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 ...

The Siberian Husky, with its striking appearance and wild demeanor, has long been a subject of fascination and speculation. Its piercing eyes, dense fur, and wolf-like features often lead people to ...

It’s hard to imagine that dogs descended from fierce grey wolves—especially when your fat labrador begs for peanut butter, or your poodle snores on the couch. And yet, that’s exactly what happened.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Scientists confirmed that a large animal shot by a hunter in central New York was a wild gray wolf, the first verified and documented case of the species south of the St.

A genetic engineering company claims to have recreated the long-extinct dire wolf. It's a species that lived thousands of years ago when the world was a different place. But did the company actually ...

, has reached a new phase: several transplanted wolves have begun reproducing in the state. According to a Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) press release, state biologists used two wolves’ GPS-collar ...

Many animals have been observed using tools. For example, chimps tear leaves off of branches and stick them into holes to pull out termites, and wild dingoes have been observed moving objects to stand ...

A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first ...

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