The phrase "modern wolves" refers to the wolves that exist today, in the present time, as opposed to wolves from the past or ancient times. Full definition
In addition to collecting DNA from hundreds of modern wolves as well as mutts and purebred dogs, the dual - origin researchers extracted DNA from dozens of ancient dogs, including a particularly high - value sample from a 4,800 - year - old animal unearthed in Newgrange, Ireland. (discovermagazine.com)
That's about the same as modern wolves and among the largest otters that ever lived. (sciencemag.org)
«The dire wolves had many neck injuries clustered together that could have resulted from the wolves being dragged by thrashing prey, as we see in modern wolves. (newsroom.ucla.edu)