Is a wolf a wild dog?
the wolf is a wild animal but just think your pitbull, rottweiler, and chihuahua are bred down from the wolf. so if you did a dna test are a dog and a wolf they are the same and you can’t tell the differences between a dog or a wolf! The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely-kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures. There are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world. The dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds. Height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varies from white through grays (usually called blue) to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark (“red” or “chocolate”) i
No. A ‘wild dog’ is actually the common name for the African wild dog, which is a true ‘wild dog’. If you’re wondering if it’s a dog that is wild, then the answer is still no. Genetically and temperamentally, our dogs are domesticated. Even if nobody cared for them, they aren’t wild by any standard. They would be ‘feral’.
