As even irregular readers of this blog know, I have an abiding fascination with the question of how the wolf became the dog, or in the parlance of text messaging W2D. Why should the consummate ...

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

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 ...

New research reveals that most modern dogs still carry small but significant traces of wolf DNA, shaping traits from size to ...

The hybrids are taking over Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the country’s purebred wolves.

With pointy ears, long muzzles and bushy tails, foxes and wolves may look similar to the untrained eye, but there are ...