Tag Archive for 'Canis familiaris'

Canadian Eskimo dogs. Illustration by John James Audubon and John Bachman (1845-1848).

Ancient DNA Study Traces Incredible Journey of Dogs across Americas

Jun 18, 2025 by News Staff

Pre-contact Central and South American dogs (Canis familiaris) — all dogs preceding contact with European settlers — descended from a single...

An AI impression of the Tumat Puppies. Image credit: Gemini AI.

14,000-Year-Old ‘Tumat Puppies’ from Siberian Permafrost Are Not Early Dogs, New Analysis Shows

Jun 12, 2025 by News Staff

The Tumat Puppies, two permafrost-preserved Late Pleistocene canids, have been hypothesized to have been littermates and early domesticated dogs due to...

Like dogs, coyotes have a well-developed LAOM that gives both species the ability to make ‘puppy dog eyes.’ Image credit: Cunningham et al., doi: 10.1098/rsos.241046.

Coyotes Can Do ‘Puppy Dog Eyes’ Too, New Study Shows

Oct 2, 2024 by News Staff

Recent studies suggest that a muscle called the levator anguli oculi medialis (LAOM) is unique to dogs (Canis familiaris) and evolved due to domestication....