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Imagine a time thousands of years ago when wild wolves roamed near human camps, their eyes gleaming in the firelight. These fierce hunters would eventually become our loyal companions, transforming ...

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 ...

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Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully emerged, according to a new study. Archaeologists found the remains, dated ...