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Canis is a
genus of the
Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and
golden jackals.
Species of this
genus are distinguished...
- The dog (
Canis familiaris or
Canis lupus familiaris) is a
domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also
called the
domestic dog, it is
derived from extinct...
- The
coyote (
Canis latrans) is a
species of
canine native to
North America. It is
smaller than its
close relative, the gray wolf, and
slightly smaller...
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Canis Major is a
constellation in the
southern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted...
- The wolf (
Canis lupus; pl.: wolves), also
known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a
large canine native to
Eurasia and
North America. More than thirty...
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Canis Minor /ˌkeɪnɪs ˈmaɪnər/ is a
small constellation in the
northern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included as an asterism, or...
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hybrid descended from
coyotes (
Canis latrans),
eastern wolves (
Canis lycaon), gray
wolves (
Canis lupus), and dogs (
Canis familiaris). All of
these species...
- The
golden jackal (
Canis aureus), also
called common jackal, is a wolf-like
canid that is
native to Eurasia. The
golden jackal's coat
varies in color...
- (
Canis rufus) is a
canine native to the
southeastern United States. Its size is
intermediate between the
coyote (
Canis latrans) and gray wolf (
Canis lupus)...
- The dire wolf was
about the same size as the
largest modern gray
wolves (
Canis lupus): the
Yukon wolf and the
northwestern wolf. A. d. guildayi weighed...
