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The African wolf was once classified as an African variant of the golden jackal. However, they were later shown to be a distinct species more closely related to the grey wolf and coyote, through a series of analyses on the species’ mitochondrial DNA and nuclear genome in 2015. These canids […]

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The Mongolian wolf hails from Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea, and the Ussuri region of Russia. They are a subspecies of the famous grey wolf. These wolves face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; trapping; hybridization […]

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The Arabian wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf. They are the smallest recognized subspecies of wolf. These canines hail from the Arabian Peninsula, to the west of Bahrain, as well as Oman, southern Saudi Arabia, and also Yemen. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction […]

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The dire wolf once thrived in the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000 – 10,000 years ago). However, the challenges they faced brought them to extinction. Attempting to stave off hunters and fighting the drastic effects of climate change proved too much for these canids. Fast […]

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The grey wolf is the largest member of the wild canid (dog) family. These beautiful and family oriented wolves can be found throughout North America, Eurasia, and even Africa. They prefer forests, arid terrains, arctic tundras, and prairies. Just the mere sight of them sparks thoughts of the wilderness and […]

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The bush dog, aka Savannah dog, Cachorro-do-mata, Cachorro-vinagre (vinegar dog), Zorrito vinagre, Zorro vinagre (Vinegar fox), Perro de monte (Bush dog), or Perro de agua (Water dog), hails from Panama, northern South America, Paraguay, Bolivia, southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador. They prefer to dwell in lowland forests, seasonally […]

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A subspecies of the grey wolf, the Indian wolf can be found in Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. Their habitats of choice are scrublands, grasslands, and thorn forests. They lack the thick fur coat of the grey wolf, as they live in warmer climates and don’t have the need […]

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The incredible, phantom-like dhole (pronounced “dole”), aka red dog, Asiatic wild dog, or whistling dog is found from Siberia in northern Asia to the Malay Peninsula down south. They like scrub, steppes, dense forests, and even alpine regions up to 9,000 feet. They are strange for several reasons: 1st, they […]

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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 has also started interbreeding with domestic dogs and has, […]

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Colorful, quick, nomadic, skillful hunters, and loyal to their pack we have the African wild dog. These dogs used to have a much wider range, but their territory is steadily shrinking due to things like human encroachment via agriculture and mining. These beautiful critters are listed as Endangered by the […]

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