Dogs in films, as we know, can turn into very heartbreaking stories in no time. I dread seeing a cutie appear only to fear for its life. Well, take an equally ...

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In a peculiar twist of fate last week in northern Wisconsin, six dogs that were chasing after bears for hunters were attacked and killed by wolves. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

In a 2022 study published in Nature, researchers identified the Siberian husky as one of the dog breeds most closely related to wolves. Unlike their wolf ancestors, huskies bark as much as they howl.

Artist illustration of a pack of Borophagus secundus Wang et al., May 2018. Adapted from Wang et al., 2008: figure 5.4 and with permission for reproduction by Mauricio Antón under CC By 4.0 Long ...

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The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes As a ...