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Coywolf. A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes ( Canis latrans ), eastern wolves ( Canis lycaon ), gray wolves ( Canis lupus ), and dogs ( Canis familiaris ). All of these species are members of the genus Canis with 78 chromosomes; they therefore can interbreed. [ 1] One genetic study indicates that these species genetically ...
The word fox comes from Old English and derives from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. [nb 1] This in turn derives from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-"thick-haired, tail." [nb 2] Male foxes are known as dogs, tods, or reynards; females as vixens; and young as cubs, pups, or kits, though the last term is not to be confused with the kit fox, a distinct
The Foxes joined the PDL in 2009, [1] and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against Kansas City Brass. The Foxes won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Chris Salvaggione. [2] In 2011, the team qualified for its first Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by winning the first 4 games of the regular season.
The presence of apex predators improves habitat quality and species viability down the food chain. This reintroduction could be a model for repairing ecosystems.
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. [1] The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. The center of diversification for the Caniformia is North America and northern Eurasia.
Wolves were reintroduced in the northern Rocky Mountains in the 1990s and since at least 2014, solitary wolves have entered Colorado. A resident group in northwestern Colorado was confirmed in early 2020. In June 2021, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) reported that the first litter of wolf pups had been born in the state since the 1940s.
Canidae ( / ˈkænɪdiː /; [ 3 ] from Latin, canis, " dog ") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid ( / ˈkeɪnɪd / ). [ 4 ] The family includes three subfamilies: the Caninae, and the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. [ 5 ]
Evolution of the wolf. Illustration of a Pleistocene wolf cranium that was found in Kents Cavern, Torquay, England [ 1] It is widely agreed that the evolutionary lineage of the grey wolf can be traced back 2 million years to the Early Pleistocene species Canis etruscus, and its successor the Middle Pleistocene Canis mosbachensis. [ 2][ 3] The ...