Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

Wolf-dog hybrids are growing far more common in Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the wolves ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has changed dogs dramatically from their wolf ancestors, but most do still have ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are wolves that look like dogs, and dogs that appear suspiciously like wolves. For most, this is just a symptom of the fact that dogs are ...

Rising hybrid numbers: Wolf-dog hybrids are appearing more often in the US and Europe, combining traits that make them efficient hunters and less wary of humans. Monitoring blind spots: Current ...

Research offers insights into domestication of dogs but it remains unclear why they ended up with smaller brains than wolves ...

AI speeds analysis: Researchers report AI tools can process wildlife camera images with 85–90% accuracy compared to humans, reducing months of manual work. Hybrid predator rise: Wolf-dog hybrids are ...

The remarkable surge in genetic technology has now allowed us to look at dogs and dog breeds in a whole new way. We can not only determine the wild canine ancestral species from which our dogs were ...