Modern wolves and dogs both descend from an ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears. Iza Lyson/500px Prime via Getty Images Dogs were the first of any species that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea suggest that humans kept and cared for wolves for thousands of years before they ...

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 ...

About two-thirds of modern dog breeds carry some wolf ancestry introduced within the past few thousand years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

An incredibly rare sighting of two Painted Wolves/African Wild dogs in the main part of Maasai Mara National Reserve. These rare predators are usually only seen in the conservancies to the north.

Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient genetic influence shows up in traits like body size, behavior, and ...

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 US scientists, who were surprised to find ...

Every dog owner might like to think their furry companion is the cutest. But scientists have now revealed which pets really do have the friendliest faces - and the results may surprise you.