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Once called the Simien jackal, Canis simensis is now considered a wolf, because studies of its mitochondrial DNA show that this species is more closely related to wolves than jackals.

Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. Strictly speaking, they are classified as carnivores. Their meat of choice are ungulates (hoofed mammals such as deer, elk, moose, or bison).

Unlike many other animals that lead solitary lives apart from mating, once a wolf forms a bond, it doesn’t break until it dies. Let's have a look at the structure of the wolfpack.

It is not uncommon for animals to become entwined with the human culture over time. Civilizations have worshipped them, both in the past and in the present.

Among the many unknowns surrounding this mammal, probably the most common is: why do wolves howl at the moon? Together, we look at the answer...

The Beast of  Gévaudan is an animal responsible for a series of attacks on humans that occurred in France between June 30, 1764, and June 19, 1767...