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 ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has ...

A team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ...

The six Mexican wolf pups were only 10 days old when they made their unusual journey from the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri. There are fewer than 300 Mexican gray wolves in the wild. They ...

While wolves often symbolize the wild and untamed, wolf pups are surprisingly vulnerable and quite adorable. This YouTube video captures a tender moment in the life of a wolf pup as a newborn sleeps ...

Scientific research has long assumed gray wolves are non-migratory during springtime, staying anchored to tend to litters of nearly helpless pups. For the first weeks of life, after all, pups are ...

When a dominant male dies or is kicked out by an intruding male [the] new lead male will usually adopt young pups.” “It ...

Rowan and Cedar weighed only about a pound apiece at birth. Now, at about 3 months of age — which is toddlerhood for wolf pups — they weigh in at more than 30 pounds each. Rowan and Cedar, two wolf ...

The pups won't be displayed in the exhibit for another six weeks, the zoo said. — -- Neither dogs nor foxes, two maned wolves with gorgeous red fur and live at the Little Rock Zoo are now proud ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Mexican gray wolf puppies born in captivity at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge received names this week taken from K-12 student submissions. The five pups — Kachina, Aspen, Sage, ...