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Show K- Tun Spots Over Dors' Kyos. K P These spptp are believed tti afford an B' example of protective markings per-" ;, potuated liy natural selection. Tliey B feem to have lecn acquired at n corns' corn-s' paratlvely recent eriod, when the dog m! had become semirdomesticated. Tlie K original dog was red, and did not pos-B pos-B eess these spots. When he slept ho hid w. liimself from possible enemies, but this W tiio semi-domesticated dog could notal-Vy notal-Vy ways do. Now, when the color changed W by domestication and selected breed-S breed-S ing, and dogs became pied mid-black, K those which had 'spots over their eyes t would look, wlien asleep, as though k tlielr eyes were open and still on the K watch. Therefore, their enemies would B be deceived, and they would be less lia-K lia-K bie to be killed during sleep than dogs which had not such spots. Thus they H survived, nml transmitted their pecul-K pecul-K iarity to their offspring. These spots K' are supposed to be the most, if not the Wj only, permanent markings on dogs. K San Francisco Chronicle. ' gaylM-laHHaMMatyuaMVJHBBBVBBBBBBB |
