Articles related to "Canids"

A descendant of wolf-like ancestors that once ranged into Africa, the Ethiopian wolf is now a critically endangered species. Fewer than 600 remain.

Several fox species exist in North America. These "cat-like" predators have adapted well to urban settings but are still being destroyed as pests and for their fur.

Natural selection is the driving force of evolution. The environment selects the winners and losers. In artificial selection we are the shapers of other living things.

While little is mentioned in standard references, the social system of wrens is more complex than that of most bird species and has only recently been an object of study.

Indians in northeastern Montana, with the help of grants from the Fish and Wildlife Service, are reintroducing the Swift Fox back onto the shortgrass prairie.

Something is wandering throughout the southwest, killing farm animals and frightening people. Some think it might be a chupacabras.

The Fish and Wildlife Service removed the gray wolf from the Endangered species list in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. A preliminary injunction has reversed that decision.

The arctic fox is a beautiful but hardy animal thriving in the frigid coastal areas of the Arctic Ocean.

Pest controllers feel their way is best. And certainly no one wants to impede a business that fills a real need, but what if there's a more efficient way that's free?

The arctic fox is so well adapted to its climate that it doesn't begin to shiver until temperatures drop to minus 70 degrees Celsius.

Related to alpacas, Llamas are bred for their fleece and used as pack animals. But did you know they make excellent guards against coyotes and other carnivorous mammals?

Behavioral ecologists define territory as any space that an animal defends against intruders of the same species.

Declared extinct in the wild in 1980, red wolf packs once again roam free.

What has the body and legs of an antelope, the mane of a horse, the head of a fox, the paws of a wolf, and smells like a skunk?

The bat-eared fox is so named due to the size of its ears in comparison with its head. Ear length ranges from 114mm-135mm.