Some species have a shorter life expectancy, such as the African Wild Dog (6 years) and the arctic fox (7 years). A wolf, whether it is red or grey, lives on average 10-12 years, though a maned ...

New research has found that when it comes to which breed of dog might be best for a given task, looks can be deceiving.

Darwin was wrong about dogs. 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 ...

A new study challenges long-standing beliefs by suggesting that dog skull shape does not determine task performance.

One family, 37 different faces. From the recognizable and familiar like foxes, wolves, African wild dogs and coyotes to the lesser-known ones like the Japanese raccoon dog, fennec fox, dholes and ...

However, the fennec’s ability to thrive in the desert environment made it top of our list of species to feature in our ‘Dogs in the Wild’ series. When we arrived on location in Morocco ...