But they can breed. Also dogs and wolves are crossed commonly in the USA for pleasure/coolness.
I think dogs and wolves are considered the same species.
Personally I find it weird that domestic dogs are all the same species. Think how different great danes and chihuahuas look. If you showed them to someone who has never seen or heard of a dog before, I don't think they'd even recognise them as the same type of animal.
But they can breed. Also dogs and wolves are crossed commonly in the USA for pleasure/coolness.
well it can take millions of years for a species to separate... dogs and wolves must still have the same number of chromosomes etc. and can mate to produce fertile offspring.. they haven't really had "enough time" to speciate.
I think dogs and wolves are considered the same species.
Personally I find it weird that domestic dogs are all the same species. Think how different great danes and chihuahuas look. If you showed them to someone who has never seen or heard of a dog before, I don't think they'd even recognise them as the same type of animal.
According to the Wikipedia page domestic dogs are canis lupus familiaris, a subspecies of wolf. But apparently it was only quite recently reclassified.
According to the Wikipedia page domestic dogs are canis lupus familiaris, a subspecies of wolf. But apparently it was only quite recently reclassified.