Of coyotes, wolves, dogs, and men
Humans and the various canids belonging to gray wolf species complex possess the most complex relationship of any two beings currently living on this earth. At one point, they are our cherished companions, often closer to us than we ever … Continue reading
River Wolves
Quest and Anka swimming in the Ohio River on Sunday. Natural History
The problem with using modern wolves in dog domestication studies
Gordon Buchanan with a wild arctic wolf on Ellsmere. Photo by the BBC. For really long time, the mystery of human bipedalism vexed us. Our closest relatives, the chimpanzees and the bonobos, are all knuckle-walking apes, and there was an … Continue reading
Dr. Claudio Sillero on Ethiopian wolves
This is “Mr. Ethiopian wolf,” pretty much the world’s leading expert on the species: There is a very interesting discussion in the Q and A portion about the introgression of dog genes into Ethiopian wolves and why that’s not necessarily … Continue reading
Maned wolves in the Shenandoah Mountains
They aren’t the most genetically distant canids from wolves. That would be the Urocyon species. Reproductive technologies in domestic dogs will lead the way. I have this bizarre fantasy of someone setting up a ranch in the Southwest for the … Continue reading
Arctic hare vs. wolves
Quite a chase! Natural History
