After comparing all genomes, the researchers found that the Japanese wolf is part of an evolutionary branch of wolves that arose 20,000 to 40,000 years ago. Some of the wolves from this branch evolved ...

Scientists may have just discovered that the Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax), which went extinct over a century ago, might be the closest relative of modern dogs after studying the genomes of ...

In this study, we determined nine genomes of Japanese wolves and 11 genomes of modern Japanese dogs at high coverage and analyzed with one hundred dog and wolf genomes in the public database. The ...

3goo has announced that it will release the Japanese version of UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves for PlayStation 5 and 4 on April 18, 2024. It will include Japanese voiceovers, and ...

When did the last wolf roam Japan? Officially, many would say late January 1905. That is when hunters along the Takami River in Nara Prefecture killed a male wolf chasing some deer. They discarded the ...

Amid the tranquil landscapes of Japan, where the haunting howls of real wolves fell silent in the echoes of the past, an eerily familiar sound now resounds. "You're not getting away with this!" warns ...

Robots in wolves’ clothing turned out to be a useful investment for a small Japanese town in late 2020. Amidst growing accounts of bear encounters and sightings around the northern island town of ...