Competing theories explain how dogs came to be domesticated from wolves. Now, a new study adds further support to the idea ...

The new study states that domestication was a two-way street where humans did not impose themselves on other organisms.

The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars, making it ...

The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

We received 58 participants in the first edition of the 2024-2025 season of Canis Pulsus. It’s our annual opportunity to ...

During a recent visit to the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, Harlan watched as breeding male Oka roamed around his enclosure, as his mate Martha slept in a den. While captive wolves like these ...

Watch Canis Familiaris (3/6) 9 min Watch the programme Max has lost his lust for life, and he doesn’t even want to be the leader of the pack anymore.

Like the red wolf, it is distinguished from other Canis species by its larger size and less pointed features, particularly on the ears and muzzle. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and ...