Ancient wolves may have self-domesticated by staying near humans for food scraps, gradually evolving into early dogs.

According to the study authors, ancient wolves that craved the benefits of human companionship would have had time to essentially domesticate themselves, essentially becoming dogs via natural ...

In several models, early dogs separated from their ancient wolf species 37 percent of the time. If the scavenging animals preferred other tamer animals as mates, they formed packs of early dogs 74 ...

The study's models found that early dogs separated from their ancient wolf species 37 percent of the time. If the scavenging animals preferred tamer mates, they formed packs of early dogs 74 ...

This is an ancient Taimyr Wolf bone from the lower jaw. The animal lived approximately 27,000 to 40,000 years ago. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

the National Museum of Nature and Science and other institutions said their conclusion is based on ancient DNA studies and could settle the long-lasting controversy over the wolf. According to one ...