There are different theories about where the wild ancestor of the Arabian originally lived.
Also the body shape as described resembles the wild ancestor of that breed.
The discovery in the last decade of the apple's wild ancestors is big news in the apple world.
Another much-fostered fallacy is that farm animals are now quite different from their wild and free ancestors.
Within the range of extremes, dogs generally share attributes with their wild ancestors, the wolves.
The scientists suggest that the domestic dog is an immature version of its wild ancestors.
Size is not the only aspect in which Heck cattle differs from its wild ancestor.
There were no wild ancestors of either race.
Genetic evidence points to E. pilosa as the most likely wild ancestor.
It is the wild ancestor of soybean, an important crop.