The models factored in the ability of simulated wolves to freely choose mates (meaning some docile ... this idea proposes that humans raised wolf pups and socialized them within their settlements.

However, wolves do sometimes change mates when their old mate dies or becomes too old to reproduce. The wolf mating season occurs only once a year for a single week.

They may have been drawn to the discarded remains from ancient human meals, and a new model shows tame wolves could have become dogs in as little as 8,000 years.

A wolf's longer legs, larger feet ... dispersing wolves may travel hundreds of miles in seeking mates. BREEDING: Normally, only the top-ranking “alpha” male and female in each pack breed once each ...

In several models, early dogs separated from their ancient wolf species 37 percent of the time. If the scavenging animals preferred other tamer animals as mates, they formed packs of early dogs 74 ...

Additional wolf releases would boost the genetic health of the state’s nascent population and help wolves find mates and successfully reproduce. Stopping releases now would also violate the state's ...