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Believe it or not, there is a large population of homeless dogs living in Moscow that have developed their own ways and means of commuting, hunting and adapting to life on the streets. Surprisingly, only a small percentage of these dogs are abandoned house pets. Most of them are born on the street and taught to survive from birth!
Study
Andrei Poyarkov, an evolutionary biologist and wolf expert has been studying these dogs for over thirty years. He’s mapped their genetic evolution from changes in fur, to changes in temperament and noting the narrowing gap between the dogs and wolf packs. With one notable exception; these feral dogs are able to live among humans. In an interview he did with the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Poyarkov states that most of the dogs are well fed. They turn their nose up as discarded food and can afford to be picky.
Hunting
The development of urban hunting among a pack of feral dogs consists of waiting for an unsuspecting victim to purchase food from a food cart, sneaking up behind them, barking loudly and snatching the food that had been dropped on the sidewalk. Another successful tactic is begging. Some of the more social dogs will approach humans looking sad and hungry. There are instances where puppies are sent out. The theory among researchers is that people are more likely to give food to puppies. The older dogs have also seemed to come to this conclusion and will send the babies out to bring food back to the pack.
