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What’s furry, cute, and may have ancestral ties to ancient wolves? Possibly, your dog. Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the ...

Animal rescues often emphasize spaying and neutering your dogs, especially amid a massive overflow of dogs and puppies in shelters across the United States. When female dogs are in heat, they attract ...

Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While that chihuahua might seem about as similar to a wolf as a ...

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 ...

HAMBURG — You can’t help but feel a bit sorry for dogs. Just look at what they have to put up with via the German language. Bad weather? Hundewetter, “dog weather.” Exhausted? Dog-tired. Down on your ...

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 ...