Epicyon haydeni, or Hayden’s bone-crushing dog, roamed North America between 12 and 6 million years ago during the middle to late Miocene epoch. Its fossils have been discovered in at least 12 ...

Coyotes and wolves share a closely related evolutionary history. But if you study coyote vs. wolf characteristics further, you'll discover there are important differences between the two canid species ...

Wolves may belong to the canine family, but they are far larger and more formidable than your average dog, or even their close cousin, the coyote. With powerful builds, massive paws, and imposing ...

Grey wolves and coyotes, distinct North American canids, exhibit unique survival strategies. While larger wolves form packs to hunt large prey, smaller, adaptable coyotes often hunt alone, targeting ...

Given the sample size of around 2 million deer and elk hunter days and 50,000 to 80,000 hunters interviewed in FWP’s annual telephone survey, researchers believe the sample provides a diverse ...

SHANGHAI — A wolf-sized otter with crushing jaws once prowled southwestern China, according to scientists, who say the discovery of the animal’s fossilised remains could illuminate the evolution of ...

The wolf-size otter lived in a swampy, shallow lake filled with aquatic animals, such as clams, as well as plants, according to other late Miocene-epoch fossils discovered nearby. The Miocene lasted ...

A fearsome, wolf-size otter with a large head and a powerful jaw once swam around the shallow, swampy waters of ancient China, likely hunting for clams and other shellfish, a new study finds. The ...