The bond between humans and dogs goes back thousands of years. Scientists are now studying ancient dog DNA to find out how it ...

For thousands of years, dogs have been man’s best friend. When humans still lived primarily in hunter-gatherer societies, dogs were among the first domesticated animals. And as the millennia passed, ...

Some experts believe our ancestors in the Middle East and elsewhere were naturally drawn to small, furry wolf pups and seized them as novelties. Others suggest they were raised as a source of meat in ...

Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully emerged, according to a new study. Archaeologists found the remains, dated ...

Given the choice between a wolf and a dog for a companion, you might be more inclined to choose a floppy-eared mutt. For what it’s worth, that’s probably the right choice—as long as you’re human.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea suggest that humans kept and cared for wolves for thousands of years before they ...

Of course, there are significant differences between dogs and wolves, when they are in their own environments, but what happens when the dog goes native or the wolf becomes a lay-about? It sometimes ...

Dogs evolved from a handful of wolves domesticated in east Asia about 15,000 years ago, a new genetic analysis reveals. A team led by Peter Savolainen at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm ...

Captive wolves may understand cause and effect better than dogs Let me emphasize that my questions about this study do not mean the researchers are wrong or that they don't recognize what they've ...

According to state law, you can legally shoot all the wolves and prairie dogs you can hit. Current Montana law classifies wolves as predators, which, like coyotes, can be shot on sight. Prairie dogs ...