Best Friend's Wild Relatives!

When we say wild animals, we visualize animals roaming freely in the jungle. But if we pause and think, we can see there is one animal around us that is a very close relative of a wild animal. In fact it is called the humans’ best friend.

A dog, as you must have guessed is a very close relative of wolf. In some breeds like German Shepherds and collies this similarity is more pronounced than in other breeds. But whether they look alike or not, they are related to wolves.

It is believed that dogs were the first animal to be domesticated by humans thousands of years ago. Such is our relationship with wolves via dogs. You will more information on this by following these links. You can visit these pages to confirm whether a tiny breed like Pomeranian also is a relative of dog…

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/wolves-coyotes-and-dogs/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-wolves-really-became-dogs-180970014/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_domestic_dog