Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

It is a case of wolves in fishermen’s clothing as several of them have been spotted pulling crab traps from waters off Canada’s west coast in what scientists say may be the first documented case of ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

Computational linguist Jeff Reed figured out how to eavesdrop on wolves in the wild. But he needed help from AI to separate ...

Many animals have been observed using tools. For example, chimps tear leaves off of branches and stick them into holes to pull out termites, and wild dingoes have been observed moving objects to stand ...

In Guillermo Del Toro’s recent adaptation of Frankenstein, wolves are depicted as villains. After escaping Dr Frankenstein, the monster takes refuge in an isolated farmstead and tries to help its ...

Clever Wolf Raids Crab Trap in Deep Water, Hinting at First Wild Tool Use (Image: Heiltsuk Wolf and Biodiversity Project.) A lone wolf in coastal Canada has surprised researchers with unusual ...

Before Brooklyn’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, rookie forward Danny Wolf admitted he’d been half-joking ...

A new study documented wild wolves using ropes to pull crab traps ashore, offering what may be the first proof of tool use by these animals. According to the study, the female wolf appeared to ...

While researchers are divided on the conclusion, the behavior shows wolves may be smarter than we thought. This still image of a wolf at night comes from a camera trap, which was part of an experiment ...

This kind of behavior is not encouraged. A man was caught on video approaching and spraying at a Yellowstone wolf pack. Bystanders shouted warnings. Park officials advise staying at least 100 yards ...

In a remarkable display of animal ingenuity, a wolf playing the role of an ordinary fisherman has been caught on video hauling up crab traps from water off the west coast of Canada — potentially the ...