人类足迹
我们称它们为「人类最好的朋友」，但我们之间的长久关系远不止友谊那么简单。人类已经将狗的祖先狼，变成令人眼花缭乱的品种，有花枝招展的亦有异于寻常的。正如我们在狗身上留下了「人类足迹」一样，它们也在我们身上以及我们共同生活的世界上留下了「爪印」。
在这一集尚恩的旅程从北极圈以北开始，在那里因纽特雪橇犬的体力和耐力，让传统生活方式得以`蓬勃发展。但让狗狗成为理想盟友的不仅是因为它们的体力，还有它们的智力。尚恩拜访受训中的服务犬和表演中的精英犬只「舞者」，观察狗如何以其他物种无法做到的方式理解我们，正是这种能力让第一批狗在人类的庇护下茁壮成长。尚恩在墨西哥城看倒，数亿只狗仍然以一种独特方式生活，一种既非野生，亦非宠物的方式。另一极端是威斯敏斯特狗展的纯种竞赛犬。透过研究经过数个世纪选择性繁殖的纯种狗基因，研究人员发现在某些癌症范畴，狗和人有相近的遗传成因。
我们与狗是真正的合作伙伴，这种伙伴关系已酝酿数千年。狗的确了解我们，就像所有好朋友一样，它们教会我们一些我们无法单独发现的事情。它们在街上和我们的家中繁衍，数量比狼多出三千倍，因为在人类时代，成为狗好合理。。
双语广播： 粤语/英语 (电视版 及 网上版)
播出时间： (首播) 2025年4月21日 星期一 晚上10时30分
We call them Man’s Best Friend. But there’s more to our ancient alliance than friendship. Humans have transformed dogs from their wolf ancestors into a dazzling array of breeds, from beautiful to bizarre. And just as we’ve left our Human Footprint on dogs, they’ve left their pawprint on us… and the world we both share.
Shane’s journey begins above the Arctic Circle, where the power and endurance of Inuit sled dogs allow a traditional way of life to thrive. But it’s not just brawn that makes dogs ideal allies – it’s brains. Shane visits service dogs in training and elite canine “dancers” in performance to see how dogs understand us in a way no other species can – an ability that allowed the first dogs to flourish in humankind’s shadow. And as Shane sees in Mexico City, hundreds of millions of dogs still live this way – not wild, but not pets either. At the other extreme are the purebred competitors of the Westminster Dog Show. By studying their DNA after centuries of selective breeding, researchers are discovering the genetic causes of cancer… in dogs and in humans.
Our relationship with dogs is a true collaboration, millennia in the making. Dogs really do know us – and like all great friends, they teach us things about ourselves that we wouldn’t discover any other way. They thrive on the streets and inside our homes, outnumbering wolves three thousand to one… because in the age of humans, there’s no wrong way to be a dog.
Bilingual: Cantonese/ English (TV Version & Web Version)
Time: (First run)2025.04.21 MON 10:30pm
