Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

New research shows humans may have brought wolves to a remote island, fed them, and cared for them thousands of years ago.

A remarkable discovery on a remote Swedish island is reshaping what scientists know about early human–wolf relationships and ...

At least 15,000 years ago, dogs evolved from groups of gray wolves, leading theories suggest. But does that mean modern-day pooches are smarter than their canine ancestors? According to experts, the ...

Humans cared for wolves long before dogs emerged, study finds - New evidence of wolves and humans living together on Swedish ...

Megan Callahan-Beckel has been working with gray wolves since she was 4 years old. Now the animal care coordinator at the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota—where her mother, Peggy Callahan, is the ...

I recently read an encyclopedic new book by Drs. Friederike Range and Sarah Marshall-Pescini titled Wolves and Dogs between Myth and Science. I was extremely impressed by their detailed discussions ...

They found that both dogs and wolves found more of the first five food caches more quickly and with less distance traveled if they had seen the food compared to scenarios where they didn’t observe a ...

Our dogs aren’t just barking at cars — they’re communicating like their ancestors, wolves. That's according to Jeffrey Reed, ...

A recent New Yorker essay called "The Myth of the Alpha Wolf" by Rivka Galchen caught my attention and that of numerous people who emailed me about it. My purpose here is to clarify a number of points ...

Wolves are awe-inspiring wild animals unfortunately ill-suited to life as domesticated pets. And while there are a few wolf hybrids, these breeds are tricky and ownership is tightly regulated. But ...