You may have seen our previous article about Moscow's wild dogs learning to use the subway. That article was from The Sun, a british tabloid, so we discounted it as a hoax. However, this article at Popular Science seems to support the earlier story.

"[B]eggar dogs have evolved the most specialized behavior. Relying on scraps of food from commuters, the beggar dogs can not only recognize which humans are most likely to give them something to eat, but have evolved to ride the subway. Using scents, and the ability to recognize the train conductor's names for different stops, they incorporate many stations into their territories.

"Additionally, Poyarkov says the pack structure of the beggars reflects a reliance on brain over brawn for survival. In the beggar packs, the smartest dog, not the most physically dominant, occupies the alpha male position."