you don’t get people building trebuchets and making poop fired clay pots for nothing, these are experiments and they help people clarify how stuff was done back then.

but in regards to Anubis being a golden jackal or golden wolf... he looks more like a Xoloitzcuintle than a jackal to me man... <_< for statrers, he is black and his ears are not spaced like that of the golden wolf. as far as i know people only speculate that Anubis was based on a jackal and no actual reference were made to him being a jackal... likened to a jackal perhaps but never defined as such.

[Leeward]

Xolos are from Mexico though, so it can't possibly be that...

[Franky]

I'm a wolf.

Deal with it...

[Wolfie-DMX]

I'm a wolf.

Deal with it...

-Wolves grow suspicious of your movements-

[Raven Song]

I'm a wolf.

Deal with it...

-Wolves grow suspicious of your movements-

but it takes them a long time to do it

[Raven Song]

Sorry. Didn't mean to wonder off topic like that.

[Sev]

I love wolves - they are super snuggly.

Not as good as foxes, though. Those guys are miracles of nature.

[Raven Song]

My favourite are maned wolves... I always wanted to meet one...

One day... one day I shall.

them and ethopian red wolves...

[Sev]

In all seriousness, since wolves and "dog-wolves" are legal to keep in Arizona, I did some research on how suitable they are as pets. The basic answer: not very.

They never completely loose their fear/mistrust of humans, they retain their predator instincts, and they can absolutely destroy homes as a result of their insatiable curiosity. That, and they amount of exercise they need is just incredible.

[Raven Song]

I have a Facebook friend who's got a wolf now. I find I have to constantly bite my tongue.

She justifies it as "it's domesticated, it was born in captivity." Cats have been domesticated since the times of Egypt and they still revert to their natural instincts more often than not. Dogs, who have been so interbred to create monstrosities etc. and are so far from other canines I'm surprised they are considered fogs any more, STILL revert to their basic instincts when threatened etc. It takes more than a generation or too to "breed out" the "wild" from a species. Circus animals for example often came from parents bred in captivity from parents bred from captivity bred from parents captured from the wild (four generations). How many times did a lion lose it. Look at Tyke, the circus elephant who lost it in Hawaii in 1994. Lost it and wounded his trainer fatally, then went on a rampage through the streets and was eventually shot down.

Domestication of animals has aided human progression, and as a horse rider I am probably a bit hypocritical when I moan at people for wanting to domesticate a "wild" animal.

Or maybe I'm not.

[Leeward]

Cats have been domesticated since the times of Egypt and they still revert to their natural instincts more often than not. Dogs, who have been so interbred to create monstrosities etc. and are so far from other canines I'm surprised they are considered fogs any more, STILL revert to their basic instincts when threatened etc.

Not entirely related, but it's not just dogs that can be inbred monstrosities.

[Sev]

I don't know what the top thing is, but hairless cats do serve a purpose.

[Leeward]

The top thing is a Persian. Hairless sphynx cats are hypo-allergenic, yes, but they have a whole list of associated problems, including hypothermia and vulnerability to sunburn.

[Sev]

Since it's a cat's saliva that people are allergic to, would putting a coat on the cat defeat the point of getting a hairless cat? i.e. would they coat the coat with their saliva anyway?

[Leeward]

Well no, they aren't going to groom the coat since it's not part of them.

[Sev]

Okay, so then giving them a coat would alleviate their problems.

[Leeward]

Yes, but...

[Sev]

Look at me, I'm phabulous!

[Raven Song]

Actually it isn't the salive people are allergic to. it's the dander (animal dandruff). hairless cats, bashkit curly horses and I think shar pei dogs (correct me here if I'm wrong) all produce significantly less dander, making them hypo-allergenic...

[Sev]

No, it's a protein in the saliva.

But that does raise an interesting point about one of the few advantages in baldness.

[Raven Song]

What causes dog allergies?

Causes. Dogs secrete proteins that end up in their dander (dead skin), saliva, and urine. An allergic reaction occurs when a sensitive person's immune system reacts abnormally to the usually harmless proteins. Different breeds produce different dander, so it's possible to be more allergic to some dogs than others.

Heh... we're both right

[Rakuen Growlithe]

Raven, if you're quoting from somewhere off the forum it might be nice to indicate that some way and ideally include a link. Otherwise it's hard to tell what you're saying and what you're reporting someone else has said.

[Raven Song]

yeah I realised that too late... and I couldn't find a link because I literally typed into google what causes dog allergies and the quote came up...

my bad

http://www.healthline.com/health/allergies/dog

[Sev]

Why are you checking on dog allergies? We were talking about cats.

[Raven Song]

Cat allergies are twice as common as dog allergies. But contrary to what you might think, it's not the fur or hair that's the real problem. People with cat allergies are really allergic to proteins in the cat's saliva, urine, and dander (dried flakes of skin).

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/cat-allergies

There.

[Sev]

So pretty much the exact same reasons, then.

[Leeward]

But that's exactly the opposite of what you said earlier..?