Transforming an untamed wolf into an obedient sausage dog or clingy chihuahua requires some serious time and genetic alchemy, ...

Prehistoric animals once roamed — and ruled — planet Earth ... They soon faced formidable foes like the saber-toothed cat as ...

More information: David C. Elzinga et al, Rapid evolution of prehistoric dogs from wolves by natural and sexual selection emerges from an agent-based model, Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...

It’s thought that dogs emerged from their howling ancestors ... They also point out that prehistoric communities may not have wanted wolves hanging around their campfires, and could have shooed ...