Dogs and wolves living today derive from a shared ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears ...
Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.
The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...
Every household dog, from a towering Great Dane to a trembling toy breed, traces back to wild wolves. New genetic work shows ...
When scientists compared the DNA of thousands of dogs and wolves, they found the two species were not as separate as once ...
In addition to increasing carcass counts, wolves decrease reproduction rates, weaning weights, calf health and human ...
Every once in a while, a news story comes a long that screams for attention. An espionage case. A human-rights violation. A political scandal. A wolf chasing a motorcycle? Believe it or not, the ...
On average, terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry. While some large guardian dogs have high wolf ancestry, others including the Neapolitan mastiff, bullmastiff, and the St.
The zoo in Sioux Falls is hoping its renovated red wolf exhibit will make a difference for the animal in the wild. The frigid ...
Learn more about how ancient wolf DNA is still found in modern dogs, and how it’s shaped those breeds.