Descendants of grey wolf, the domestic dog has come a long way to being the second most popular pet in the world; after the cat
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The Arctic wolf lives in some of the most unfavorable regions in the world, where temperatures seldom reach above -22° F and the ground is also permanently frozen! Like the Arctic hare and
With the ability to survive in some of the harshest conditions on the planet, the Arctic fox is able to survive in temperatures that drop as low as -76ËšF! Their jovial and playful
The red wolf is the world’s most endangered canid, having lost approximately 99.7% of its original territory. Sadly, due to poor management, there are only about 14 known pure red wolves
The kit fox is widespread and found as far north as the arid regions of Oregon, east to southwestern Colorado, south through Utah, Nevada, southeastern California, New Mexico, Arizona, and
The Mexican grey wolf is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Only 115 Mexican gray wolves live in the wild and about 300 exist in captivity. Campaigns of poisoning and trapping
The coyote is found in all parts of the United States, sans Hawaii. They are also found in Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They can be found on plains, in fields, and around
The California island fox is a small fox that is endemic to 6 of the 8 Channel Islands of California. There are 6 subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on. Island foxes are the
Even though they originally hail from Southeast Asia, and can still be found there, the dingo is considered Australia’s wild dog. They inhabit woodlands, grasslands, and the edges of forests. Due to humans encroaching on and reducing their territories, the dingo
Touting the honor of the world’s tallest wild canine, it’s the maned wolf. Maned wolves are more closely related to the forest fox and the bush dog than to actual wolves. These canids are gentle and hesitant to approach humans, for good reason. They have been hunted by