Morkulv wrote:I don't give a rat's a** were they descended from. That doesn't make them the same.
And what is your source by the way? Except science-story's?
Your hostility is irrational and completly un-called for.
I don't know why you are acting in this idiotic manner but please stop, its offending my sensibilities.
I already stated that behavior wise they are different, genetically though they are the same species.
As for sources a quik google should give you more than enough in a heartbeat if your took the time to look for a whole five minutes.
As for where I originally heard it, it was a show on the Discovery channel or Animal Planet.
In fact at this point its pretty much common knowledge in the zoological world that dogs and wolves are the same species, which is why they changed the scientific name of dogs to include lupus.
(also remember that we are mis-using and somewhat ignoring the term sub-species.
Wolves have several sub-species the dog happens to be one of them.
Placing it along side the Grey, European, Timber, Red, and two extinct Alaskan and Dire, and some others (not sure off the top of my head) but the dog is most decidely a sub-species of wolf.
However sub-species is a strange term as its often regarded that a species is a population that is capable of producing fertile offspring, in most animal groups sub-species can't interbreed and produce fertile offspring, but all wolf sub-species can which in strict biological terms makes them the same species, classification is really a hold over from when they were first classified before genetics came along to tell us they are all just diverse varities of the same thing.
But what the hell as you refuse to even look for your self a few from a quik google search
http://nwcreation.net/dogsandwolves.html
and this one which says the exact same thing (literally)
http://www.grapevine.net/~wolf2dog/genetic1.htm
and for some more diversity
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... i_n9390752
there now stop acting like a douche over such a minor subject. sheesh you'd think with the way your acting I was accusing Jesus of being a homosexual.
when I look in the mirror what looks back isn't always my reflection.