If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend has got some wolf in her, you might be right. A ...
Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.
When scientists compared the DNA of thousands of dogs and wolves, they found the two species were not as separate as once ...
The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...
About two-thirds of modern dog breeds carry some wolf ancestry introduced within the past few thousand years.
Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has ...
A recent study revealed that a majority of modern-day dog breeds had close contact with wolves several thousand years ago ...
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.
A 3-month-old baby in Alabama died after being bitten by a “wolf-hybrid” kept as the family’s pet, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Around 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, sheriff’s deputies, ...
Georgia's Department of Natural Resources is reminding people that many animals cannot be kept as pets in Georgia. On Thursday, they confiscated an "illegal" pet wolf in Stephens County. They say a ...