Paris, Nov 24, 2025 (AFP) - Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA - even chihuahuas

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2025-11-24

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by US scientists, who were surprised to find that nearly two thirds of all dog breeds have a detectable amount of wolf DNA. And it is not genetic leftovers from when dogs originally evolved from wolves around 20,000 years ago, but instead suggests that domesticated dogs and wild wolves have in......

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