are dogs a type of wolf?
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Wolves (canis lupus), coyotes (canis latrans), and domestic dogs (canis familiaris) are closely-related species. All three can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring — wolfdogs, coywolves, and coydogs. Through DNA analysis, scientists have established that the wolf is the ancestor of the dog.
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Baby wolves, also known as wolf pups, are playful mammals not unlike their domesticated sibling species, the dog. Wolf cubs are raised by their entire pack, with males babysitting and non-breeding females producing milk. Baby wolves grow fast, becoming useful as hunters at 8 months of age.
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Wolves and foxes belong to the same Canidae family but are different in many respects. There are differences in the size, behavior, and hunting methods. ... A fox is much smaller than wolves and is even smaller than all others in the Canidae family. Foxes do not like to live in packs but only with two or three companions.
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All dogs come from wolves in some sense, but German Shepherds are direct descendants of wolfdogs. In fact, the first German Shepherd came from a dog that was believed to be a quarter wolf. ... To fully understand why German Shepherds look like wolves, you need to take a deeper look into their bloodline.
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Jackals are a type of canine, animals that are related to dogs, coyotes, foxes and wolves. They look like a cross between a German shepherd and a fox.
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In short, yes, Siberian Huskies, like all domesticated dogs are genetically related to wolves. ... And, families lived with their sled dogs so they needed a dog that was friendly and even-tempered. Arctic dogs like the Siberian and the Alaskan Malamute have a genetic similarity to the extinct North Asia Taymyr wolf.
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Most dogs now have floppy ears, thin or curly tails, wider frames, and shorter snouts and legs. Wolves have coat colors that often function as camouflage, but the coat of a domestic dog can be many different colors.
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Dogs and wolves come from a common ancestor and so they share a lot of traits, but their genes are slightly different. This is why wolves and dogs look and behave similarly in many ways. If what you're asking is whether dogs still have wolf-like features, the answer is yes.
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The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. ... All modern dogs are descendants of wolves, though this domestication may have happened twice, producing groups of dogs descended from two unique common ancestors.
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He thought their remarkable diversity must reflect interbreeding with several types of wild dogs. But the DNA findings say differently. All modern dogs are descendants of wolves, though this domestication may have happened twice, producing groups of dogs descended from two unique common ancestors.
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Size. There are three species and close to 40 subspecies of wolf, according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), so they come in many different sizes. The most common type of wolf is the gray wolf, or timber wolf.
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The dog is a member of the genus Canis, which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and was the first species and the only large carnivore to have been domesticated.
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While dogs are domesticated members of the canis genus, foxes belong to several different, non-canis genera (that's the plural form of genus). ... Well, foxes (vulpes) and dogs (Canis) are very different creatures. For starters, vulpes are smaller in size and have flatter skulls, than the majority of their canine cousins.
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Wolves form stronger family units within their pack, while dogs tend to form a stronger relationship with people. Dogs reach maturity at 6-8 months of age whereas wolves do not mature until 2-3 years old. Dogs have a higher ability to digest a wide variety of food, including grains.
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No. Tanuki, or "raccoon dogs" are wild animals, not domesticated pets. While they are canids they are even further from dogs than wolves in psychology and physiology and I can tell you from experience that the difference between caring for a wolf versus a dog is not to be taken likely.
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Scientists believe that the closest ancestor of all modern dogs is the modern-day gray wolf. As cousins to wolves and dogs, foxes are a great model for dog domestication. They diverged from the wolf lineage about 12 million years ago (a brief time period, evolutionarily).
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Once called the Alsatian Wolf Dog, German Shepherds are not part wolf. They are, however, descendants from gray wolves in the same way that most domestic dogs are. ... Clearly, some dog breeds such as the German Shepherd, resemble wolves more than other breeds.