Archaeologists Think Ancient South Americans May Have Kept Foxes as Pets
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Ancient humans in South America may have kept foxes as pets, according to archaeologists.Their finding comes from excavations at a grave site in northwest Patagonia in Argentina, named Cañada Seca. Archaeologists had previously uncovered there several human remains from around A.D. 450, buried alongside animal companions.The grave consisted of 18 adults and six younger relatives, as well as dogs and the bones of a fox from the extinct species Dusicyon avus, according to a new paper in the online...

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