WASHINGTON – Today's dogs are descendants of ancient wolves. Now, it turns out, at least some of today's wolves inherited traits from ancient dogs. Gray wolves have that name because of their color, ...

Black wolves are either absent or very rare in most parts of their range, but are mysteriously common in some parts of North America Members of the Druid Peak Pack in Yellowstone National Park engage ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For many years, Doug Smith was satisfied with the explanation that coat color in wolves was a ...

Emergence of black-colored wolves is the direct result of humans raising dogs as pets and beasts of burden, according to new research by a University of Calgary biologist published today by the ...

Wolves are wild canids primarily found in North America, Europe, and Asia. They live in diverse habitats, including forests, ...

Dogs flash back to their wild ancestry when they howl inexplicably at the full moon or pace a circle before lying down. These behaviors may be vestiges of the dogs’ early days as wolves. But new ...