Black wolves are either absent or very rare in most parts of their range, but are mysteriously common in some parts of North America Members of the Druid Peak Pack in Yellowstone National Park engage ...

Scientists demonstrate an association between the distribution of black wolves across North America and Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak frequency. The further south you go, down from Arctic ...

New research shows that black wolves are more likely to survive outbreaks of canine distemper virus (CDV). Yellowstone Natural Park wolves prefer to mate with those of the opposite color in areas ...

Then a team of scientists came to Yellowstone National Park and poked holes in the theory. The experts analyzed patterns in color among 12 different wolf populations across North America. They found ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I’m fascinated by the typology of nature, the ...

Scientists have unraveled the enigma of inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs. The researchers discovered that a genetic variant responsible for a very light coat in dogs and wolves originated ...

New research from the University of Oxford, Yellowstone National Park, and Penn State, published today in the journal Science, may have finally solved why wolves change colour across the North ...