If dogs 'evolved' from wolves, Why are there still wolves?

Question

Shouldn't all the wolves die off once some of them become more advanced?

When will we finally find fossil evidence of wild pugs, pekinese, and chichuachuas?

Answer 1

Wolves still have their own niche which is getting smaller and smaller.

Evolution is not like pokemon where one creature just becomes another.

Answer 2

Exactly. That's one of the many reasons the theory of macroevolution does not work. There are minor changes in species over time (microevolution) but never enough of a change to create an entirely new species.

Couple other interesting points:

An animal that changes enough to be considered a new species is ALWAYS sterile. I.e. no reproduction. Take mules, for example. A donkey and a horse are two different species. If they mate and create a mule, the mule is always unable to reproduce. There will never be a second generation of mules.

The theory of evolution proposes small changes over time, however it also asserts that characteristics that are not useful are abandoned. However, think about this: Evolutionists believe that at some point a land-bound animal evolved into a bird. Yet they say that it would take millions of years for wings to "evolve." How useful do you think part of a wing would be? You wouldn't be able to fly at all unless it was completely created the right way all of a sudden. Like if a mouse had a baby mouse with wings just for the heck of it. Otherwise, according to the theory of evolution itself, the partial wing wouldn't continue in future generations because it wasn't useful! Doesn't work, people. it just doesn't work. Especially since a lot of the animals we supposedly evolved from are still around.

I can't believe people still insist on believing (and teaching our children) a theory that disproves itself. Take a good hard look from a purely scientific perspective and you'll see there is a lot of logic missing in this that people tend to overlook just because they don't want to believe in a creator.

Answer 3

First off, I don't think domestic dogs are significantly different from wolves. I know they can mate and make babies. Genetically, I think domestic dogs are basically different breeds on the same evolutionary level of the same species.

But to your point, evolution does not necessarily mean one species is created and another dies off. Genetic mutation that give an animal a better chance of survival are more likely to pass on their genes to their offspring and eventually the weaker genes may start to die off.

On the other hand, that a genetic mutation will make it easier for an animal to live in a certain environment while others in it's species might be better suited in a different environment. In this case the original species might continue unchanged while a second and slightly different species might be successful in a separate location.

Answer 4

Wolves are just "natural" dogs. Or more accurately, dogs are domesticated wolves.

Over time dogs started to look and act different than wolves because man controlled their breeding to accentuate the characteristics man wanted.

Some current breeds of dogs still physically resemble wolves. The breeds that look the least like wolves have been selectively bred to be more acceptable for human companionship needs.

Answer 5

In simple terms, evolution is a process of populations of animals exploiting new niches in the environment. Dogs are most likely descended from wolves that began exploiting the new niche of 'camp followers' around human settlements or campsites. Natural selection then favoured less aggressive, smaller animals. Selective breeding by people later on gave us the whole range of breeds (mutts and dingos look more like what the ancestral dogs must have been like).

The remaining populations of wolves continued to enjoy success in their traditional niches, until humans invented firearms and pushed them near to extinction.

There are many examples of species that have remained successful in their niches for millions of years, despite having given rise to other more or less successful species during that time.

Answer 6

Maybe due to social isolation, most wolf packs would only be found offcoarse in wilderness areas so their effectively removed from the threat of extinction or being bred out. I beleive the first dogs were domesticated wolfs back in Neolithic days. Perhaps they were initially only abandoned or authoned cubs etc... Maybe nomadic tribes travelled vast distances with their domesticated wolfs and bred into new areas, but left some areas untouched.

Answer 7

Not all dogs evolved from wolves only a few breeds did. I mean if you think about it, dogs like great danes and pomeranians were never a breed of wolf. mostly because they evolved in other places. Other continents.

Answer 8

every one of the thousands of breeds of domesticated dogs became the way they were because of hundreds (in some cases thousands) of years of selective breeding. a dachshund would never survive in the wild, but as long as people feed them they live just fine in suburbia. wolves are still in a position where they are very well adapted in their current situation. as long as thats the case, there will always be wolves. and dachshunds.

Answer 9

Wo/Men 'evolved' from monkeys, Why are there still monkeys?!!

If you want to really understand evolution, try some serious reading. A start could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution ... this page contains further links, so if you have some basic knowledge about life science, this would help.

I have very little structured science education, still can understand many of these concepts on my own, when I study deep.

Answer 10

wolves came to be dogs because of some factors involving the environment. also, early humans selected not all the wolves to be tamed. so wolves still exist.