44,000 Year-old Ancient Wolf with Teeth Found Intact in Siberian Permafrost: What Could This Teach Humans?

Medicine & Technology Jun 22, 2024

Discover the 44,000-year-old ancient wolf with intact teeth found in Siberian permafrost. Learn what this remarkable find reveals about prehistoric life and climate. Read more!

Domestication Limits Dog’s Ability To Communicate Through Facial Expressions Compared to Their Wolf Ancestors

Jun 04, 2024

A new study suggests that dogs have lost their ability to convey facial expressions because of selective breeding. Learn more about it in this article.

First Full Moon of the Year Will Rise This Week Alongside the Quadrantids Meteor Shower

Jan 02, 2023

The year 2023 is just beginning, and the night sky events are also just starting. Check out how to see the first full Moon of the year and the Quadrantids meteor shower all happening this week.

Ancient DNA Including Wolves Preserved in the Permafrost Suggests Dog Domestication, Diversification Started 40,000 Years Ago

Jun 30, 2022

In a new study, researchers investigate the origin of modern dogs, suggesting that domestication started 40,000 years ago. Read and learn more about wolves.

Genetic Mutation From Ancient Wolves 53,000 Years Ago Made Some Dog Breeds to Have Smaller Body

Jan 28, 2022

Recent genetic study suggests that some modern-day dog breeds became tiny due to a gene mutation that could be traced back from Canids 53,000 years ago, as well as the following domestication that occurred in ancient civilizations.

Original Norwegian-Swedish Wolf Found Extinct Since 1970; Remaining Species 'New' And Originated From Finland

Dec 02, 2021

Experts confirmed that the Norwegian-Swedish wolves are already extinct since 1970. Moreover, the remaining 400 descendants of the original species that are present on the border of the countries are found to have originated from Finland.

Man's Best Friend Cant Resist Human Allure vs Wolf Puppies, According to Study

Jul 13, 2021

Research suggests that despite dog puppies being restricted human access, they have the innate desire to please and follow commands from humans compared to their wolf counterparts.

Alpha Males in the Animal Kingdom and Why It Shouldn't Exists in Humans

Jun 13, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, wolves do not have alpha male dynamics in the pack. However, alpha male behavior is very real in many species in the animal kingdom including in Capuchin monkeys and Bonobo apes.

Longtime Isle Royale Wolf, Moose Study Interrupted by Global Pandemic

Jan 17, 2021

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the yearly Isle Royale Wolfe and Moose Study that began in 1959 will have to be canceled.

Ancient Dire Wolf DNA Reveals It Was Not Really a Wolf

Jan 13, 2021

New research reveals ancient dire wolves are real, but they are different from grey wolves.

Who's the Best Dad in the Animal Kingdom?

Nov 27, 2020

Typically, a dad does not care for his young as it is usually the mother's job. But some animals are exception to that rule.

‘Swarms’ of Wolf-Dog Threaten Wolves of Europe

May 24, 2019

Scientists and warns that a lack of engagement and agreement could hamper efforts to tackle wolf-dog hybridization

Life Other Than Earth's Might Be Closer

Dec 20, 2015

A team of scientists from University of South Wales was able to find a planet that might be habitable and is actually "close."

Half the Size, But Twice the Bite—Study Reports European Wolves Are on the Rise

Dec 19, 2014

As carnivorous species in the United States, like the Mexican Gray Wolf, face dwindling populations and increased difficulties finding niche habitats, a new study reveals that carnivores in Europe are on the rise—and they are more than twice as abundant. The new study published this week in the journal Science reports that while Europe may be one of the most industrialized landscapes on the face of the Earth, that conservation efforts and restoration practices have led the continent to large-scale success in bringing back continental carnivore populations.

Endangered Gray Wolf May Have Made a Trip to Grand Canyon

Oct 31, 2014

It’s a photo worth a thousand words, and one of a near impossible candidate. Captured in the national forest near Grand Canyon National Park, authorities revealed Thursday Oct. 30 that a collared endangered gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains may be roaming the lands. A species that environmentalists and national park officials haven’t seen since the 1940’s when the gray wolf was driven to extinction in the area.