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Gray Wolf

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Wolves are proud beautiful animals, but its still easy to see in them bits of the domestic dogs we have come to love.

Habitat Plays A Role

Most of the wolves worldwide are subspecies of the mighty gray wolf.

Although they all have common genes, their location has had an effect on their physical characteristics, feeding practices and basic nature.

Some of the gray wolves can (and are in some circles) considered a different species due to their extreme isolation from one another.
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Published by Caninest on Saturday, January 31st, 2009

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Red fox on the beachThe Canidae family is a big one, but unfortunately it is shrinking every day.
Forced to compete with man for their habitat and food, they are slowly being squeezed out.

Here is a look at the true foxes of the family or those that belong to the Vulpes genus and their cousins the Basal Caninae.

Both display different characteristics from the wolf family which is thought to be the ancestor for the domesticated dogs of today.

True Foxes

Meet the true foxes of the world, each one shaped by where they live.
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Published by Caninest on Saturday, January 31st, 2009

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Wolf with snow on its nose

Image from Angel Pepper

The Canidae family is a big one, but it used to be much bigger.

Fighting for free space and limited resources has been (and still is) detrimental to many of these dogs – some of which can only be found in captivity.

True Dogs

Here is a look at the true dogs of the family, which excludes the true foxes.

Although some of the animals in this tribe are called foxes they are not considered true foxes.
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Published by Caninest on Saturday, January 31st, 2009