LAKE ARIEL, Pa. — Jethro the giraffe is a popular stop for visitors when they visit Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park near Lake Ariel. This time of year, in the different enclosures around the park, ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

With pointy ears, long muzzles and bushy tails, foxes and wolves may look similar to the untrained eye, but there are ...

The gray wolf, also called the timber wolf, is the largest member of the canine family with fur ranging from gray to brown, black or white. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

A sweeping genetic study has revealed that most modern dogs carry traces of wolf DNA, a legacy of ancient and more recent interbreeding. From tiny chihuahuas to Arctic sled dogs, this wolf ancestry ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has changed dogs dramatically from their wolf ancestors, but most do still have ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...