Posts tagged "howl"

Dogs, as we know, were domesticated from wolves. Over time, humans have used selective breeding to "customize" dogs into an enormous variety of shapes and sizes, many of which bear little resemblance today to their lupine forbears.

Some breeds--such as the Siberian husky, Alaskan malamute, German shepherd and Northern Inuit--remain close in breeding to the wolf. We're not sure what breed of pup is in this video, but we'd feel safe betting that he's one of those, and not just because of his appearance, but because of his cute/chilling, primally felt reaction to those wolf howls. We can't imagine a yorkie or an English bulldog doing this, can you?

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the web each week!

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  Schnauzer Sing-along

  See some super-sweet singing-Schnauzer shorts. Okay, so they're howling. You know what we meant. [via Urlesque]

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  Dog Fetches Prosthetics

  Here's the fascinating true story of a dog who had to make a tough sacrifice and was later rewarded with a pair of nifty new legs. [via People Pets]

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  Bolt Outruns Cheetah

  Usain Bolt actually just adopted this cheetah cub. It will be raised at a refuge in Nairobi until it is old enough to lose a footrace to Bolt. [via Yahoo News]

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  Ferrets Mesmerize You

  Video too cute... Can't look away... Ferrets inside head... Must adopt ferrets... Help them enslave humanity... [via BuzzFeed]

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  Cow, Please Stop

  This cow is a little too thirsty. Who knew that farm animals were this bizarre? Someone set up this cow with a shrink. [via BuzzFeed]

Howl you doin'?

In the clip below, wolf researcher Shaun Ellis teaches a young pup how to open up its pipes.

At first, this baby wolf isn't interested in doing anything more than whimpering and lazing about in Ellis' arms. But when his human counterpart threatens to outdo him in the howling department, his vocal chords kick into gear. Although the baby's first howls sound more like squeaks, when he throws his head back, we can just picture him doing the real thing in front of a full moon.

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