1.   All these breeds descend from some wild ancestor.

2.   Desmond Morris interprets the behaviour of domesticated horses, and reveals it as being much the same as their wild ancestors.

3.   The wild ancestors of our domestic cats liked to eat freshly killed prey - they were not scavengers.

4.   Those refined beasts were a small sample of the diversity of their wild ancestors.

5.   In time, plants were domesticated and selected so that they differ greatly from their wild ancestors, some so much so that their ancestors cannot now be recognized.

6.   The scientists suggest that the domestic dog is an immature version of its wild ancestors.

7.   All crops, garden plants and domestic animals have wild ancestors.

8.   His wild ancestors never had two or three chances to slowly chase a rabbit.

9.   The wild ancestor of corn is believed to have been a type of popcorn.