Posted on 10/30/2025 9:13:08 PM PDT by Red Badger
Greek scientists have confirmed a rare genetic event deep in the wild—one that blurs the line between domestic and untamed.
A team of Greek wildlife biologists has confirmed the country’s first genetically verified wolf-dog hybrid, identified during a multi-year study of wild wolf populations. The animal, discovered in the forests of northern Greece, carries a genetic profile of 55% domestic dog and 45% gray wolf, according to data released by the conservation group Callisto.
The finding was made during an analysis of 50 biological samples collected from wolves across mainland Greece. DNA sequencing revealed one specimen with clear hybrid characteristics. The individual was not the result of captive breeding but a wild-born animal, making it a rare and significant case in European wildlife monitoring.
Genetic Confirmation Amid Growing Wolf Numbers While wolf-dog hybrids have been observed elsewhere—primarily based on phenotypic characteristics—few have been genetically confirmed in the wild. This case, reported by Greek City Times, is the first of its kind in Greece and among the few supported by genomic data in Europe.
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and gray wolves (Canis lupus) are closely related and share more than 99.9% of their genome, enabling interbreeding under specific conditions. However, natural hybridization remains infrequent due to behavioral and ecological barriers, including the territorial nature of wolves and the low likelihood of dogs surviving independently in wild environments.
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That IS a frightening concept.
I was working at a remote site in Alaska. There were “wild dogs” (whatever that meant) there. Our bear guide (to keep watch and protect us from bears, but anything else too) said that the wild dogs were more of a threat than the bears.
what the....?
Same thing happened several years ago between a brown bear and polar bear...it happens.
This 70 second video of the Russian cop shows the overwhelming threat of wolf/dog packs, it can be instant, and too much.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xufjwi
How wonderful it must have been just to see them!
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I can it would be removed from the gene pool shortly
I can it would be removed from the gene pool shortly
His hair was perfect...
In Wis. and a lot of other places cross breed wolf/dogs can be shot on sight.
They are not protected.
Trouble is fish and game does little to prove they are out there.
Well at least it wasn’t The Daily Planet.................
They are common. I had a relative who had a wolf/German shepherd mix.
And getting your nose rubbed in the mess you made on the carpet.
Where wolf?
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Wolf dogs, including American Alsatians, are very common and breed just fine.
Horses and asses are different species, unlike wolves and dogs.
The biologists could have just gone to Trader Vic’s and looked for someone with perfect hair drinking a pina colada.
Was the result a blonde bear with frosted highlights?
You don’t want a maned wolf. They smell like perpetually irritated skunks.
The hybrid has been documented in the US for decades ...
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