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Why do dogs have a powerful instinct to bury bone treats deep in the backyard dirt?
My domestic dog doesn't lack food, but every time I give them a large bone, they run outside and dig a hole to bury it. What ancestral habit drives this?
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DogLover
asked 1mo ago · 10 rep
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This is an ancestral survival behavior called caching inherited from wild wolves. Burying food protects it from competing predators and acts as a natural refrigerator, keeping the meat fresh longer.
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CanineVet
answered 1mo ago