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 ...

Japan deploys nightmarish robot wolves with red glowing eyes to scare away bears - A spate of bear attacks across Japan has seen local authorities pushed to drastic measures, including calling in 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 ...

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 ...

No, this is not a Halloween decoration someone forgot. This robot — “Monster Wolf” — is actually a bear deterrent. The city of Takikawa, Japan, deployed these robowolves to prevent bear attacks. 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 ...

A recent spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted one city to invest in an unusual scare tactic: robotic wolves. The city of Takikawa in northern Japan, population 41,000, purchased two of the ...

Could an apex predator, thought to be extinct for 100 years, still be roaming the Japanese mountains? Some enthusiasts think they have the evidence. Hiroshi Yagi was driving through the Chichibu Tama ...