Animal world
The 'glittery eyes' of domestic dogs are not due to evolution
New findings confirm that large, compassionate 'puppy dog eyes' did not just evolve in domesticated dogs to attract humans as scientists previously thought.
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Archeology
Ancient wolf mummies reveal the origin of domestic dogs
An international team of geneticists and archaeologists, led by the Francis Crick Institute, has found that the dog's ancestry may have come from at least two ancient wo…
Archeology
Humans and dogs evolved together
No one knows exactly when humans began to tame wolves. Scientists once found a dog skull in Russia's Siberia Mountains. Chronology of the skull shows that humans began t…
Biology
Domestic dog virus threatens Asian tigers
Wildlife experts have issued a warning about the risk of a virus from a domestic dog massively killing the Asian tiger.
Biology
Russian police: Breeding new breeds between domestic dogs and wolves
Russian scientists first used wolves to serve the police industry in the country. The Perme Internal Affairs Institute has mated two female and domestic dog breeds into…
Animal world
Can domesticated dogs like domestic dogs tame?
At first glance you will imagine in their heads these puppies, but in fact these are wolves.
Animal world
Home dogs originated from European wolves
Scientists compared DNA samples of modern dogs with ancient fossils and discovered domestic dogs originating from extinct wolf species in Europe.
Animal world
Domestic dogs are formed by the 'landfill'.
Anyone who has a dog knows that they have a habit of rummaging through the trash to find food. However, according to scientists, their actions may stem from a deeper cau…
Animal world
Wolves outperformed domestic dogs in logic tests
A new study says that wolves are wiser than dogs in logic tests, a difference derived from domesticated domesticated dogs.