Referring to dogs as “man’s best friend” is more than just hyperbole – canines have been invaluable companions throughout ...
New analysis of 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became the animals that ...
A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.
A major archaeological investigation has uncovered when domestic dogs first started developing the wide range of shapes and ...
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Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to German shepherd. In fact, the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, shows more ...
If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet's ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their ...