Recent findings indicate that dire wolves and gray wolves are distantly related, having diverged about 5.7 million years ago and, as far as scientists can tell, never interbred since then.

Most of the 2,500 to 3,000 wolves in Poland are gray with red or black accents. Black fur comes from a genetic mutation that was likely in domesticated dogs thousands of years ago.

Most of the 2,500 to 3,000 wolves in Poland are gray with red or black accents. Black fur comes from a genetic mutation that was likely in domesticated dogs thousands of years ago.

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A second clip, taken last fall, records two black wolves and a gray wolf fording the same stream. Most of the 2,500 to 3,000 wolves in Poland are gray with red or black accents.

Recent findings indicate that dire wolves and gray wolves are distantly related, having diverged about 5.7 million years ago and, as far as scientists can tell, never interbred since then.

A second clip, taken last fall, records two black wolves and a gray wolf fording the same stream. Most of the 2,500 to 3,000 wolves in Poland are gray with red or black accents.

Two rare black wolves have been spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.

A second clip, taken last fall, records two black wolves and a gray wolf fording the same stream. Most of the 2,500 to 3,000 wolves in Poland are gray with red or black accents.