They examined four dead wolves. Four. Each had muscle fibers and a tendon at the appropriate place. Just not as pronounced. Where the wolves related? Apparently

They examined four dead wolves. Four. Each had muscle fibers and a tendon at the appropriate place. Just not as pronounced. Where the wolves related? Apparently a pair was obtained from a taxidermist and a pair from Michigan. That is, this is hardly a representative sample of wolves. Spinning a saga about dog evolution from examining 4 dead wolves is stretching...