WASHINGTON – Today's dogs are descendants of ancient wolves. Now, it turns out, at least some of today's wolves inherited traits from ancient dogs. Gray wolves have that name because of their color, ...

Black wolves are either absent or very rare in most parts of their range, but are mysteriously common in some parts of North America Members of the Druid Peak Pack in Yellowstone National Park engage ...

Emergence of black-colored wolves is the direct result of humans raising dogs as pets and beasts of burden, according to new research by a University of Calgary biologist published today by the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For many years, Doug Smith was satisfied with the explanation that coat color in wolves was a ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A new game called Color Sheep hit Google Play, pitting a single sheep against a hungry never-ending pack of ...

A species of wolf in Ethiopia has been filmed unexpectedly licking flowers, suggesting the carnivores could perform the role of giant, ground-bound bees. As the fuzzy red wolves slink from bloom to ...

Dogs flash back to their wild ancestry when they howl inexplicably at the full moon or pace a circle before lying down. These behaviors may be vestiges of the dogs’ early days as wolves. But new ...

REDDING, Calif. – The Lassen Wolf Pack, believed to be the only known wolf family remaining in California, gave birth to a new litter of pups for the fourth year in a row in 2020. The new litter has ...