Does your dog howl like a wolf? This question inspired a group of researchers to learn whether dog breeds can regulate the pitch of their howls in a similar manner to the wolves they are descended ...

If your dog, or one you’ve seen in a viral video, howls along to music or another dog’s howls like it’s trying to sing a song, it’s not just making some random noise in response to external stimuli.

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Our dogs aren’t just barking at cars — they’re communicating like their ancestors, wolves. That's according to Jeffrey Reed, whose Cry Wolf Project has helped identify 30 different wolf calls, many of ...

Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient genetic influence shows up in traits like body size, behavior, and ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...