Difference between wolf and dog

Posted By: Sm Adminon: December 27, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Wolf:
A wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs is wolf.
Dog:
A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractile claws and a barking, howling or whining voice is dog.
Differences:

Basis	Wolf	Dog
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but is much persecuted and has been widely exterminated.	A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractile claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
Synonyms	Gorge, beast, swallow, masher, beast, guzzle	Shadow, chase, puppy, tag, pup, hunt, track
Antonyms	Sheep, angel, vegetation, steed, mineral, prey	Cat, belle, rooster, duck, pig, monkey
Types	The types of wolf are: Gray wolf Dire wolf Ethiopian wolf Kenai Peninsula wolf Arabian wolf New found land wolf Bernard’s wolf Steppe wolf Tibetan wolf British Columbia wolf Vancouver Island wolf Florida Black wolf Cascade mountain wolf Gregory’s wolf Manitoba wolf Hokkaido wolf Hudson Bay wolf and so on	The types of dog are: Akita Beagle Boxer Brittany Bulldog German Shepherd dog Maltese Pug Whippet Puli Pointer Otterhound and so on
History	The Evolutionary history of the wolf is not totaly clear, but many biologists believe that the wolf developed from primitive carnivores known as miacids. Miacids ranged from gopher-sized to dog-sized animals, and appeared in the Lower Tertiary about fifty two million years ago.	People have been taking care of dogs in Central Asia since about 13,000 BC, in the Stone Age, before the beginning of farming (and possibly much earlier; maybe as long as 100,000 years ago, before people left Africa).
Word origin	The word wolf was originated from Old English wulf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wolf and German Wolf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lupus and Greek lukos. The verb dates from the mid-19th century.	The word dog was originated from Old English docga, of unknown origin.
Intelligence	Wolves are more intelligent.	Dogs are a bit less intelligent than wolves.
Lives in	Wolves always love to be in crowd.	Dogs do not use to live in crowd.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /wʊlf/ Eng (US): /wo͝olf/	Eng (UK): /dɒɡ/ Eng (US): /dôɡ/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: A boost for local economies Added value for ecosystems	Its advantages are: Fun Loyal Best friend Keep away burglar
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Do not vocalize Cannot tame	Its disadvantages are: Time commitment Costs Train them
Example in Sentence	The wolf killed a lamb. An army encountered a wolf.	She forgot to feed her dog. The dog bit him on his leg.