In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...