The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...

For centuries, the wild spirit and profound beauty of wolves have captured the human imagination. These apex predators are admired for their intelligence, strength, and social structures. If you’re ...

If you look closely at the Indian wolf-dog and the Australian dingo, there are a lot of similarities between the two, and they both look quite similar. Apart from the similarity in their physical ...

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A ...

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 ...

When scientists compared the DNA of thousands of dogs and wolves, they found the two species were not as separate as once thought. Nearly every dog, from Chihuahuas to huskies, carries traces of wolf ...

The Irish wolfhound is a giant hound native to Ireland. Recognized as the tallest dog breed, they stand up to seven feet tall when on their hind legs. Due to their size, the average Irish wolfhound's ...

Learn more about how ancient wolf DNA is still found in modern dogs, and how it’s shaped those breeds.

“Public warned as yellow-eyed wolf-dog hybrid on the loose,” Newsweek alerted in a recent headline. “Wolf hybrid spotted roaming outskirts of California town,” warned the Independent. This was, of ...

A wolf dog named Chiyoko has delighted online viewers after a video of her sleeping in a den in the snow, despite having a warm bed at home, went viral on social media. In the video, which was shared ...

A pack of outsized wolf-dog hybrids seen roaming Discovery Park and nearby South Natomas neighborhoods have residents on edge and Sacramento animal control officers on alert. “Our animal control team ...