A new study has revealed that dogs began their physical transformation from wolves during the Middle Stone Age - several ...
New research shows that domestic dogs began diversifying at least 11,000 years ago, long before modern breeding. A major archaeological investigation has uncovered when domestic dogs first started ...
Contrary to popular belief, the roots of modern dog breeds extend far beyond the Victorian-era breeding efforts of the 19th ...
Dr Carly Ameen from the University of Exeter, another lead researcher on this project, explained to BBC News that almost half ...
What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...
Domestic dogs are among the most diverse mammals on the planet. From the tiny chihuahua to the towering great dane, the ...
Purebred dogs may look flawless, but generations of selective breeding have left these pooches struggling with serious health problems. These ten breeds show how changing the natural bodies of animals ...