wolves
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Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur
Her life was short. Scientists estimate she lived for about six or seven weeks in the underground den, before it collapsed around her. This tragedy and the permafrost that preserved her body are the reasons we know of this wolf pup’s existence approximately 57,000 years later. Zhùr, or ‘wolf’ in the Hän language, is the…
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Trump’s Latest Rollback Will Allow Hunters to Shoot Wolf Pups and Bear Cubs in Their Dens
The Trump administration is finalising a still-raging pandemic.
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Found Frozen And Almost Perfectly Preserved In Permafrost, This 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Could Be A Huge Deal
The DNA of an exquisitely preserved puppy found in Siberia doesn’t appear to fit the profile of a dog or a wolf, which means the specimen might be something in between.
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Scientists Find Red Wolf DNA In A Unique Group Of Wild Dogs In Texas
One of America’s native wild canines, the red wolf, has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades. And despite the efforts of a captive breeding program started in the 1970s, only about 40 such wolves are known to be still living in the wild today, all in North Carolina. But researchers at Princeton University…