Animal Adaptation: It's Artificial
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Why are there big dogs like Great Danes and small dogs like Toy Poodles? Find out!
Not all animal adaptations are because of a natural process. We have hundreds of different breeds of dogs because of artificial selection. Find out why big dogs and small dogs exist.
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Animal Adaptation: It's Artificial
Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Not all animal adaptations are because of a natural process. We have hundreds of different breeds of dogs because of artificial selection. Find out why big dogs and small dogs exist.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
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