The Evolution Of A Wolf To A Dog

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Have you ever seen a dog or wolf before? They are very similar. Dogs have been around for thousands of years. Some people ask how did they change from a wolf to a dog. Scientists are still trying to figure out how the evolution to a wolf to a dog.

The dog has evolved from the wolf. The wolf is the ancestor of the dog that is why the dog and the wolf have common abilities and different and abilities. One common ability is the running speed of the wolf and the dog. An ability of the wolf and the dog is the ability to act different. A different from the wolf and the dog is that the dog is smaller, less aggressive, floppy ears, and different body shape. The wolf is more aggressive, larger, and had long straight ears. That is how the dogs evolution

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