Ancient wolves may have self-domesticated by staying near humans for food scraps, gradually evolving into early dogs.

Or, maybe our ancestors recognized the potential of canine hunting companions and ... more aggressive wolves. Across the models, early dogs separated from wolves 37 percent of the time.

A video shared to YouTube by a wildlife researcher shows a coyote and a badger teaming up to hunt prairie dogs.

A record 40 hunting dogs were killed by wolves during the monthlong bear season in Wisconsin. Hunters believe there are too many wolves in the Badger State. Wisconsin bear hunters achieved a ...

Researchers used mathematical models to show wolves could have turned into dogs by scavenging near human settlements over 15,000 years.

Dogs and wolves, though sharing a common ancestor ... where each member has a specific role, from hunting to caring for pups. In contrast, dogs, like those found in urban settings or households ...

Scientists don't know exactly how wolves were domesticated into early dogs, but it's possible that ... humans chose more tame wolves to accompany them for hunting and companionship, and purposely ...

howling wolves. Now a new study published in Science Advances reveals an underlying genetic basis for dogs’ uniquely attuned hyper-social behavior—and a similar genetic architecture in humans (1). The ...