Resume de l’article : Le renard, un vieil ami de l’Homme

Article Summary and Response:

The article from Sciences et Avenir discusses the discovery of a fossilized jawbone of a species of fox, Vulpes skinneri, in a cave in South Africa. The jawbone shows signs of wearing caused by repetitive and controlled forces, indicating that the animal was likely kept captive by early human populations. This suggests that human groups, who were traditionally considered as nomadic and hunter-gatherers, had already started to domesticate animals 1 to 2 million years ago, much earlier than previously thought. Therefore, the response to the article is:

Hunter-gatherers domesticated a species of fox, Vulpes skinneri, 1 to 2 million years ago.