A recent story by Newsweek warned residents of Sebastopol, California, about an escaped yellow-eyed wolf hybrid named Shadow. The wolfdog was missing for five days after fleeing from his home in ...

New DNA research reveals most pet dogs - yes, even the tiny breeds - still carry faint traces of ancient wolf ancestry.

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 ...

“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 ...

Most pet dogs carry small fragments of wolf DNA, left behind after their long association with people. That genetic trace is usually silent, but new research suggests it may have helped shape how dogs ...

The gray wolf, also called the timber wolf, is the largest member of the canine family with fur ranging from gray to brown, black or white. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

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 ...

A new study from the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, showed that most modern dogs carry small but detectable traces of post-domestication ...